The
picture above is my best eastern coyote taken with a trail camera. I lightened
it up and added a touch of contrast to bring the picture out. Looking at how
plump this coyote is, might suggest it’s a female about to have pups which
would be due any day now.
It
was a good day hiking with changing out SD cards in trail cameras. The water
level is incredibly high which is certainly impacting wildlife. The first swamp
I hiked to had very high-water levels which had a beaver lodge flooded. By that
I mean, the water was so high, it was half way up the lodge which likely had
the inside chamber(s) flooded. The second swamp I hiked to, the beaver dam was breached
which left low water levels in the beaver pond. I did see one of the beavers
swimming in the reservoir. This dam has ruptured in the past. I would expect
once the water recedes a bit the beavers will repair this dam.
A
friend reported that a goose nest he has been watching was lost to the
excessive water levels. Its early enough in the season I think the pair of
geese will re-establish a second nest.
Sure
glad this significant rain is happening now and hopefully not in a few months, changing water levels would certainly have an impact
on nesting loons.
Next week heading to a national part with lots of bears. Hopefully one will be in a photogenic mood.
Jim
