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Pair of Skunk
It’s unusual for me to observe two skunk hanging out together, but given they tend to pair-up and mate about now then this would be the time. I captured this pair on three different trailcams sauntering around the paths I keep. Something I never appreciated is the diversity in the markings that individual skunk can…
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Gray Fox
When I originally began capturing pictures of gray fox I was so ignorant about them that I assumed I was just getting poor images of red fox, or coyotes. I also thought I’d be unlikely to see them as they are classified as a “Species of Concern” by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division…
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Bobcat Video & Gray Fox Audio
One of my favourite captures of all time, cool video of a bobcat with the distinctive bark of a gray fox; we only occasionally hear this and it may be consistent with their mating season.
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Bobcat
Bobcat, Lynx rufus, were extirpated in Ohio by 1850, however, they gradually returned as their populations recovered in neighbouring states. I first began observing bobcat in Spring 2021. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources now considers that they are common, but I question that description locally as I only get occasional videos or pictures on…
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Black Bear
I first saw bear footprints in a nearby state forest in 2006, which really surprised me. I sought confirmation from a ranger and they informed me that bear had been photographed, I assume with trailcams, close to the same location. Since then, local sightings have occurred with increasing frequency, and I thought it would just…
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Mink
My two permanently located trailcams monitor a path that runs roughly parallel to a creek, with two ponds nearby. This means that there is year-round water, and prime habitat for mink. I’ve seen their distinctive pawprints in the snow, observed their coppery eyes reflecting the glare from car headlights a couple of times, found their…
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Northern Saw-whet Owl
I was downloading blurry *.jpg files taken in IR mode from one of my trailcams, so couldn’t identify the species. I know there are screech owls, great horned owls, barred owls and northern saw-whet owls around as you occasionally hear them, along with the odd sighting. I switched both trailcams, located along a trail beside…
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Red Fox
I particularly love this image, captured on a lovely Spring day. Although it’s a still, it captures the fox’s motion. Still captured from one of the below videos taken during a severe cold spell. Videos taken on two different trailcams on what was a cold, windy Winter night; as evidenced by the audio.
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Welcome to my world!
Since 1996 I have been renaturalizing a field in Appalachian Ohio, a process that has involved planting hundreds of native saplings and minimizing disturbance as much as possible. The property adjoins another field that has been allowed to rewild, which in turn borders a creek surrounded by dense woodland; this has facilitated wildlife spread. Whereas…
My Appalachian Ohio Trailcams – Recording Wildlife Recovery in a Renaturalized Space
My Appalachian Ohio Trailcams 