A mountain lion in deep snow at mid-day.
I don't know why this coyote chose this route!
A mountain lion almost swimming through the deep snow.
And a moose during a brief reprieve from the snow.
I made a short video of the coyote, mountain lions, bobcats, deer, moose, and a skunk who trudged through the deep snow past my cam.
Brave, determined, and maybe impervious to the frigid air and cold feet. What a variety, and all with thick winter coats on, guess they have to be out and about to get the food. I can imagine your delight as you saw this for the first time.
ReplyDeletelove the moose, they are such impressing animals... wsh they would live here too :O)
ReplyDeleteI think as soon as there's a path - or even a row of footprints - other animals tend to use that route. I imagine it's a strategy that can have mixed results.
ReplyDeleteI remember when a forester and I left the first footprints in snow as we walked in to an inventory plot, and when we walked back out a couple of hours later, a moose had walked in our earlier footprints even though a moose could have walked easily anywhere it chose - more easily than we did, I bet.
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteA path well trod!!! YAM xx
Some of those drifts are deep! We like that the skunk chose the shallower path.
ReplyDeletecritter parade, love it. the lion could walk under the legs of the moose easily... this is how they make those paths through the forest, only snow now
ReplyDeleteI so enjoy your videos. It's so interesting to see the various animals in their natural habitat.
ReplyDeleteSo cool. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThey actually did pretty good considering how deep that snow is!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. You live in a slice of heaven.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and weekend. Scritches to the pups. ♥
KB no matter how many times I see your wildlife cams...I am still in awe of the critters in your 'back yard'
ReplyDeleteHugs cecilia
Fascinating. I was thinking that an animal might avoid deep snow if possible as it could be harder to escape from a predator? But apparently this is not the case.
ReplyDeletePerhaps the snow is slightly less deep next to the trees...at least there is cover.
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a well traveled path. There sure was quite a variety of animals too.
ReplyDeleteBet those animals wished someone would shovel them a path:)
ReplyDeleteHow awesome and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteDo the animals get together and say "Snow, this time of year?"
ReplyDeleteOMD, I loves all those furries! The mountain lions are so magnificent! Oh, and Ma said she smelled a skunk this morning...I wonder....hehehee
ReplyDeleteKisses,
Ruby ♥
That's a time when it pays to be lightweight like a skunk or bobcat! :)
ReplyDeleteJan, Wag 'n Woof Pets
That snow is just insane! But very beautiful.
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