Western North America Wildlife

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This is a thread for anyone to share their photos, stories, videos, etc. of Western North America wildlife.

To start: we set up our critter cam on Whidbey Island, Washington, facing our bird bath, which is really just a plant drip pan with a rock in it. We've had lots of visitors, and this is one of my favourites.

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I know it's necessary for small animals to be wary no matter what they are doing, but this sort of scene makes me not want to be reincarnated as a small animal if every moment of the day is so stressful.

[nycgirl]

Cute. He is a paranoid little thing, isn't he?

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Well, considering an owl sits in the tree above his head, he has every reason to be nervous.

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And here is the owl that comes to visit. It's a young one, still has its fluffy baby feathers. I like how, when it starts bathing, it looks a bit like a chicken.

A video I made out of time lapse photos.

[fumobici]

Love the owl, my birdbaths get a workout but I've never seen anything as exotic as an owl use them.

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Is he looking for the squirrel at the same time?