I threw some birdseed out onto my back porch and caught several pics and videos of these House Sparrows bouncing around. This chunky little guy decided he'd steal a free meal as well.
In this video you can see the sparrows dart for the bushes once they spot the danger fast approaching, (watch the top of the fence).
That Sharp-shinned Hawk was the coolest thing I had caught on camera until this week when I placed my trail cam in the woods.
If you look close you can see the coyote in this video holding something in his mouth, perhaps a squirrel? A rabbit? The pheasant I missed earlier in the year?
Late one night a couple of months ago I let Rudy out to do his doggy business just before going to bed. I hadn't even closed the back door when he erupted into a barking fit that I knew meant something or someone was in our backyard. Expecting to see a cat or our neighbor, I stepped onto the back porch and was surprised to catch a glimpse of one of these being chased away:
I had never seen a possum before that night. I figure it lives nearby because I've spotted it twice since then. I've set up the trail cam a few times trying to catch a photo (this one isn't mine), but no luck yet. Not long after that I caught another trespasser in my yard but this one was quick, (unlike possums), with a ringed tail (like a coon), but skinny as a cat (unlike a coon) and I only got a glimpse in the dark. I'd really like to catch a picture of it because I think it was a ring-tailed cat, though all the books say they don't live around here.
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