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Today was the day- first Skunk Cabbage flower of the year! This one is growing in the creek in our backyard. Why is it called Skunk Cabbage? Brush against it and take a whiff- you’ll figure it out! The smell isn’t too overpowering, but it is unmistakable. These plants flower very early and . . . → Read More and See Photos: First Flower for the Deer? 
Underneath our walnut tree are many, many, old walnut shells. Many are split in half and the edible nuts inside are long gone. This one was a bit unusual though- it had this hole on both sides of the shell. Looking closer, the marks on either side of the hole look like grooves. . . . → Read More and See Photos: Squirrel Food 
My wife and I saw these Mourning Doves during our neighborhood hike on Friday. There were about ten of them all together. She noted that she sees them over here a lot. I wonder why. OK, got it. One of the neighbors has a “ground” feeder. I was impressed at how well the . . . → Read More and See Photos: Squirrel and Doves Get Along 
My neighbor Ben took this photo on his way to work yesterday morning. It’s a bit fuzzy, but that is a coyote in the middle of our street. Possibly it is a member of the pack of which I posted photos from my backyard earlier this year. Coyote interactions with humans seem to be . . . → Read More and See Photos: Coyote in Early Morning Twilight 
This Eastern Gray Squirrel (UPDATE- the orange coloring probably makes this an Eastern Fox Squirrel) was in my neighbor’s tree eating maple seeds. Squirrel activity in our yard is constant- they are always there, probably because the woods behind us are prime habitat. There are maples, walnuts and hazelnuts all over the place. The squirrels . . . → Read More and See Photos: Squirrel Making Maple Seeds a Meal 
My sons and their friends found these bones in the woods behind our house. What animal are they from? Since the skull is several inches long, we immediately figured it was from a large mammal. Here is a closeup of the skull. What do you think? Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of . . . → Read More and See Photos: Bones 
WARNING – the photos in this post might seem a bit disgusting to some readers, especially if you are squeamish about vomit and half-eaten critters. Consider yourself forewarned! This past weekend there was a mess on the sidewalk in front of our neighbor’s house. This was pile #1. The ants have obviously already gotten . . . → Read More and See Photos: Something Happened Here… 
At the golf course today there were several families of Western Gray Squirrels. According to the National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest, these squirrels like to live in open oak woodlands. Since the course had many oaks (some of which got in the way of my golf ball), this seemed like . . . → Read More and See Photos: Western Gray Squirrel on the Golf Course |
 
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