[Leica] a chance encounter

[Douglas Herr]

Nope, no significant fires.  Coyotes are the primary predators at this park.  Grizzly Bears are long gone and it’s probably too isolated for Mountain Lion to have much presence, and there are lots of 

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/meleagris/gallopavo/melgal25.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/leporidae/sylvilagus/audubonii/sylaud03.html

and 

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/sciuridae/spermophilus/beecheyi/spebee02.html

in the area.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com


-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>Sent: Mar 22, 2021 9:56 AM
>To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>Cc: Don Dory <don.dory at gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] a chance encounter
>
>Was the general park area included in the last two fire season?  Based on
>the healthy look of your coyote it appears small mammal populations are
>doing very well which would be the case with new meadows.
>
>On Mon, Mar 22, 2021, 3:31 AM Douglas Herr via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
>wrote:
>
>> I've been trying to visit Ancil Hoffman Park in nearby Carmichael
>> (Sacramento County) regularly this spring to check on the progress of
>> potential woodpecker nest sites.  This involves a lot of walking around the
>> various trails; coyotes are always present here but usually secretive. As
>> many animals do, Coyotes have regular habits and they certainly have
>> established den sites but I have yet to determine either so my encounters
>> with them have been random.  It didn't seem to mind me, it looked toward me
>> several times in the few minutes I had.
>>
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/canidae/canis/latrans/canlat15.html
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/canidae/canis/latrans/canlat16.html
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/canidae/canis/latrans/canlat14.html
>>
>> a7rIII, 600/4 GM
>>
>> All comments are welcome.
>>
>> Doug Herr
>> Birdman of Sacramento
>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com
>>
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Nope, no significant fires.  Coyotes are the primary predators at this park.  It’s probably too isolated for Mountain Lion to have much presence, and there are lots of 

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/phasianidae/meleagris/gallopavo/melgal25.html
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/leporidae/sylvilagus/audubonii/sylaud03.html

and 

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/sciuridae/spermophilus/beecheyi/spebee02.html

in the area.