The bear's still around (and he brought a friend)

Not really (bears and porcupines hardly ever travel together). I'm sure that the bear was just checking out the bird feeder situation (still inside for now). The porcupine (and his friends the raccoons and skunks are there to dig for grubs in the lawn).

We've had our first hard freeze so nothing else will be growing this season. Snow flurries were forecast for a bit this morning but they didn't happen.

I've been busy with my fall brush cutting. First order of business was to cut back what had grown in the area that I cleared last year. I'm about done with that. Next order of business will be to clear some more of the brambles and collect them into burn piles (burn season is January 15 to May 1).

-JC-

No More Birdfeeders for a While

The only trouble that we've ever had with bears going after the feeders have been at night. That's why we long ago started bringing the feeders in at night and putting them back out in the morning.

Then, there was the close call the other afternoon (see previous post). Now, just a few days later, a bear destroyed one of our feeders at 10:30 this morning.

We'll replace that feeder but they're going to need to stay inside until the bears forget about us, move on or go into hibernation. 

-JC-

Bear Encounter (almost)

Tuesday afternoon, while I was at the dentist, Kristen was working on a number of projects (gardening, getting the trash out, bringing in the bird feeders, etc.). When we checked the wildlife cameras a couple of days later, in the midst of the clips of her moving in and out of the house was a clip of a bear moving towards the bird feeder. The next clip showed the bear's butt heading back the other way. Without ever realizing it, Kristen must have chased the bear off.

-JC-