** JUNE 2007 - ANIMALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

( LARGE VIEW )

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GRANDAUGHTER CAME IN THIER IS A RACOON ON THE SQUIRREL

FEEDER- BUT IT RAN OFF IN THE BUSH - 10 MIN LATTER IT WAS ON THE

OTHER SQUIRREL FEEDER AND I GOT SEVERAL PICS OF IT BEFOR IT

WENT IN BUSH S START TO A GREAT DAY - FIRST RACOON I HAVE GOT

A PIC OF BUT HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ON THE ISLAND

As usual wonderful shots Barry!

I can't see it's tail. Is it like our no-tail zebra at the waterhole, or did it have one and it was hiding it?

** sabine you have sharp eye,s - it has a stubby 4-5 " tail

must have been born that way or lost it somehow as a baby

i noticed that on the pic as it was going up the tree- but not

when i was taking pics of it= you get a * cupie dol *

now if you can just figure out the screw in the squirrel head lol

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yearling blacktail buck - youcan see his first horns starting

to show- it usually takes -- 6 -- weeks from start to fiinish

in the growth of antlers-

During the first year the pedicles appear on the young deer's forehead. The following year, the youngster sprouts straight, spike-like shafts. In successive years, as the deer matures, his antlers lengthen. In most species, he acquires additional branches.

During the growth phase of the bony antlers, they are covered with a sensitive skin referred to as "velvet," which is filled with blood vessels that feed the antlers the vitamins and the minerals necessary to build up the bone, and to promote normal antler growth. Antler growth spans two to four months, after which time the velvet is no longer needed, and a ring, which effectively serves as a shutoff valve, forms at the base of the antlers and cuts off the blood supply to the velvet. As a result, the velvet withers, dries up, and falls off, often assisted by the deer, which rubs his antlers against tree bark. The antler regeneration is complete, and the shedding cycle will resume once mating season in the fall concludes.

close up photo of young buck

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for those that have never seen the stages of antler growth

here is what it is like -

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/game_management/deer/antler_growth/

in BRITISH COLUMBIA - WE HAVE 4 SPECIES OF DEER-

2 TYPE OF ELK - MOOSE - CARIBOU - ALL HAVE ANTLERS AND GO

THROUGH THIS CYCLE EVERY YEAR

flower,s - frog - and a fawn

:lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:

My chipmunk thinks she's a sparrow...

very nice pic - chipmunk - just goes to show allways have camera

with you - trivia -

Mammal Fact Sheets: Chipmunk
Thh chipmunk spends up to three months collecting the large quantities of seeds it needs to survive the winter.

One of the few pictures I've had time to edit:

sea turtle in maui

white-tailed deer

very nice photo- looks like the doe has shedded out its winter coat

Hi.

I need some help with the id of this young deer, seen at Point Reyes.
I know that Tule Elk are found there, but I don't think this is one.
But then, I don't know US deer/elk at all.

Thanks for any info.

Johanna, do you know this from one of your favorite places?

BLACKTAIL DEER - JUST LOOK AT THE TAIL -

THE MULE DEER HAS SORT OF A ROPE TAIL -

THE WHITETAIL DEER HAS A LARGE TAIL THAT IT FLIPS UP LIKE

A FLAG WHEN SPOOKED

THE CLOUMBIA BLACKTAIL HAS A TAIL SORT OF INBETWEEN IN SIZE

WHEN SPOOKED IT USUALLY STANDS TAIL STRAIGHT OUT

NOT UP LIKE A FLAG ON THE WHITETAIL-

ARE YOU CONFUSED NOW LOL - ITS A BLACKTAIL DOE OK

http://buteo.com/ptreyes/mammals.html

CHECK OUT THIS SITE >>

Thanks for the help - I'll save the info for future pictures!

Hi Limpopo :) :) ,

Barry is right...black-tailed deer. I just now saw your picture...As far as tule elk are concerned..The tule elk is found only in California and is a subspecies of "regular" elk (Cervus canadensis). The tule elk was hunted down to near extinction and none had been seen for several years when a few were found in 1874. The herd of elk at Pt Reyes is part of a recovery program that continues here and elsewhere in California....elk have no tail to speak of (just a stump really) but they all show a prominent white rump. :) :) . I went to Pt. Reyes the other day, and on Limantour Rd. saw three osprey nests in a row, all occupied with parents and chicks...made my day. :D :D

Johanna :D :D

Hi Johanna,

Where about did you see them? I think Point Reyes needs a long time to visit and explore. Maybe over the weekend, I'll post a couple flower pictures I took there.

There are also Tule Elk at San Luis National Wildlife Reserve. I think I'd like to go back there when the waterfowl return. It must be awesome.

Thanks for info.

L.

Limpopo

I think it was about a mile or so up the ridge off to the right on Limantour Rd....there are a lot of fir trees and the nests are built in the top of dead firs..so they are easily spotted. There is a part where the road is almost the same level as the tops of the nests. I knew where to look from previous years, but I only ever saw one nest...this year the location must have been too perfect, so there were two more nests built in adjacent trees....and what was so great, all three had chicks. :o :o

Johanna

Thanks - that is really good news. I have seen cars parked at the ridge, but I have always driven all the way to the ocean. If I ever go back there, I'll remember.

two yearling blacktail deer - in between rain showers light was poor

but they looked cute -

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At 4:30 Saturday morning, I was awoken by a loud ruckus going on outside my kitchen window. I went to look and discovered 3 raccoons in the tree. It seemed to be 2 against 1. The following pics are of the 1 that was picked on by the 2 other raccoons. I was afraid, a couple of times, that he was going to fall out of the tree :shock: It wasn't quite daylight so the pics are dark and taken through a window.

After the 2 others left, he got brave enough to move and was checking things out on the ground

I left him alone and went back to bed. I checked later on and found him still in the tree, more than 50 ft. above the ground. He stayed there all day, hugging the tree :wink: but hopefully he will descend once darkness falls.

I checked this morning and don't see him in the tree :D

Great pics Shiloh !!!! He's such a cutie.

HE IS A CUTE ONE * SHILOH * DID YOU USE A TRI-POD ??

Thanks Gerda! The conditions were not the greatest....kinda dark and me behind the camera :wink: :D I am off a little later to go beaver hunting...I am taking my son with me...so fingers are crossed that I soon get that pic.

Barry...no, I didn't use a tripod...all freehand :wink:

Finally, some beaver pics. These were taken at the second area I found....beaver heaven :wink: This is definitely the area I will keep returning to. I brought my son with me and we were being eaten alive by mosquitos and black flies (forgot the bug spray :roll: ). We even found the beaver lodge, heard and then saw a small tree being taken down by a huge beaver, and had the tail slapped at us(scared the you-know-what out of me)

This was a youngin' taking some small stuff to the dam

A couple of pics of the "big daddy tail slapper" protecting his family

Hopefully, next time, I can get some pics of them out of the water.

A picture of the lodge

A couple of trees taken down by a beaver

Beavers !!!!!
Congrats Shiloh !!!!! You did it :P :P