Feb 12-19

Past-E-Mail: Cam Notes - 2019: February: Feb 12-19
2011: Resident Rabbit    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Robert C. Wetton
2015: Squirrels Coming and Going    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Melody Provost Holmes
2019: Ready to Rumble    ...scroll down to share comments
Photo by Donna MacIntosh
Fighting for Corn    ...click to play video
previous 20 years of the Pasty Cam on this day, 1999-2018
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
yes Printed on Recycled Internetyes

By
Mary Drew at Pasty Central (Mdrew) on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 07:19 pm:

There is so much wildlife all across the U.P. and it’s fascinating to watch them interact with each other or with us. Today’s first shot was snapped by Robert C. Wetton (RIP) back in 2011. He spotted this cute little bunny just sitting there behind his snowblower tractor tire. Good thing he saw him there before he hopped on and backed up. Robert I mean, not the bunny.

The next critter photo was taken by Melody Provost Holmes in 2015. She was doing a little bird watching, hoping to get some photos and figured the red and gray squirrels would make good subjects, too. Fun that she captured two of them on the tree at the same time. One going up and one coming down.

The third photo is quite the capture indeed. Donna MacIntosh was entertained watching the deer at her backyard birdfeeding station, when all of a sudden these two got very territorial about the sunflower seeds they were having for lunch. She snapped this one just as they were getting ready to rumble! By the looks of those raised hooves, I’d say she means business. WOW!

Today’s video was made at a Western Upper Peninsula feed lot and shows several feisty deer in this group, too. It looks like deer haven’t learned the fine art of sharing.


By jbuck (Jbuck) on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 - 08:15 pm:

Looks like the deer on the left shouted: "come out with your hooves up!!!!"


By D. A. (Midwested) on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 12:45 am:

I have always read that it can be very dangerous and possibly even deadly to feed corn to wild deer. Corn is high in carbohydrates and sugar, much more so than their usually more woody and fibrous diet. They don't have the stomach enzymes to properly digest it. Very small quantities are OK so I hopefully these guys know what they are doing.


By Donna (Donna) on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 08:50 am:

DA...you are right about the corn..however IF you
start to feed them corn early enough in the
season...it works.

I only have sunflower seed and leftovers. They love
it!


Powered by:  
Join Today!
You are welcome to comment here or on 
Pasty Central's Facebook page
Here's a list of messages posted in the past 24 hours
See our guest photo gallery for more great views from the U.P.

Add a Message


A user/password combination is now required to post messages to Cam Notes. Registration is free. Click here to register or maintain your I.D.
Username:  
Password:

Home | Pasty Cam | Contest | Order Now | Bridge Cam | Past-E-Mail | GP Hall of Fame | Making Pasties | Questions