Fortnight -- noun \ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt\ : a period of
14 days : two weeks
In a
bit more than two weeks – 16 days to be exact – three of my camera traps
captured photos of black bears on eight different days. This summer the cameras
have gotten pictures of opossums, gray squirrels, porcupines, raccoons,
coyotes, bobcats, wild turkeys and white-tailed deer but black bear has been
the predominant species in the photographs a sampling:
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| Day 1 |
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| Day 3 |
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| Day 4 |
The
next week ushered in the hottest week of the summer, with temperatures
approaching 90° and humidity to match. Activity was seemingly focused at the
vernal pool, with the bears coming to wallow in the relatively cool water.
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| Day 10 |
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| Day 11 |
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| Day 11 |
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| Day 11 |
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| Day 13 |
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| Day 14 |
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| Day 16 |
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| Day 16 |
Wildlife
always raises questions. Where were the bears during those six days? How far do
they travel to wallow in the pool? How many different bears visit the pool and
what are their interactions? There's a not too distant stream that is cooler than the stagnant pool, do they also soak there?
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