Fawns

We took the boat out in hopes of finding some orioles. Instead we saw two baby deer without a mother nearby. They were unafraid of us watching them from across the lake, and they ate and played at the edge of the water for quite a while.


Below the deer is showing reason number 23 that we don't swim in Lake Nelson:

Closter Nature Center

Grey Catbird

 

We visited the Closter Nature Center early on Memorial Day. We saw a few birds, a few chipmunks and a few deer, but the highlight was encountering two wolves chasing a deer. We decided that another birding spot would be more relaxing and went to the Meadowlands. (Edited for correction:) We are more familiar with the coyotes in California, which are smaller than what we saw here. We have since found out that the coyotes on the East Coast are larger, so we're sure it was not wolves now. I guess we could have continued on the trail after all.

Northern Mockingbird and Friends

 

 

Sometimes when bird watching, we encounter other creatures. We usually don't mind, but there are limits.