Critter Cam April 2025

Hi Folks,

      Several short videos (compiled below) of some critters caught on my game cam in the forests of Painted Post:

In order of appearance:

1. A porcupine ambling by. Over the decades, various hounds we’ve owned have had many a painful encounter with porkies, a.k.a., “quill pigs”—although I think they’re biologically closer to a rodent than a pig.  On more than one night, I’ve helped Dad and Mom pull 600+ quills out of a hound, which makes for a long night! An adult porcupine can have up to 30K quills! (Source: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/north-american-porcupine )
2. A red fox out (certainly hunting) is a snowstorm.
3. We’ve often said that raccoon “run in pairs.” My late hound Seth would “inventory” the raccoon, i.e., run one and then go tree the other. Watch that second raccoon follow the passing car’s headlights.
   
4. and 5. A red fox (not sure if it’s the same one) going up and down the natural bridge crossing the creek. Not sure what he has in his mouth in the second video. (Can’t imagine it’s a stick and more likely some sort of bone.)
   

    6.  A cottontail rabbit in the middle of the woods. First time I’ve got caught a rabbit on video. Note: Purportedly (I tend to believe it’s true), there is a pocket of Varying Hare (i.e., the Snowshoe Hare) near these parts.


  Hope you enjoy the show!