Cougars are deemed "extirpated;" locally extinct in the Eastern United States. I'm trying to document their existence in Virginia and West Virginia through the many sightings people have each year.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Camera Trapping at the Kill
The long wait is over to find out about activity near the deer carcass I found recently. I let the camera sit for a month up near the carcass itself (which was just off a trail). In this time we left it we had snow, freezing rain, warm weather and freezing cold, so I was amazed to find the camera working perfectly.
I can now add several animals to the list of creatures I've "camera-trapped." There is a great diversity. Past animals: Deer, Black Bear, Raccoon, Opossum, Woodchuck, squirrel, donkey (seriously), robin, crow, house cat, person.
Now I can add: coyote, Red Tailed Hawk, and Grey Fox to that list.
a red tailed hawk scavenging on the deer:
Grey Fox:
A coyote which I had believed to have eaten on the deer when we first saw the carcass.
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