Wildlife on Parade

Posted On November 12, 2024

Celebrating Nature with Trail Cameras

One of the things I have enjoyed most as I’ve worked to evolve my private wildlife area is sharing my harvest of trail camera photography. As I make the transition from sharing my Adirondack Outlaw adventures, photos and stories on various platforms to positing them exclusively here on my blog, I wanted to find a way to continue doing so. After some contemplation, this is what I’ve come up with.

“Wildlife on Parade” will be an ongoing feature located at the top of my blog. Here I will post trail interesting wildlife photos as my trail cameras transmit them. I will update it every day or two, as new photos appear. I may share individual wildlife photos.

I may opt to share several in an array.

Some of them I may give titles, explanations or captions, as with the next two pics below:

Whenever I see great blue herons, I think to myself “We’ve got it all wrong. The dinosaurs were never completely extinct. They’ve been here all along, dancing right in front of us.”

“Dinosaur Dancing”

Some may capture a specific wildlife interaction, ongoing saga, story or experience I’ve shared. (Such as the return of my beaver, who made the fatal mistake of returning and discovered that he is not the only inhabitant of this land who embodies “Relentless”.)

Others, like the header photo at the top, I may briefly embellish with backstories.

The deer in my header photo are grazing one of my numerous clover fields. I like planting clover as a wildlife food source. Not only do deer enjoy grazing it, but other wildlife as well. I hand broadcast my clover in a variety of areas, creating what I like to call “micro food plots”. I usually spread my clover seed in early spring (April-May) or in the fall (September-October). I have tried several different varieties, from red clover to white. I have purchased it both treated (i.e. inoculated) and untreated. It is my experience that treated clover has a far better germination rate, making it well worth the added cost.

While butterflies and crickets seem to prefer red clover’s flowers, bees like it all and I find that most wildlife, especially whitetail deer, like munching white clover best.

There are several good varieties available either through most sporting goods or local feed stores.

Then, of course, there are some photos that simply speak for themselves.

In any event, new trail cam photos will appear below. I plan to begin this tomorrow and continue adding updates indefinitely. So, check back in regularly! Just scroll to the bottom for the most recent additions.

You just never know who might show up for my adirondackoutlaw.com wildlife parade.

I hope folks enjoy this post celebrating my wildlife trail camera photography and check back in often.

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Until Our Trails Cross Again:

ADKO

My Wildlife Parade Begins Here:

And, as promised…

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

November 12, 2024

After a weeklong hiatus,

The Sheriff is BACK!

He is most likely what these two deer were running from just a short while earlier.

November 14, 2024

“Masked Bandits”

November 15, 2024

It is always a thrill when my bobcat’s out prowling. Last night he was patrolling under the light of 2024’s final super moon, a.k.a. the “Beaver Moon”. It is comforting to know he’s on the job, providing my land top notch

“Perimeter Security”