Our neighbour called to tell us a deer had wandered into our backyard. Camera in hand, I slipped outside. The doe, stock still, watched me from behind a screen of foliage, as if she had decided that the best way to disappear was to become a bush.
I was on duty at the Visitor Center yesterday, and did most of my shift in the children’s nature room. I had a little downtime for sketching while kids were occupied with paper crafts.
It’s not the first time Bodie’s seen a pig, but this is the closest she’s ever been. Both animals seemed curious for a minute, and then satisfied to walk away.
We had a record number of attendees at yesterday’s Junior Ranger program, and everyone learned a lot about our ubiquitous ground squirrels.
Caught on camera. We might have some competition for the tomatoes when they ripen.
I’m an early-to-bed kinda girl, so I’m usually fast asleep by the time the creatures of the night come out to explore and hunt. I’d really love to see a ringtail, but the last live observation recorded in iNaturalist in my area was in 2014. (There was a roadkill recorded in 2022.) So I’m thinking my chances are slim, even if I become nocturnal myself.
It was a quiet day at the MCSP Visitor Center on Sunday, so I sketched these taxidermied specimens in between chatting with visitors.
