By this time of year most species of wildlife
have had their offspring. Some of those young ones are now old enough to face the world
alone – squirrels and chipmunks and cottontail rabbits and great horned owls quickly come to mind. Some species are born later in the year or are
dependent for a longer period.
In the last couple of weeks the camera traps
above the house have gotten videos of some of those young animals and their
mothers. The young ones followed their mothers around: to nurse when they
were hungry; to gradually learn what foods are palatable; where to take shelter
from storms (rain seems to have been unceasing lately); and, hopefully, how
to stay away from danger.
Here are some of those videos: of
spindly-legged fawns and black bear cubs –
Young ones often have to hustle to keep up with their longer-legged mothers and the bear cubs were no exception.
Young ones often have to hustle to keep up with their longer-legged mothers and the bear cubs were no exception.
Wow! Bear cubs! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful - yes those bear cubs are a delight!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Great captures. The bear cubs are so cute.
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ReplyDeleteThe deer and fawns are adorable. I love the cute bear cubs, what a cool capture. Great critter post and video. Thank so much for linking up and sharing your post. Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend.
Those bear cubs are just adorable! I DO not want to see a bear in the woods but it's fun to watch your videos! Love the tiny deer too!
ReplyDeleteSo great to see these babies with their moms. Without a camera set-up like this,the chances are slim to none we would witness these creatures.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that it's a really good thing the fawn and the bears did not cross paths. It is terrific to see this renewal of life in the forest.
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