Coyote tampered with the trail cam... no more shots from this location. Jerk.
My friend was walking and came upon this 4 ft Black Rat Snake coiled around a juvenile Broad-Wing Hawk. The Hawk was unconscious. He and his wife picked up the duo with a towel and untangled the snake. The snake had a small wound near the tail so he surmised that the hawk likely attacked the snake, but bit the wrong end. Big mistake! Rat Snakes are constrictors. The snake slithered away seemingly unaffected. The hawk took approx 20 minutes to recuperate and fly away. Happy ending for the snake - lesson learned we hope for the hawk.
The hawk had a purple band on its leg, but we don't know who tagged it.
A separate observation has been logged for the hawk.
First time seeing this species in this location, and after the mobbing it received, probably the last.
Owl was consistently mobbed by crows (and one raven) for over an hour. After finding them at 8:30am, I tailed them around the forest, the crows were pretty relentless until finally calming down a little at around 10am. Always a bummer to see such an intense mob.
Observed it rattling its tail defensively when I came close.
Was chasing a chicken but got stuck /was grabbing on to the fence and was able to fly away later. The chicken was very lucky XD
I have a 100 gallon tub of water near my house so wildlife can drink. Just as it was getting dark a short while ago something caught my eye and this small White-tailed buck came to drink. Somehow this fella got a plastic jug caught up in his velvet antlers...I hope he can get it off. I had to chuckle at this sight, however, something I had certainly never seen before. Anyway, he drank some water then trotted away. Hope he will be OK!
Went back the next day to make a cast but something had stepped on the track already.
Daisy's 6/11 nest hatched! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/167950281 Gloriosa, Gerbera and Gaillardia
nest laid on 6/3 https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120402956 I will never know the female but I will know her babies! Curly, Larry and Moe!