Walked over to the Post Office...and got some clips and pics out in Cook's...snoozed in awhile again I'm afraid!...sunny with some high overcast...walked from Sentinel Bridge to Curry...and didn't see anything...finally saw Coyote coming home through Village parking lot after dark...small Bobcat reported at Weeee! Bridge...the Creek Bridge...while I was walking somewhere else!!
losing antleers...explained too how the Bucks have a scent gland behind their back leg knees...or on their knees!...I've drawn their skeletons and the leg bones are differently arranged than ours!..cant picture right now how they work!...anyway..we had a nice critter story exchange as he looks for them on his breaks...lot of the drivers that bring people and things too the Valley have layovers..and are very knowledgeable...further along on the walk at Chapel Bridge I talked to another one who has a degree in Zoology...and was a Park Ranger...I'd known this...but forgot...and didn't put it together with my need for critter identifications...so I told him I'd be bringing by my mystery critters!....and right after that I talked with another photog who has been coming to the Valley for years and has pics of some of the Cabins during the Flood out in the backyard...Owl Woods....if and when I can get his permission I'll link or post one here...in fact a link to here from over there...the other Valley blogs...might be sufficient to acquire it!...this to say he's visited those..and maybe here too!...I must say I've never spoken to anyone in real time who has maybe read my postings...and this over a period of twenty years!...people are shy about their blogs and posts...it's....it's like our super hero alter egos...you know..clark kent at Last Chance to Adams or Rowel out and about with the camera!..and that's just this blog....after the big loop...and pics and clips of Ravens over by Swinging Bridge I had late lunch...got back to the Cabin...and just sorta gave up for the day!...it's hard to keep caught up with everything...it's cold...and still cloudy after yesterday's rainsnow...maybe tomorrow it will be sunny and warmer...
One of the photogs under the umbrella yesterday was right outside taking pics of the Falls from the spot where everyone does... this morning...and I tried to send off that pic to his email...which I had trouble reading...
It was icy walk all the way...but tonight it's raining everything is slushy...have to wait and see what things are like in the morning.
There's...well here...rain...and snow...and something that can be called rainsnow!
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Walked over to the Post Office...at Owl's Oaks...the Oak Grove across the road from the Elm and Cook's...lots of Jays and Woodpeckers...and back...Robins!...and back too...I think...the Band-tailed Pidgeons!....I think I have Pidgeon pic from last Spring with the 3x...have to check...tough to get pics of the Pidgeons...they're a little shy...and tourists were back and forth on the path...walked back with a detour through Cook's...sat at Sentinel stop awhile...tired!...and a friend drove by and we went to Last Chance for late lunch..cloudy and raindrops made me pick up
Moon pics are tough...just hope for one good one!...this one courtesy of the boulder in the road...which isn't being used because of it...and a view spot of Sentinel that brings photogs to set up in the road inspite of the traffic...was quiet...the road still snow covered...the Moon was climbing over Sentinel when I was on my way back from El Cap where I tried for the Horsetail Firefall again...but the coming storm clouds made everything silver...and the Falls in the wind like a horse's mane....
Rock pic is from the evening out to El Cap...this is the rock that's...well..in the way!...no walkabout today...slept in!...the holday crowd wore me out!...but did take a clip of Blue Jay on way to breakfast...sunny and blue...and hopefully tomorrow too...maybe give Horsetail another try!...storm said to be coming Teusday.
At the very end of a short walkabout...out to Cook's via Lower Falls and the Chapel Footbridge and Lodgepole Point and back...and after only seeing knats...which began to show yesterday!...I saw Bobcat slip between the parked cars across from Tree in the Door...and off I went!...could never get around in front or close enough for a good pic...and I think this is Chubby...the chubby Bobcat...thought for a bit Chubby would walk right by the windows of Last Chance!....great fun...and the Ravens being upset...Bobcat does that!...sunny and cool and blue. Oh...report Bobcat snatched a Raccoon on the roof of Last Chance last night...
I was in Mariposa for last night...after dentist...and this morning...early...waiting for bus and Humming Bird showed up...pic.taken with the 3x...slept on the bus waiting at the road work...and so awake enough to take a walkabout to the Post Office...started by snowshoeing to Creek's End...it was really cold last night...Bridal Viel was all frosty...and this after I comment on the balmy night before!...and it was windy this morning....tossing the Falls about...sometimes right back over the top!...I took a lot of clips and pics...each clip is different...sometime the wind blows the Falls to the left..then right..then just sort of shreds them...the 12x does some great things!...tourists talking and walking made me grumpy as I wanted to record the wind and the Falls sound...but what can one do!!?...sunny and blue and very cold...saw Coyote from the bus out in Cook's...and Bobcat report over in Siberia...
Went to the Post Office in the morning...rode the bus back...then took a long nap!..too long...lost the light to go to El Cap...but was happy to cross country ski the big loop..lots of scenery but no critters...heard Ouzel...saw Bobcat tracks at Half Stump Island...Bobcat crossed the fallen trees at CAD Beach...heared report later that Bobcat walked right past Rooms for Rent Lobby...have to try again tomorrow for critters!!..sunny and blue and cold.
Didn't get out!...slept in...then did some house cleaning....report of three deer on Lower Fall's paths...this from tourists singing of the Valley...sunny... and for days to come according to weather report...this Grey Squirrel pic and clip from a few days ago.
..Raccoon out in the daytime at Last Chance...and a report of what might be a Pine Martin in the Wreckage...and the Spotted Skunk is back...or never left..or another!...but it hasn't gotten inside again...has a burrow outside.
Went to the Village to vote...and the Post Office...and made the long walkabout along the bike paths...met up with a photog friend...with the giant camera!...and walked...best we could through the snow!...to Creek's End and across over to Cook's...talked of Bobcats and Hawks and Owls...but didn't see much...thought I heard Hawk....sunny with some clouds. Blackbirds I've kinda neglected...they're always about...Squirrel was by the Creek...and the Icebergs at the Creek footbridge....
It was gonna be Blue Jay again today...until stopping after work at the snack machine and Rocky showed up....hurried home and got the camera and took some snaps...pretty cool Raccoon and likes to talk at the snack machine!....made a short walk out to Cook's where I sat at the footbridge...and watched Blue Jays and Ravens...cloudy...watched a photog sink up to his hips out in Chapel Meadow...tomorrow I'll use the cross country skis or snowshoes...it should be wonderful...snowing tonight...and I haven't seen this much snow in the Valley before.
These little birds were right out front...and I was able to find the name!...kinda blurry pic..they kinda move!...took the Bus over to the Village and Post Office...walked back through Cook's...where I took pic of Woodpecker Tree....lots of snow...clouded up in the afternoon...friend came by work with his giant camera and showed off Bobcat pics...Bobcat was over at Lower Falls...when I wasn't!...nice day...maybe a little more snow to come.
