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Living the Wild Life




A tip of the hat to local Redditors who have alerted me to the following sightings in our area. As a local social media platform, Reddit isn’t perfect, but, it sure beats Nextdoor by a mile!

From r/columbia, yesterday: Watch your feet while hiking. Saw this little guy on Wincopin Trail today. 



It was identified as a juvenile Eastern Copperhead in the thread. No, the photographer was not this close. They zoomed in to get the image. The post was entitled “Snake Season.” Do snakes have a season? Why do I not know this?

From r/ellicottcity, a few days ago…

Recently spotted a bear this morning while taking our foster dog for a walk down our long driveway. This was our neighbor's home so I alerted them since I know they like to leave their garage open. I had to pull my dog away since I'm sure it wanted to...engage the bear.

I saw a post made on this sub-Reddit about 5 year ago, so if anyone was wondering - yes, the bear is still here LOL.

Secure your trash, keep your garages closed, and keep an eye on your young kids and pets when outdoors!

Any other precautions around bears?


And, from the Robinson Nature Center, an unexpected visitor to a birdfeeder:

You never know who might visit Robinson Nature Center. Our staff were delighted to spy a furry face accessing our Backyard Viewing Room and helping themselves to the bird seed.  

While raccoons aren't the typical diner at a bird feeder, they are excellent at climbing and are known for their high levels of intelligence.  Some studies have even ranked raccoons as being better at problem solving than cats and dogs! Be sure to stop by the viewing room on your next visit and see what you find!



My feeders have never attracted any raccoons (to my knowledge) but I have had plenty of deer, some bunnies, and one unexpected oriole.


Oh, and a crane.





Any interesting wildlife sightings lately? Let me know. 


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