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A\u00a0lot of seeds and some fur in this fresh scat close to the lake.<\/p>\n

My foot is there for size comparison.<\/p>\n

Can anyone identify the source? \u00a0Big raccoon?<\/p>\n

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How about this track? \u00a0It looks like a mountain lion to me. \u00a0Cat shaped and over 3″. \u00a0Folks \u00a0report that there are a few mountain lions \u00a0around but they are rare. \u00a0Maybe just a big bob cat? \u00a0Found by a water trough not too far from the house.<\/p>\n

Another discovery from today. \u00a0The beaver has been busy felling this small tree by the lake. \u00a0\"DSC_1650\"<\/p>\n

Last night we saw him swimming fast across the creek from this direction toward his dam. \u00a0I’ll see if the tree is still there tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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This zig zag through the grass puzzled me until I got closer. Leaf cutter ants made their tiny version of a game trail carrying boxwood leaves to their underground nest.<\/p>\n

I love introducing my friends to Little Piney and had a great time birding with Mary and Andrea today. \u00a0 We spotted this double-crested cormorant several times before he perched across the creek long enough to be identified. We heard this little downy woodpecker knocking above us.<\/p>\n

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A dead tree across the way where the herons and osprey perch to fish is now a high rise condo for chickadees! We saw them popping in and out of a small hollow. \u00a0The busy couple spent the day making round trips from a mossy tree, gathering the soft goods that make an apartment a home.<\/p>\n

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Just before dusk, Ken and I watched these two pileated woodpeckers courting. \u00a0The female preened while the male approached her then swooped away several times.<\/p>\n

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The trees are budding out and soon these beautiful creatures will be even harder to spot. \u00a0I guess then I’ll busy identifying the trees and wildflowers. \u00a0I planted a new tree yesterday, a native black cherry. \u00a0Many thanks to my gardener friend in Austin, Michael Charles, who just happened to have one he had been growing in a pot for the last five years!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0lot of seeds and some fur in this fresh scat close to the lake. My foot is there for size comparison. Can anyone identify the source? \u00a0Big raccoon? 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