Thursday, October 4, 2018

Today's Nature Cam Picture/Coyote and wild turkeys

I decided to make a label just for the nature cam photos so they would have their own place here on the blog. The camera is still on the outside corner of the fence by the road.

The time is off on the pictures. We have to check into the setting.

I'm thinking this may be "our" lone coyote that was in the first nature cam picture I put up here. He must have a trail because there he is in the same place in both September and October. There is a whole life going on while I'm asleep!





I am exceedingly fond of turkeys, which I am sure I've written here before. They are a huge success story in my state. The last sighting had been in 1854!! There is a great article here if you are interested.



And here are a couple pictures of not-so-wild creatures!



24 comments:

  1. I love this!! Especially the not-so-wild creatures. :) I wonder how big the coyote is? We've seen a few on our travels, as well a some turkeys in Texas.

    Love your header! I'm ready for autumn!

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    1. Not so big as our Lucy. The pic was from this early evening. Such a beautiful time.

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  2. The nature cam is a great gadget, thank you for sharing the pictures with us!
    But your current header picture is just soooo beautiful!!

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    1. It is truly a beautiful time of year! We are at peak foliage at Windy Poplars Farm!

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  3. Your Fall header is magnificent ... here we only have yellow leaves (Aspens in the mountains and Cottonwood along the rivers) ... a wonderful change to see red!

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    1. I never read the word cottonwood without hearing the Tammy song in my head!

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  4. What fun having that camera. Makes me want one. I am with you about the turkeys. I think they are fine creatures. Coyotes too.

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  5. There are wild turkeys at the nature trail near my house. My son saw a coyote on his way home from work the other day and another one the next day.

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    1. Just like bears and other wild animals they are coming into "civilization" because they are losing their wild territories. Scary for owners of little dogs or cats. Before we stopped letting our cats out, we lost two to coyotes and two to fishers.

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  6. What a fun idea and fun post! It will be interesting to see what else your cam captures.

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    1. For some reason, the cam didn't "catch" the moose I put on IG this week. They were in the same area as the coyote. Maybe they were too tall?? But I would think their legs would be there.

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  7. That trail cam takes remarkably clear pictures ... I had no idea they’d be that good. The second to the last one is my favorite though, and I bet yours as well! ...lots of wild turkeys in our area too. I saw 10 on the country road to Cyndi’s last week.

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    1. That's wonderful! A real success story. Yes, to the fave! It is fun to see what is captured. Still don't know why it didn't "see" the moose.

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  8. That's something I think we need, a cam to capture the wildlife that rolls i at night. We watch both grey and red foxes in our field and I love to see them. Haven't seen a turkey in quite a while. Great post and I also wanted to tell you I LOVE your blog header. What beautiful colored foliage.

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    1. Great idea! You will love it. The foliage has been oh, so beautiful this year!!!

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  9. Loved the pictures, Nan! Showed them to my hubby. He really loved the turkeys (well, and the kids) - ha! We need to check ours in the backyard. It's been a while and now the live oak acorns are falling. That's usually when we see a pig or two if they are around. Told you that we've had some very aggressive coyotes in the last year. Hope they have moved on.

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    1. Pigs or coyotes? I think I'd take the latter. Is there hunting season on the feral hogs? Did I ask that already?!

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    2. There is a bounty on the feral pigs, as I understand it. There are so many here in Texas and they are so destructive and so prolific in their breeding. They have litters of over 10 often.

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