Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts
I don't have a category for this guy
Friday, August 20, 2021
Wildlife? Insect? I refuse to create a category for one creature.
Lee met this guy on a walk this week. He can move pretty fast when he wants to - but he doesn't want to.
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wildlife
Wayne's Wabbits: Run, Rabbit, Run
Saturday, July 31, 2021
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Here comes the farmer with his big shot gun
run rabbit run.
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Don't give the farmer his fun, fun, fun
run rabbit run.
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
He'll get by without his rabbit pie,
run rabbit run.
Song lyrics by Flanagan and Allen 1939
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wildlife
Backyard critters: Have you seen Bambi this morning?
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Because you need a chipmunk photo
Saturday, July 10, 2021
Chippy taking a break from calling at the trunk of a Douglas Fir - 28 April 2021 - Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi in Innis Arden.
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wildlife
Gloria's Critters: Aw, c'mon, Ma, can't you see your way clear to feeding me just one more time? Like that goodie you're holding?
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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| Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler |
(Nope, mother Dougie did not share with her kit, and discouraged further contact. Douglas' Squirrels appear to be loners, and the mothers seem to empty their nests without delay!)
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gloria nagler,
wildlife
Gloria's critters: With this pregnancy I'm craving nuts, photog,
Sunday, July 4, 2021
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| Photo copyright Gloria Z Nagler |
so my babies and I, we thank you! (Not often you find a gratitude-spouting Dougie!)
--Gloria Z Nagler
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gloria nagler,
wildlife
Wild creatures among us: Long-tailed Weasel - Mustela frenata
Sunday, June 13, 2021
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| He looks a little worried about having his photo taken. |
All photos by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi
Susan Leonhardi sent photos of the long-tailed weasels who have been hanging out in her Innis Arden back yard, taken by her daughter Tanis. This was the first report of them locally, but in the last week other people have been seeing them as well.
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| Note the distinctive black-tipped tail |
Susan said "Who knew that the animals that eat our sweet little chipmunks and bunnies are also very cute. We had a first-time visitor at our home, a Long-Tailed Weasel. I was shocked to see it."My husband witnessed a weasel dragging a baby bunny across the street being followed by the bunny's momma. Both my daughter and I have also seen this new-to-us Weasel within the last few days.
"One day there were two of them."
According to Washington NatureMapping Program, long tailed weasels are found in every environment in Washington state. The following is from their website.
"Long-Tailed Weasels eat mice, rats, voles, squirrels, chipmunks, shrews, moles, and rabbits. Sometimes they will eat birds, bird eggs, snakes, frogs, and insects. They use tunnels made by other animals to hunt for their food.
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| Looking for his companion. |
"Behavior: Long-Tailed Weasels make loud chirps when they are frightened or ready to attack. They will utter a low trilling sound when participating in a friendly meeting between a male and a female. The same trilling sound also calls baby weasels to their mothers. Weasels can be seen during daytime, but are most active at night.
"Weasels bounce up and down in a running motion with their backs arched like a bridge and their tails held straight out. They also swim expertly and climb trees with particular ease."
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wild creatures,
wildlife
Wayne's Wabbits: new baby
Saturday, June 12, 2021
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Hop right in, sit right down
Baby wabbit, let your mind roll on
Jump right in, sit right down
Every Wabbit talkin "Bout a new way of walking"
Wabbit do you want to lose your mind?
A new baby rabbit joined the backyard crew in late May. He picked this oldie but goodie for theme song.
--Wayne's wabbits
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Wild creatures among us: The shy mountain beaver shows his face in Lake Forest Park
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
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| Mountain Beaver in Horizon View Park Photo copyright Breck Haining |
Breck Haining reports that "While walking along the path on the west side of the reservoir toward Horizon View Park I happened across a young Mountain Beaver. This is a photo I took with my smartphone.
"The thing that surprised me most about the this Mountain Beaver was that it seemed to pay no attention to people who were passing. Other Mountain Beavers I have seen hide quickly when they detect someone’s presence. I was able to get fairly close to this one to take the attached photo. Then it scurried away."
This is not the first time that Breck has encountered a mountain beaver in Lake Forest Park.
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| Mountain Beavers live and travel in burrows - many in Lake Forest Park Photo copyright Breck Haining |
The following is from an excellent blog post: The Mountain Beaver That is Not a Beaver by Matthew L. Miller
It can be difficult to compare the mountain beaver to other mammals because it’s the sole surviving member of its genus, Aplodontia and its family, Aplodontiidae. Mountain beavers (Aplodontia rufa) are a mammal of the Pacific Northwest.
There are isolated populations along the California coast, at Point Reyes and Point Arenas. There are other populations in the California Sierra. The mountain beaver is also found along coastal forest ranges in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, where it is a common if seldom seen creature.
Miller's article can be read here:
Mountain beavers are not beavers. They are not closely related to beavers. They don’t look like beavers. So why the name?“They actually do chew down trees, but only little saplings for their bark,” says Hopkins (referred to earlier in the article).The similarities end there. They have a short furry tail compared to the beaver’s famous paddle. Mountain beavers don’t build dams; instead they live in tunnels and often use tunnels to move through their forest homes. They need access to a regular supply of fresh water, and they can swim well if necessary, but they prefer their tunnels to the semi-aquatic life of beavers.
There have been other reports of mountain beavers in Lake Forest Park, but few photos before this.
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wild creatures,
wildlife
Wayne's Wabbits: Wabbit Supper
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
In his garden, there I see
a scrumptious leaf of broccoli.
I'm going to eat every bite,
then lie down for the night.
--Poem by Ms Oopsy Daisy
--Photographs by Mr. Wayne Pridemore
Wayne's Wabbits do the bunny hop
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Put your right foot forward
Put your left foot out
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop Hop Hop
Dance this new creation
It's the new sensation
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop Hop Hop
It was truly a new dance sensation back in 1954. A very simple and popular line dance with teenagers of the time. You could make the floor bounce if the crowd was in sync! My wabbits are still practicing.
-- Text and photos by Wayne Pridemore
Tiny chipmunks forage in local backyard
Thursday, April 8, 2021
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| Chipmunk mid-chew at lunch Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi |
Calmly munching on seeds, this tiny chipmunk doesn't get distracted by photographers.
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| Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi |
A group of chipmunks is called a scurry. Seems appropriate - except at lunchtime. This little one is focused on digging seeds out of the landscaping.
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| Three chipmunks forage side by side. Definitely a scurry. Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi |
Tanis Leonhardi managed to get photos of three chipmunks in her Innis Arden backyard in March and April of this year.
I took this photo midday of the Chipmunks while they were out. For sure there are three Chipmunks, and there might have been a fourth a part of the group I photographed. Fun to see the family coming out to forage together.
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| Uh oh Honey, we've been spotted! Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi |
These tiny little chipmunks don’t seem to be afraid of us, so we can stand just three to four feet away from them.
Except for this one, who stood at attention before returning to his lunch.
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Training neighbors to restore their watersheds
Sunday, April 4, 2021
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| CATS past participant Dana Kemmerling (right) |
“We are thrilled to once again be able to work with enthusiastic community members who are excited to make change,” says Sarah Heerhartz, Executive Director of Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group.
“Protecting and restoring our rivers and natural areas requires so many partners – from national governments to local ones, from nonprofit organizations to responsible businesses.
"I have seen how passionate neighbors can play a huge role – from restoring their local parks, to holding elected official accountable. This program helps people find the areas they are passionate about, and helps focus that passion on a project that can make a change.”
“Participants have created positive impact on their watersheds through a huge variety of project types. Projects from past sessions of the Community Action Training School included the creation of Students Saving Salmon at Edmonds Woodway High School, community-led restoration events, and translation of interpretive signs in one participant’s local park to the languages most often spoken in her neighborhood.
"In our last cohort, one participant worked with her neighbors to protect an important wetland from development and now she’s a part of the planning commission for her city,” said Kelly Frazee, Education Program Manager of Sound Salmon Solutions.
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| Field trip on stream restoration |
Applications for this free program are due April 12th. You can find out more at the websites of either Sound Salmon Solutions Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group, the two organizations who are jointly organizing this program.
“I’ve always cared about salmon. But by participating in the CATS program, I better understood where I could best fit my talents into the road to salmon restoration,” says Dana Kemmerling, past CATS participant.
“The speakers they brought in covered a range of the issues that are important to my community. Then, I was able to use my enthusiasm— and my marketing experience—to help co-workers and friends become inspired to help rip out blackberries and plant native plants along the Sammamish River.”
This program is funded by the King County Flood Control District, directed by the Snoqualmie Watershed Forum and the Cedar/Sammamish/Lake Washington watersheds.
For more information contact:
Kelly Frazee
Sound Salmon Solutions
kellyf@soundsalmonsolutions.org
http://www.soundsalmonsolutions.org/community-action-training-school
Antonia Jindrich
Mid Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group
antonia@midsoundfisheries.org
206-949-6690
https://www.midsoundfisheries.org/wria-8-community-action-training-school-webpage/
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environment,
surface water,
wildlife
Wayne's Wabbit thinks about spring in poetic terms
Saturday, March 27, 2021
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
The wabbit thought about spring and the summer to come.
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Spring
Wondrously February withdraws to
warm March with a golden glow
from spring's shining sun sent
down to lead the way
for April's soothing showers
soon to bring fragrant flowers
and dance on May's blossoming bounty.
poem by Barbara R Johnson
Gloria's Critters: Like a shadow, I am and I am not, thought Dougie
Monday, March 22, 2021
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wildlife
Wayne's Wabbit
Saturday, March 13, 2021
| Photo by Wayne Pridemore |
Early this morning a rabbit creates a wake in the frosty sea of grass.
--Wayne Pridemore
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wildlife
Chippy's got its cheeks full with bird seed
Monday, March 8, 2021
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| Photo by Tanis Coralee Leonhardi |
Tanis says the chipmunks have been out almost every day the past two weeks. Hope to see little ones soon!
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wildlife
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