On The Wildlife Side

Snowy Egret at Dawn

Wood Duck

This might be a Yellow-breasted Chat

Coyotes on the run

Mama owl and owlet sleeping and sunrise

Guard Hummingbird and sunset

One owlet at sunset

Wynona Beaver hanging out with us at sunset

Can you find Wynona in the above photo?

Can you find six coyotes in the above photo?

Owlets at dusk

Hummingbird at dusk

37 thoughts on “On The Wildlife Side

  1. Quite the safari you got going there Tim! Wood Ducks are awesome and you are dead on with the Chat ID. My rule of thumb is that is TOO many Coyotes to be near..figure there are 3 or 4 you didn’t see and they just might get ambitious ha.

    • I remember the first time I saw wood ducks walking around up high in the cottonwood branches. I was like WTF? You are a bunch of confused ducks!

      There were two more coyotes the other direction from us. It was like we and the other person walking on the levee got in the middle of a coyote convention at dusk. Thanks, Brian.

    • Correct on Wynona. That was what we call in these parts, “A six-pack of coyotes!” Thanks, Pam.

    • A coyote pup (looked like a teenager) followed us around this morning and got within ten feet of us, acting like it wanted to play. It did a quick brush by Jake at one point. Jake didn’t react at all. Thanks, Tiffany.

  2. Lol… the owlets are funny looking; cute as buttons, and funny.

    Great beaver shot and love the opening shot.

    Yes, I saw 6!

    Hey, I actually saw a robin red breast with a worm today. I haven’t seen that for at least 20 years. I used to see lots of them when I was a kid.

    • A biologist friend said coyotes are the cockroaches of the mammals. I think raccoons are more cockroach-like than coyotes. Thanks, Gigi.

      • Coyotes are so beautiful and so are raccoons. I know raccoons can make a mess, now and then, but they’re hungry and we are everywhere. As for coyotes. I think they’re great but people do have to watch out for their small pets, that’s for sure.

  3. The owlets are developing nicely. It is good to see them again! I love that golden-copper light playing on the water in the waterbird photos. You find beautu everywhere! I enjoyed all your photos, Tim. Found all the coyotes, and beaver in the river. Nice to see the hummingbirds, too.

    • One has decided it doesn’t want to be in the nest. It must have had a fight with its sibling. Thanks, Lavinia.

  4. Wow… that Snowy Egret at Dawn is a shot that would look wonderful framed and hanging in my place 😊. Doesn’t even need to be framed 😂

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