Send in your good wildlife photos, please!
We have two contributors today. Their IDs and captions are indented, and you can click on the photos to enlarge them.
Contributer #1 is from Roger Sorensen, who sent this on March 16.
Central Minnesota had some snow yesterday and overnight, which is at the verge of melting today (16 March). This morning I spotted these markings on my front walk where birds, species unknown, had landed and flown. Or perhaps one bird landed, hopped, and flew.
This shows wing tips, one foot, and I guess a skid mark.
The bird might have been an American Robin, Turdus migratorius. There’s been a fly emergence here and yesterday I saw a Robin hop-chasing one across my still-slightly-snowy lawn.
This shows feet and tail marks.
From Anne-Marie Cournoyer in Montreal.
Grey squirrel – (Sciurus carolinensis)
A beautiful courtship in our yard this morning (March 14, 2021). I will let the pictures speak for themselves.
Only one thing to add: the female was quite busy and popular. She accepted one mate but was pursued by 6 other suitors!
To what address ought one send in photos?
Look Jerry up on the Uni of Chicago website!
Well if they’re like these, PornHub might be a good choice!
In the Spring a young squirrel’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. (With apologies to Tennyson.)
With a little more digging, I think I’ve identified the insects that emerged around here as Winter stoneflies, Both the timing of their appearance and my proximity to the Mississippi River are consistent with their life cycle.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/255996
Interesting documentaries! Thank you both for sharing.
Great sets. Secret marks in the snow and frisky squirrels. Love it!
Animals + photographer = pleasure. Thank you for sharing.