Possum

On August 3, 2025 By CarynIn Wildlife

Is it me, or does this look like an old opossum? Maybe it is because it is in the middle of a good ear scratch, but the scene gives me cantankerous old dude vibes.

Photo description: night vision trail cam photo of an opossum scratching its ear with a hind leg

Oh deer

On August 2, 2025 By CarynIn Wildlife

I lost my trail cam for a while. I forgot which tree I put it on. Honestly I forgot it was on a tree and not on a stand. I doused myself in bug spray and dove into the summer woods looking for it, and found it right where I left it last time. Hm.

Any who, there will be trail cam pics for a couple days.

Photo description: night vision photo of a doe eating leaves

Squirrel dump

On July 5, 2025July 2, 2025 By CarynIn Wildlife

Today I present a photo dump full of squirrels. These are all taken from my breakfast table, looking out to the back yard over the last couple of months.

Photo description: squirrel standing on a bird ladder eating corn

Photo description: squirrel telling me that the corn is out and demanding to speak to a manager

Photo description: squirrel standing on the grape vine rail and looking at the top of a post for peanuts

Photo description: young squirrel using the deer antler screwed to the tree as a perch for eating corn

Photo description: squirrel hanging from a repurposed chick feeder eating bird seed

Woodpeckers

On July 2, 2025June 30, 2025 By CarynIn Wildlife

Here are some more pictures from the back yard, woodpecker edition. I was surprised to see that we have two different species.

Photo description: Downy woodpecker (ID by iNaturalist) clinging to the rim of a hanging bird feeder

Photo description: Red-bellied Woodpecker (ID from iNaturalist community) clinging to the side of a Post Oak tree

It is neat to watch the woodpeckers hop around the bark of a tree, listening. Even though my feeders target squirrels, we have had an increase in woodpecker sightings since installing the hanging feeders.

Eastern Phoebe

On July 1, 2025 By CarynIn photography, Wildlife

Here is another set of pictures taking from my kitchen with my digital camera. I watched this little Eastern Phoebe beat the katydid against the railing several times, then swallow it whole. Wow.