I actually don't think he realized that his horns were sticking up out of the tall grass...in all the photos that I took, his horns though not always his head, were poking up.
The very hot weather which we are finally having is really bringing the deer down to the water and into the shade of the blue and valley oaks. I have a small deer parade every day followed by an even smaller turkey parade!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Scat pile with fresh deposits on top!
I would swear that I just wrote a whole description but it seems to have disappeared.
This is a pile of scat that I just noticed this week by walking the opposite direction on a familiar path. I have never seen such an accumulation and am not sure who is doing this. This morning the fresh addition was full of fruit, so maybe it is not the otters as I first thought! Will have to keep an eye on this unusual private privy on the bank of Cache Creek and Copsey Creek!
This is a pile of scat that I just noticed this week by walking the opposite direction on a familiar path. I have never seen such an accumulation and am not sure who is doing this. This morning the fresh addition was full of fruit, so maybe it is not the otters as I first thought! Will have to keep an eye on this unusual private privy on the bank of Cache Creek and Copsey Creek!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Walking on Arching Oaks
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Another Tree in the Creek...actually Cache and Copsey Creeks!
Last week, I found two trees that had fallen in the confluence of Cache and Copsey Creeks in Lower Lake, CA. Since they were still attached to my land, I thought it would be prudent to detach them before the winter rains pulled them and a portion of my land right into the water and on it's way to Yolo County!
Because they were both in deep water, I supervised from my kayak, while Stuart climbed out onto the trees and sawed. Abe held onto the trees with a miracle rope, and kept them from floating away. Quite the operation. My main role other than photography and nudging the trees with the kayak, was to haul a long long rope thru the underbrush overhanging the water, and fling it to Stuart while Abe, who was out of sight, held onto the other end. Whew! I was rewarded with a few delicious ripe blackberries.
Because they were both in deep water, I supervised from my kayak, while Stuart climbed out onto the trees and sawed. Abe held onto the trees with a miracle rope, and kept them from floating away. Quite the operation. My main role other than photography and nudging the trees with the kayak, was to haul a long long rope thru the underbrush overhanging the water, and fling it to Stuart while Abe, who was out of sight, held onto the other end. Whew! I was rewarded with a few delicious ripe blackberries.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Red Dragonfly
While this beautiful dragonfly wasn't actually photographed down on Cache Creek, it was in nearby Clearlake so close enough. My yards are full of the red dragonflies, none so obliging as this beauty.
My handyman who lives far from the creek, also has a lot of these, and he notices that they coincide with the hatching of small flying insects. Here I have noticed that there are a lot of insects over the creek, as well as large schools of tiny fish of many different kinds.
Pretty dang interesting down by the creek these days between crawdads and dragonflys.
My handyman who lives far from the creek, also has a lot of these, and he notices that they coincide with the hatching of small flying insects. Here I have noticed that there are a lot of insects over the creek, as well as large schools of tiny fish of many different kinds.
Pretty dang interesting down by the creek these days between crawdads and dragonflys.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Crawdad way down in creek
In the last few days, I have heard people on the other side of Cache Creek talking about Crawdads or Crawfish, Crayfish and so on. Kids, adults, fisherfolk, all exclaiming about Crawwhatevers. I had just seen my first one on the creek recently and so I kept wondering about all the excitement. I thought that since the water had dropped from my beam that I would not be able to see any on my deep side.
Imagine my excitement this morning when I peered over the wall! There was a big fat crawdad hanging off the rungs of the ladder, semi-concealed in some pondweed.
Then I looked over the side where a small boat shelter used to be in a very shallow area and voila! Crawdads galore. They were mostly hanging on the wall, just under the water which is about four or five feet down from the top of the wall.
There was even one on top of a chunk of lyngba algae floating around in the tiny backwater. After I ran for the camera and took some photos, I was amazed to see in the water, along with lots of small fish, tiny crawdads too. Maybe I should post that as well, just for general interests.
Imagine my excitement this morning when I peered over the wall! There was a big fat crawdad hanging off the rungs of the ladder, semi-concealed in some pondweed.
Then I looked over the side where a small boat shelter used to be in a very shallow area and voila! Crawdads galore. They were mostly hanging on the wall, just under the water which is about four or five feet down from the top of the wall.
There was even one on top of a chunk of lyngba algae floating around in the tiny backwater. After I ran for the camera and took some photos, I was amazed to see in the water, along with lots of small fish, tiny crawdads too. Maybe I should post that as well, just for general interests.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Pond turtle coming onto log Copsey Creek
I love this shot of the turtle coming out of the water. Usually they plop in before I can even see them, unless I am exceptionally quiet. But this guy was working hard.
I found an empty shell by the pond. I kept covering it up with grasses so the insects could finish cleaning it out. I wanted to bring it home.
But either some devil, varmit or human moved it beyond my reach, so it is gone. Should have photographed it when I had the chance, or brought it home and let my ants finish the job.
I found an empty shell by the pond. I kept covering it up with grasses so the insects could finish cleaning it out. I wanted to bring it home.
But either some devil, varmit or human moved it beyond my reach, so it is gone. Should have photographed it when I had the chance, or brought it home and let my ants finish the job.
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