Camera Trap Codger

Adventures in camera trapping and zoology, with frequent flashbacks and blarney of questionable relevance.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

Winter weasel without snow

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I finally got it:   I cam-trapped a weasel in its dashing white winter camo. But as you’ve noticed, it’s sticking out like a sore t...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

A gob of minced meat

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There it is, a gob of minced meat of unknown origin, just as I found it next to a pool in the Butte Creek watershed. Fred sniffed it te...
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Monday, February 15, 2016

Cookie Monster with Velvet Paws

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In the wetlands east of Sutter Buttes there’s a rice farm, and on this farm there’s a machine shed. It’s one of ...
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

A saga of the meat bees

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The remains of the hornets nest after the skunk's first visit. "What's wrong, Silly Boy?" A bewildered Fred had ...
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Bagging a little impersonator and other surprises

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The shrew-mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii , with its flexible nose-probe in action. "I'm goin' for shrews", I told ...
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

A white-breasted nuthatchery

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I hope the incubating nuthatch in this box was satisfied with its mates' choices of carry-out.   During incubation he served ...
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Thursday, June 18, 2015

Scree in Winter

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Deadman Lake and its scree, on the north facing slope of Rt 49 (Google earth image) You are looking at Deadman Lake at 6675 feet, and i...
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Native Californian, biologist, wildlife conservation consultant, retired Smithsonian scientist, father of two daughters, grandfather of four. INTJ. Believes nature is infinitely more interesting than shopping malls. Born 100 years too late.
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