Its been a good year for bear sighting  in North Central MA., eight so far. Trail camera's have captured six and was able to click my shutter on two others. The bear in the cover page was massive. Its estimated weight is 350 lbs.

The bear above was caught on a trail camera a week after getting the boar on the cover page. My guess is this bear may have caught the scent of other bears  in the area. That's why it is standing

Jim

Did some hiking with SLR camera and checked out a number of camera traps this weekend.
No shortage of skeeters and black flies.....
Moose were on the move, seeing a young bull and a very large cow that looked like she was about to give birth.
Water is very high which really limits any shoreline hikes.
Received our night time access permits to fishing Quabbin designated gates. The night time nature sounds can be very enjoyable with hearing loons, barred owls and occasional whippoorwill.Oh yeah, we catch a fish once in a while and release it.

Jim

Crazy Spring Weather !

The cold snowy wet weather kept the hiking to a minimum. Trail Cameras kept me busy. I felt very lucky finding a bear den. I really thought a coyote or fox family would use this ideal den site. Guess the bear wins by default. The trail camera recorded some incredible interaction between the sow and her cub. I will put something together and share in a future presentation.

Jim

Facebook Page

Hi All ,
Started a Facebook page a while back. It has worked out well. I will still keep the blog for more detailed posts.
https://www.facebook.com/Hiking-Camera-Nature-Photography-837775479699056/
Jim

Well, sometimes it takes just a few days to capture pictures on your trail cameras and sometimes weeks go by with nothing. The bobcat above only took several days to get.

Work was let out early last Wednesday with the snow storm. I used the opportunity to check several trail cameras before the heavy snow arrived. It was a nice surprise to get a second picture of the bobcat I shared last week. This trail camera was located about a quarter mile away from the other camera.

This morning’s TC check was made a bit easier using snowshoes. The picture above is about as good as it gets. No ticks, not too cold and a beautiful view with everything white.

The last picture “Winters Last Grip “won’t be long till spring!

Jim

Hiking w/ Camera Been A Slow Winter

Sure glad I have trial cameras to keep the animal activity consistent. It's been a SLOW winter with little activity with my SLR camera. Sure glad spring is just around the corner.

Plenty of bobcat activity !

Jim

Camera Trapping As Good As It Gets !

Last week while bushwhacking putting out camera trap I came upon a remote stonewall with bobcat scat on it. There was a leaning tree which was in a purrrfect spot to anchor a trail camera.
Hiked in at dawn this morning to change out SD cards. What a surprise when I got home....

Cant get much closer than that.

Hey.... wait a minute. Turn around so i can get your picture.

The bobcat did turn around. Title picture

Jim