Mississauga, CA
Member since January 17, 2012
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So Close
This White-tailed Deer doe had likely been hit by a vehicle on the highway just behind this scene. Regrettably, only in death did it find its way into the Wildlife Crossing designed to reduce wildlife moralities along this corridor.
Peek-a-Boo
Downy Woodpeckers are always a delight to watch. This female was creeping up the back of a tree but would pop around the side to keep an eye on me while I was stopped on the trail.
More Seed Please
While enjoying the trails at Riverwood, we stopped to offer the birds some black-oil sunflower seeds. A Red-breasted Nuthatch eagerly waited on the branch nearby while the Black-capped Chickadees to their turns first. It must have been the smallest in the pecking order!
Life on the Road
I was surveying a new road extension for wildlife mortalities when I came across this large American Toad in the grass, obviously heading towards the road to cross towards the forest and wetland on the other side. I gave it a careful helping hand across in the direction it was moving to avoid meeting an untimely end beneath a vehicle's tire!
Toad in a Hole
I was laying out small mammal traps as part of a wildlife crossing study I'm working on when I spotted this little American Toad in a sandy spot near a stream. It was a hot July afternoon and the sand must have provided just the right amount of coolness in the shade of the tall grasses.