The students made observations of animal trails, scat and other possible areas of interest to decide the camera location.
As we were leaving our set, a cry went out with an arm pointing to the trees -- above us, a large raccoon was napping! Truly a treat for the kids to see and even for myself this was a great first time experience. All of the time I have spent looking in trees for birds, while holding onto the hope for a gray fox or 'coon, had resulted in nada up until now.
The camera was in place for five days and all captures came from the first night.
gray fox
our napping friend?!
Before checking the cam, we quickly scanned the trees for the napper, but our glimpses discovered nothing. However, after unlocking the cam and then walking halfway out of the oak grove, another cry gathered our attention -- a sharp-eyed student had spotted the masked sleeper once again:
Cool find. It's always a good idea to put some stuffed animals in the trees to fire the kids up. LOL (Jus' kddin' of course) That last shot looks a baby coon.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat! Great photographs, and what a wonderful program you have for your students.
ReplyDeleteSweet Christian. You got the girlfriend 'ah, cute' response so that's always a good sign :)
ReplyDeletesleeping raccoon? Come on! Freaking cute.
ReplyDelete(oh yeah - Roadrunner is from Concan, Texas)