Mammals

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A black bear stands on the other side of a ridge staring back at you. As I was climbing up a hill, I suddenly stopped to see a black bear coming up the other side of the hill. We both froze when we realized the other one was there and I was able to
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I spotted a pair of eastern coyotes hunting in the hedge row so I moved into position ahead of them. In a matter of a few minutes this beautiful coyote came around the corner and posed beautifully for me.
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This beautiful red squirrel posed in a sun ray that reached the forest floor. This squirrel had been spending the morning collecting pine cones and took a few minutes to rest before going back to its duties.
A young buck white-tailed deer stands motionless on the other side of a hedgerow. This deer came walking down a hill in front of me and did not realize I was there. He got within a few feet of me before he realized I was there, however, he decided
While working as a forest ranger, my crew and I were working on repairing a hiking trail when out of the forest came a beautiful black bear. We were uphill of the bear and she did not realize we were there at first. The bear proceeded to scratch it
In the winter, white-tailed deer slowly starve as the available food becomes scarce. They resort to eating pine needles that are not very nutritious however they provide a food source. This deer is eating hemlock needles as a means of food. The su
While hiking through the forest, I came across this young buck white-tailed deer that was foreign for acorns on the forest floor. The deer became curious of me and actually walked over towards me, which is when I was able to get this photo.
The unexpected finds in the forest are always the best. I was hiking back to my car as the sun had already set, and I saw a coyote walking own the trail over towards me. I froze and the coyote went off the trail and into the forest further. I was
As this young buck white-tailed deer walked off the trail, I waited for him to raise his head above the tall shrubs so I could get this photo. I like how the deer blends into the colors of fall.
As I sat with this coyote, the squirrels and birds were well aware of his presence. They were all making their alarm calls and the coyote would frequently look up in their direct as if to taunt them further.
Tucked away in the bottom of a rotten out tree, I found a raccoon that was taking a nap in the sun on a cold winter day. The raccoon appeared to have ventured out of the den to warm up in the sun. I moved far enough away from her so she would not m
A white-tailed deer looks up from the grass to check to make sure I am not a threat.
I was just barley able to see their head of two white-tailed deer as they were walking among the tall grass. I saw that they were walking over toward and open trail so I crouched down and waited. I was lucky enough to get a fe photos of this young
A red squirrel take a break from collecting pine cones to sit on a fallen tree.
I was laying on the banks of the Farmington river waiting for mergansers to swim by when I heard rustling in the brush up the bank behind me. As I was walking to the location I was sitting, I had seen a coyote but it had been going the opposite dire
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Red squirrels are common in conifer forests of the northeast. They are smaller than gray squirrels and are easy to distinguish with their bright white eye ring and red tail.
Red squirrels predominantly east seeds from pine cones, however they are also known to tap trees to consume the sap that is present under the bark. There have also been reports that they collect and hang mushrooms in trees to dry them making them la
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