Water Ice Line

This mornings hike took me to a NE Gate that I have not been to in a while. I know of an area that is last to freeze . I was hoping to catch an eagle watching the open water. The early arrival this morning almost went to plan. The immature eagle above  flew over  a short distance from me .I was able to get a few pics. It appears the this eagle is not banded.

On a distant shoreline two mature Bald Eagles watch a frozen cove

I checked my game camera while out and about on Saturday, The buck in this picture is not the same buck from last week. However,  it was taken on the same camera.

This picture is the same buck above. This guy was camera shy. He did not walk out in front of the camera. A hard lesson learned this week using game cameras.  The battery life is extremely less in winter .  A missed opportunity with several different tracks in the area of the camera. I will now change the batteries every other week.

Jim

 

Otters and Ice

Two otters kept me busy this morning, They use the ice to rest and eat as the title page pic shows.

The three game games camera were busy over the last week. I was really surprised to get the picture above. Doe walked right towards camera. Hard to believe this picture was taken just the other day,

There are three deer in this picture, Mid Jan and the buck still has its rack

Did catch a pic of a distant coyote walking by,

The cameras have certainly been clicking away the last several weeks.  Two different locations gave up night time bobcat pictures, It will be interesting to see if the activity continues with the cold weather,
Jim