Wildlife & Related

[Irving]

Man, I want a log!

[Irving]

Is this an Asian Lady Beetle? It caught my eye today. I heard they bite, but I picked it up anyway. It doesn't really look it in the photos, but I'd say it was 50% larger than the common Lady Bug with which we are familiar. I thought it might be some tree killer or an otherwise invasive species, so I killed it just in case.

[Hummer]

Walking through the forest near the house a while ago I noticed fresh moose tracks. Along the route were fine spatters of diffuse blood, not like from an open wound but more like from maternal bleeding. I followed tracks that went back and forth and found fresh deposits of pellets. Thinking I might spot an animal at 50 feet or 50 yards, I was shocked to find I walked to within 20 feet of a cow laying down and looking right at me. She was on the snow in a cool shady spot. I'm pretty sure she is preparing to give birth. Her ears were lowered but thankfully she didn't move. I took a quick snapshot and carefully backed away.

Best wishes for healthy twins, mama moose!

[Bailey Guns]

Wow! That's just amazing. Good luck to the mama to be.

[henpecked]

Horny toads are out

[henpecked]

A few finds from last week

[Hummer]

An image snagged from the Carcass Cam in Jamestown, of a bear scavenging on a deer apparently killed by a mountain lion in town.

[Irving]

Man that's a big Bear.

[henpecked]

From this past weekend



Belemite....Petrified squid head

It was a huge squid for Wyoming.

[Irving]

Is this an alligator snapping turtle, or just a regular snapping turtle? This guy had a leach on his shell and a bunch of snails. He also must have had a tummy ache because he was pretty cranky.