I’ve been telling you about the beautiful scenery and abundant food in the Adirondacks but what about the Adirondack Wildlife? There’s certainly plenty of that around even if we didn’t see them all. You can find black bear, bobcats, coyotes /coy-dogs, Red fox, beaver, muskrat, ground hogs, deer, maybe a moose in the north and tons of squirrels & chipmunks. And we can’t forget the traditional road kill of possums, raccoons, skunks and porcupines!Then there are the birds. Herons, blue jays, crows, ravens, woodpeckers, chick-a dees, hummingbirds, finches, sparrows red winged black birds, loons…. Throw in a few raptors- various hawks and owls and even bald eagles.
Of course we can’t forget the scaly creatures- snakes (including rattlesnakes), turtles from little sliders to whopping snappers, and fish. The only alligators are those some stupid people released thinking it would be fun. Those people are cruel idiots. Excuse me for being so blunt but they are signing the poor alligator’s death warrant. They are not good people.
The Eastern Cougar
The eastern cougar was declared extinct on January 22, 2018. Once this big cat roamed all of the eastern states dining on deer meat. But as the herd disappeared so did the cougar.However as white tailed deer made a comeback in places such as the Adirondacks there are sporadic sightings reported. Are they really extinct? Are the sightings of the eastern cougar or their western cousins? Who knows but like Bigfoot they don’t seem to be going away anytime soon.
The Little Mammals
Mid way through my visit we descended on my sister. We met her for lunch at Cooper’s Cave then retired to her house to take in the mini wildlife in her back yard. We enjoyed the antics of her tiny menagerie for several hours while catching up on family gossip. As much as Sandy complains about the chipmunks and squirrels digging holes in her yard, she still keeps an ample supply of peanuts on hand. The squirrels and chipmunks come first and then the Blue Jays. We even saw her hummingbird!
Puzzle Progress
I forgot to post an update on the last post . As you can see the progress isn’t fast but it is steady.
I put up a squirrel feeder on a tree and fill it with peanuts about 3 times a day. It is fun watching the chipmunks actually open the door to the feeder climb in and get the peanuts and come back out. Oh and we have a resident woodchuck (ground hog) enjoying the weeds in the back yard.
Glad to see your making progress on the puzzle.
I bet that’s adorable. Could probably spend all day watching that. I remember you mentioning the woodchuck- just a little one. Yeah I work on the puzzle a couple of times a week for 15 – 30 minutes. I don’t have much time to really sit down and study it. At this rate I figure it will take about a year to get through the first one LOL