Came upon a mountain lion track while hiking near Del Valle Reservoir last week. It had been raining and the ground was nearly saturated, good conditions for seeing tracks. I was looking at a variety of tracks when I came upon a set of mountain lions prints. I photographed one the clearest tracks with my [...]
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The difference between a Coyote Track and a Mountain Lion Track
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, Mountain lions, tagged animal tracks on October 13, 2011 | 1 Comment »
April Weekend at the Ranch
Posted in California newt, Coyotes, Endangered species, photography, reptiles, snakes, wildflowers, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Wildlife photography on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It was a good weekend to be in the hills. Here are a few of the photos I was able to take while traveling around the ranch. (Click to enlarge.) Surprise. It’s unusual for ranch road coyotes to pose for a broadside photo. Another rarity, only in spring will you see two great [...]
Do Coyotes Eat Ants?
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, outdoor education, outdoors, wildlife, tagged coyote tracks, what do coyotes eat on May 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The pair of coyote tracks in the above photo was pointed out to me by my brother, Rob, during one of our reptile surveys. He had already figured out what was going on, before telling me about them. The tracks were the front feet of a coyote. They were deeply groved into the soft dirt, [...]
Deer vs Coyote
Posted in Coyotes, wildlife, tagged blacktail deer behavior, coyote behavior on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You never know what will pop up next on the ranch road. After a very uneventful turkey hunt, it seemed like I’d never get home for all the wildlife that kept showing up in front of me.
Life and Death on the Ranch Road
Posted in Coyotes, turkey vultures on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple vultures on the hillside. What are they eating? Upon closer inspection, it looks like a dead coyote. This guy didn’t run fast enough. What happens when deer and turkeys collide? In this case, neither seemed too upset. The turkeys did make room for the deer to pass. On the way home I [...]
Tracking the Coyote
Posted in animal tracks, Coyotes, tracking, tagged animal tracks, coyote tracks, Coyotes on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The coyote is the most visible predator in our region and probably in North America. Its tracks can be found in most wild places in California and elsewhere in the West. The coyote is a canine and its track patterns are very similar to all canines including foxes and wolves. The tracks below were sketched [...]
