Friday, January 28, 2011

Wildlife on the Mountain...

40 degrees outside - 11:02 am - overcast and cloudy, on and off light rain, slight breeze...

Porcupine
Living in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain range there is an abundance of wildlife.  Some animals we see all the time; some we don't see other than the tracks and markings left behind; and some we only hear, somewhere off in the distance.
Northern Flicker  (aka woodpecker
who pecks holes in the house)
We enjoy watching and taking pictures of the many creatures we see.  Some of the more elusive creatures that we have seen but yet to snap a picture of are bald eagles, turkey vultures, raccoons, elk, mountain beaver, coyotes, and a few others.

After seeing the little black bear this week, I wanted to share some more critter pics.

Pileated Woodpecker (aka Woody The Woodpecker)

twin Blacktail does

Bobcat  (likes to follow twin does around)