Sunday, June 10, 2012

Summer Heat, wildlife

The air is dripping with humidity and today's temp is expected to reach 91.  For SPK dogs that means hiding out in the shade and digging holes deeper.  The biting flies have been out in force and the dogs are hiding from them as well as from the heat.   We use SWAT on their ears and hose down the pens to keep them more comfortable.   The pools are being filled as well.

The word back from the DNR on the cat photo is that they believe this to be a bobcat.   Bobcats are more kennel friendly than cougars, so we do hope that is the case.  However, we have had several
cougar spottings out our way in recent years, so we don't really know, but continue to view the wildlife regularly via sightings and cameras.

Among the wildlife visitors recently is a beautiful buck who is traveling solo right now.   His antlers are already quite long and by photos , he looks to be a possible four point so far.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

Cat at front gate

June 2, 2012, 2:09 AM, traffic at the front gate.   Looks pretty tough to me.   This is the best photo
we've been able to capture in the past few years of viewing cats out here.  Looks like a cat on a mission.