Itchy Fox

I'm beginning to believe my neighbor when he said we have coyotes living behind our houses (he's 2 doors to the north).  A definite uptick in sightings.   But we also have the return of red fox.

Here's one stopping to scratch.  It allows you to really see the tail.

And a week later...same one?

Year 2 of Leftover Pumpkins

Once again, the pumpkins (and gourds) were a smash.  I may switch to a saw next year...the hatchet sounds fun but it's a lot of work.

The squirrels were in early and often.  All that is left are the stems.

Foraging Buck

 Nice clear shots of a buck looking for something to eat or more accurately choosing what to eat...since everything behind our house is on the menu 😄

Mostly toads and one frog (recent sightings/rescues)

 Nothing too exciting...just catching up on some recent window well rescues as well as sightings.  With it being so dry this year, I've noticed fewer leopard frogs.  I think about them falling 5 feet to the bottom of the window well.

"Holy Crap"!

 Every so often, I get a "wow" on the trail camera.  You'll a few bucks below but the one at the bottom got Steve's attention and mine!  What I love most is that the photos are not blurry.  It stopped and turned its head like it was posing for a picture.

Vole Patrol

 Fished this vole out of the deep egress window well.  It had a rough landing in the grass when I tossed it up and out.  I thought I had injured it.  It was lying in the grass and when it started moving, instead of scurrying away, it started eating 😀  I made sure I chased it out of the yard and it was back to normal.

Big Buck and a Clear Coyote

 Some nice images from my birthday week.  I was scrolling through pictures of blowing grass and does feeding and up popped this big boy!

And then these clear pics of a coyote.  I thought it was a dog at first.  Looks a little skinny...