Month: January 2014

  • Bear Signs

    I see signs of Black Bear, Ursus americanus, up here in the mountains very often, though I don’t see the bears themselves frequently. An often seen sign of bear, is a pile of bear poop, or bear scat, a term used in more sophisticated company. Bear scat can weigh typically, one half pound, to one pound.…

  • Sign Of Bears

    Several times a year I see a Black Bear,Ursus americanus, in my yard.  Black Bears are around nearly all the time.  I know that they’ve been around, even when I don’t see them, due to signs that they leave me. Last night I wrote a blog about how I can tell that Black Bears, Ursus americanus, have…

  • Just An Inch

    Wednesday night, into Thursday morning, the weather forecast was for some rain, and maybe in the mountains a little snow.  Hooray for elevation!  It was beginning to stick when I hit the sack and Thursday morning I was greeted with an inch of snow on the grass.  Given all the talk of the rain/snow line…

  • Dung Beetle

    This funny critter has an intriguing way of life.  He is a Dung Beetle.  I believe his species is Canthon imitator.  He hunts for piles of manure using his sensitive sense of smell.  I doubt if this sign (below) would be of any use to the Dung Beetle.  They probably can’t even read.  I suppose the sign…