Posted in birds, tagged Duck, Khaki Campbell duck, mallard, mallard duck on October 20, 2013 |
Posted in Miley, West Virginia, tagged fall foliage, golden retriever, West Virginia fall foliage on October 20, 2013 | 1 Comment »
But I don’t know if a lot will. We’re a bit past peak, but I found some nice shots for the blog.
Posted in golden retriever, Miley, tagged golden retriever on October 20, 2013 |
Posted in birds, tagged Turkey Vulture on October 20, 2013 |
This turkey vulture was flying high over the meadow today.
It will likely be hanging around here for about another month. They usually wait until the gut piles have all been cleaned up from deer season, and then they fly south to avoid the winter.
My grandpa once dared me to catch one. He told me just to lie down in the field and pretend I was dead. If I were to fool the “buzzard” into coming down to the ground to eat me, then I might be able to catch it when it came close.
I tried it, but I wasn’t fooling anyone!
And it’s a good thing, too. The turkey vulture’s favorite way of defending itself is through projectile vomiting!
Posted in birds, tagged ducks, Khaki Campbell duck, mallard on October 20, 2013 | 2 Comments »
The khaki ones are very khaki today.
Posted in golden retriever, Miley, tagged golden retriever on October 20, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Posted in golden retriever, Miley, wildlife, tagged buck, deer, golden retriever, white-tailed buck, white-tailed deer on October 19, 2013 | 2 Comments »
I had Miley out this evening. I was going to put the SD card in the trail camera and set it for the evening.
At the barn, Miley assumed this posture:
I zoomed in on her.
I knew she was smelling something at the far end of the meadow.
I told her to sit, and she did.
As I came around behind a black cherry that had already lost its leaves, I noticed a gray form standing on the grassy point on the far end of the pasture.
I zoomed my camera in from behind the cherry tree, and I saw antlers!
I was able to adjust my position, and I got this shot of him.
This buck has been on the trail cam many times, but this was the first I got him on my handheld camera.
Miley was able to smell this deer from over 100 yards.
Golden retrievers have good noses, and they also have a lot of sense.
You can learn so much when you go out with them.
Now, I certainly would have seen this buck had I continued on without the dog, but Miley gave me a heads up and a chance to plan my shot out a bit more.
The human and dog relationship is “primate seeing” and “canine smelling.”
And it works pretty well.
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