Windows on Wildlife: Porcupine Den

Welcome to the 31st edition of Windows on Wildlife!  I apologize for the sporadic nature of this carnival; on top of the deaths in my family, I’ve had some recent personal challenges which have prevented me from getting to the blog as often as I usually do. But we’re back! If you have a recent post about wildlife you [...]

Coyote/Coywolf Tracking Becomes Red Fox Tracking

So I finally got out tracking for the first time this winter. It was a really nice feeling to walk around in the small woods near our house, and have time to explore whatever caught my eye. I gave myself about an hour (it was bitterly cold last Friday, and I had other tasks on [...]

Wordless Wednesday: Water on Sage

Windows on Wildlife: Our Wild Neighbors and Extended WoW Deadline

Welcome to the 24th edition of  Windows on Wildlife!  My apologies for being a day behind… I find it’s so hard to get back to regular time at the computer when I’ve had the luxury of being away for several days on end. Since I’m a day behind, I’ll extend the Windows on Wildlife deadline [...]

First Steps for Coyote Monitoring Project

When I started writing my Windows on Wildlife post yesterday, I had intended to write about beginning the process of my tracking survey and got sidetracked talking about the mapping project that will be happening at the same time.  One of the reasons is that I really need to understand the space I’m working in from [...]

Coyote Monitoring

I’ve written once or twice about the small parcels of woods and power lines that lay behind and along our property. That’s where I go to walk our crazy puppy on a daily basis.  Our house is on a busy road with no sidewalk, so it’s really the only place to go walking.  And I’ve yet [...]