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Trail cameras, nature, history, weather, the Hartsel prairie. Community scientist, conservationist and naturalist.

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Asked by a Twitter friend to repost this timelapse of my sweet chocolate pepper plant moving at night. I was surprised by how much all my plants moved at night, completely dark room (except for camera IR taking photos) no air flow from heaters etc to make it move involuntarily.
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Here's the handstand raccoon from the water bowl camera. After researching online, it appears to be a thing they do. In over 15 years of constant camera trapping this is only the second time I have this behaviour recorded.
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LOOK !!! Our first raccoon kits of the year. ❤️🦝🦝🦝❤️ Mother raccoon has to move one along herself. Sound up 🔊⬆️ The Raccoonobahn never ceases to amaze me.
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Little skunk is becoming a regular so now it needs a name, if you'd like a go at naming a skunk please post your suggestions (polite names only, please 👍).
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Western Tanager, male, at the water dish.
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Male Western Tanager at the water dish. ❤️🐦❤️
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Mama black bear, left and her cub getting a drink at the water bowl. Water = Life 🐻🐻 We don't feed the wildlife but we do provide fresh, clean water 24/7/365.
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Nutmeg, the cottontail rabbit, had been sleeping in the garden for a while. It's so nice to see her? again.
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Paper Wasp faces After reading about paper wasp's ability to recognize faces I decided to photo each wasp I could, to see if any differences. Interesting: there were differences mostly on the middle clypeus area (area under antenna). 1/2
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Stand aside Angry birds….may I present Angry Deer Mouse 😁. I just like the look on its face 🐭
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Raccoon handstand along the Raccoonobahn.
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Spotted Towhee after having a good splash around in the birdbath. Temps much cooler this week, windy at times, leaves falling from the trees already.
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The Deerobahn 😁
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Hello, Mrs Bear. ❤️🐻❤️ The hot weather must have something to do with seeing a black bear this early on - Typically we see them more in Autumn before they hibernate. Possible she has a cub or two in her den. Water = Life.
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Pirate, becoming a regular in the early hours of the morning. ❤️🦨❤️
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Yes, it's that time of year again when I get to watch the paper wasps gliding on the water surface making their little alien shadows.
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Long tailed weasel(s?) trigger my camera. I only see weasels on camera every few years so it was a real treat to get these photos.
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For a brief time this afternoon the Raccoonobahn became the muledeerobahn 😁 They came into the garden and ate more plants. ❤️🦌❤️ video 3x normal speed.
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Well, this was interesting, neither seemed to mind each other that much. The cat stayed and continued drinking after the raccoon left. I've been out (after seeing this) and sanitized the water bowl, it gets cleaned each morning and bleach/water mix a few times a week. 😺🦝
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Quite a bit of variation on the faces of 'my' paper wasps. I was on a step ladder to get this close 😓 I'll try to document all the ones I can. This is fascinating, YMMV 😁 🐝
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A surprise on the Raccoonobahn - a healthy looking coyote ❤️
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Mama mule deer and her new fawn were out front this morning. ❤️❤️
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Please enjoy a minute with the Raccoonobahn commuters. Western fence lizard, spotted towhee, squirrels (normal speed then slo-mo) raccoons, skunk, white-breasted nuthatch. I'm pleased with the camera upgrade - I think you can see a definite improvement.
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Normal speed then slow motion. I think this squirrel is splashing the water to keep the paper wasps away while he drinks. Typically, at least here, the squirrels don't splash the water. Actual temp: 87F today.
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High drama in Hartsel. 😁 Wyoming ground squirrels.
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This just happened 😍 Two grey foxes on the raccoonobahn !! Snowing lightly at the moment. Two snow storms coming through over the next few days.
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It wasn't long before Gavin felt the full effects of his food coma. Wyoming ground squirrel. ❤️🐿️❤️
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A bowl of kits with an appearance by mama at the end.
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A raccoon exhibiting the Flehmen response - This involves curling back their lips & exposing their front teeth while inhaling deeply through the nose. It helps them to detect & analyze scents more effectively, especially those related to potential mates or territory markings.
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Raccoon kits!!! Another female raccoon hasn't bought her kits to the garden yet. Raccoon kits typically start venturing out with their mother when they're ≈ 8 to 12 weeks old. They're staying close together but soon they'll become Agents of Chaos as they move about the garden.
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One of the local coyotes triggers my camera, looks fit and healthy. ❤️🐺❤️
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Mama and the kits. They're still following her closely and haven't come to the water bowl for a drink yet. It won't be long before they start exploring more and take on the mantle of Agents of Chaos.
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Julius Cheeser at the water bowl. Water = Life ❤️
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Close encounters of the Not Kevin kind. 🦝🦨 Not Kevin, the skunk, didn’t need to spray as the raccoon had no intention of provoking him.
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This is a first for the Raccoonobahn, a cottontail rabbit. ❤️🐰 Second part slowed down and cropped.
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Mama mule deer has stashed her bèbe somewhere and is having a rest in the garden. ❤️
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This is the Western fence lizard that lives in my shed, he? likes to stay on the top of the doors so I have to be careful when I open/close the doors or I'll have a lizard on my head. Its name is Blue.
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Our first Western Tanager of the year, they don't stay all Summer - just stay a few weeks then leave.
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Timelapse of the pumpkin vine overnight, growing and moving a lot. The tendrils are looking for something to latch on to. Soon they'll find the railroad ties and more plants to latch on to.
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Pumpkin vine timelapse (25x normal speed). It's interesting to see the end of the vine and tendrils moving around so much/growing. Calm overnight, this is all the vine moving by itself. I find this fascinating. 🌱
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I love seeing all the birds, wasps and mice drinking at the water dish but it makes me really happy when I see one of the Western fence lizards having a drink. This year, like most, we have A LOT of lizards in the garden with many tiny ones. ❤️ Actual temp: 86F
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