Month: April 2026
Our Local Mountain Lion
In prior posts I have alluded to partial photos we have seen on our game cams of a visiting mountain lion that has been difficult to get a full view of. Last week, we got another glimpse of the best quality picture yet of the whole cat.
The ground is mostly rock and sandy dirt that never shows a print unless it’s wet (which is probably three days out of the entire year). We’ve not seen any prints after any visits but I am holding out hope I’ll spot something someday.
My husband thinks this is a female, being smaller in stature than the larger male. If it keeps returning, we’ll definitely have to to think of a name. Fingers crossed (and thanks given, we don’t keep livestock or have animals outdoors).
Sunday Morning Coyote
As my husband was driving out of our property this morning, he texted me that he had sighted three coyotes on neighboring state land. Grabbing my camera that was already set up that morning photographing birds, I maneuvered the giant lens on it’s tripod onto the front porch and swung it southeast toward the movement. In the seconds it took me to get positioned, only one remained.
Coyotes are a hunted animal for how they prey on livestock and small domesticated and wild animals. The only interactions I have observed of them are out here in quiet mornings or evenings and always using the large tract of state land next to our property as a highway to their destination.
The way they move is always elusive and almost uneasy – as if they know there is no safety for them unless they remain unseen.
