21 July 2023
Happy Friday! It’s time for wildlife’s own Candid Camera show.
Above, two young bobcats explore near a motion detection “camera trap” at Bosque del Apache. Below, a backyard cam caught the moment when a fox found a skunk in the dark.
At Melissa Crytzer Fry‘s video camera trap in the Sonoran Desert, a mother Gambel’s quail chased away danger. Turn up the sound and find out what upset her.
The moral of the story: do NOT mess with Gambel's #quail parents. Ever. #cameratrap ?up! pic.twitter.com/SXFhbtc9Ns
— Melissa Crytzer Fry (@CrytzerFry) July 4, 2023
A bobcat took a dust bath in front of the same camera.
One of our best #bobcat #cameratrap videos ever. #FelidFriday pic.twitter.com/tK0lMP87HS
— Melissa Crytzer Fry (@CrytzerFry) April 21, 2023
In the woods, two trail cams were bruised by black bears and lived to tell the tale. First, Mama and cubs:
Black bear mom with cubs pic.twitter.com/tNuf8ng2nX
— Dannyboy_westhawk (@DWesthawk) April 23, 2023
Then, a young bear scratched his back … on the camera housing.
— Dannyboy_westhawk (@DWesthawk) July 19, 2023
Smile, you’re on Candid Camera. 🙂
(tweets are embedded, photos are from Wikimedia Commons)
Kate, did you read about the “anti bird spikes” corvids are using in their nests? I saw a post on the Audubon Instagram page today and found this online. https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/07/20/news/crows-magpies-anti-bird-spikes-nests
Yes I did! I’m already preparing an article about it probably coming on Sunday