More NH Moose...

I went up to do some work at the camp yesterday. At about 7:00pm I took a little drive down the road and came upon a cow moose with her yearling calf...

It has been a great spring for wildlife watching...

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I am pet sitting while my brother's family is on vacation. I've posted this barn before, but had to stop by and feed the animals on my way back home today.





They have ice cream cones filled with alfalfa pellets and cracked corn. Some of the smarter goats have learned to steal the whole cone!

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Playing Possum...

Did you know that there are opossums in New Hampshire? Opossums are the state's only marsupial. They have a long prehensile tail, like a monkey, that aids them in climbing trees. Although they can snarl and open their mouths wide when threatened, they also will feign death and "play possum." Most live out their lives within just a few hundred yards of where they were born. 

 In New Hampshire, opossums are at the very northernmost edge of their range. Opossums were once thought to not be able to survive such a cold climate, but they just keep plodding north on frostbitten feet.

Moose Watching...

This is video from last Sunday when I went out moose watching. I thought is would be appropriate for Earth Day.

 When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
-John Muir

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Up in the North Country, the ground is just starting to wake up...snow Sunday on the Presidential Range...might be gone after the heat we had today!

Down south in Hollis, trees are budding...apple blossom time is right around the corner!

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Wild Wild life...

I've been too busy getting new gardens set up to be inside on the computer. I did take some time at sunrise yesterday to go wildlife watching....it was exceptional!

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Porcupine

What a great week for wildlife viewing! First the moose and otter, then all the wild turkeys, and today...a porcupine!

Happy Anniversary Camera Critters

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Turkeys a'courtin'

Wild Turkey Mating

As days get longer, (March and April) this signals the beginning of the turkey mating season. I was so lucky to find a few groups of turkeys today (in Amherst and New Boston) in full courting mode. I got some really great shots!

This male Wild Turkey is displaying for the female.

During mating season, the male will erect his tail and spread it like a fan. His wattles are more brightly colored and will swell. He will puff out his feathers and droop or even drag his wings.

This male is strutting around making gobbling sounds.

All males operate through a rigid pecking order. The dominant male mates the most.

After a male finishes mating with one hen, he immediately looks for another.

Since males are not worrying about taking care of any newborns, they have plenty of time to preen and strut.

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This photo is from a few weeks ago in Amherst, NH. Over the last week, the grass is turning that beautiful and vibrant Spring green.

A morning ramble...

I got up to my camp in Twin Mountain yesterday evening, I set out this morning at sunrise to look for moose...

...an added bonus was finding a pair of otter playing in the water and resting on a small ice shelf at Saco Lake.

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