Category Archives: predators

The Conundrum of Cute

gardening, humans and wildlife, predators, rodentsBy Andrea Jones February 23, 2015 2 Comments

The cottontail rabbit I mentioned a month ago is still around. When I didn’t see it for a few days and the entrance to the burrow near the front walk stayed covered with snow, I assumed it had met with the usual fate of bunnies around here, becoming dinner for a coyote or an owl.…

Dusk

horses, humans and wildlife, observation, predators, wildlife encountersBy Andrea Jones December 8, 2014 1 Comment

A couple of weeks back, after about a half-inch of snow had fallen overnight, Doug came back inside from feeding the horses their morning hay with a report: “Ummm, I’m pretty sure there are cat tracks on the driveway,” he said, “And it looks like it lay down, too.” I booted up and went outside…