// December 20th, 2011 // No Comments » // Assiniboine Park, Mammals, Recent Posts
Still some photos from my October zoo visit. A few more photos of our precious Siberian Tiger cubs and one of the snow leopard who was cat napping.
Below: Snow Leopard
Enjoy!
~Sharon
// November 30th, 2011 // No Comments » // Birds Hill Provincial Park, Boreal Forest, Canadian Shield, Mammals, Urban Nature, Whiteshell Provincial Park
Some recent photos of white tailed deer today. These were taken in late October / early November and as I had hoped there were more bucks visible at this time of year. It is rutting season and we need to be extra alert while driving in both the city (we have a large urban deer population in Winnipeg) and on the highways. The deer run all over the place during the rut and many are killed in traffic.
Enjoy!
~Sharon
// November 25th, 2011 // No Comments » // Mammals, Recent Posts, Rocky Mountains
Mule deer are found in the Western portion of North America – the Rocky Mountain regions and get their name from their large “mule like” ears. They are more grey in colour than their cousin the White Tailed Deer. The mule deer’s tail is black-tipped, whereas the whitetail’s is not. Mule deer forage and mate in the fall as do others in the deer family with fawns being born in the spring. Humans and automobiles top the list of enemies but their natural enemies would be mountain lions, coyotes and also bears. They are always alert and rely on speed to avoid harm. These photos were taken in Alberta near Jasper.
Enjoy!
~Sharon
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