Richard Hansen noticed these Turkey Vultures with their wings outstretched. They do this to dry off, warm up on cold days, and also to let the sun burn off any microbes from their job of eating carrion.
Here's a rare photo of a Turkey Vulture chick perched above his/her next in a snag taken a few years ago. Terry Bold was the lucky person who spotted this while hiking with her dogs in dense woods.
Thanks to Richard and Terry for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Motion detector cameras are giving us a view of wildlife we might not get to otherwise see. Laura Baker's camera caught the backside of a Black Bear.
Laura wrote, “Our trail camera caught the backside of a Black bear as it was leaving our property, no doubt after eating its fill of apples and pears from our trees. The funny part is that in reviewing the photos from the past month, we found an earlier, almost identical shot. It appears that the bear would prefer to put a tree between it and the camera, rather than take the easy path along the road, which would put it in closer proximity to the device. But who knows?”
Here's a print a Black Bear left in the mud, this one taken by Terry Bold.
It's pretty exciting to see a Black Bear. They do love apples, so if you are on the Mendonoma coast and have apple trees, be prepared to share!
Thanks to Laura and Terry for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Terry Bold was hiking near the Garcia River when she came across the print of a Black Bear.
Soon thereafter she found scat. No actual sighting of the Bear though. Below are two photos Terry took of the river.
Thanks to Terry for allowing me to share her photos with you here.