Starting our second year of this project! Lots of nocturnal activity again this month, even though we've had just a few hot days. We'll see if that changes as the weather cools.
Bobcat carrying a large rodent (woodrat?) in its mouth. We saw something similar last month.
Blacktail fawn crossing Adobe Creek. Its mother crossed a few seconds earlier.
Skunk at the creek.
Another bobcat in daylight (!) on the hillside forest trail.
On the same trail at night, two bobcats in the same frame! Like cougars, these animals are mostly solitary, so this is likely a mother followed by her juvenile offspring.
We're starting to see more feral hogs again, probably because there are a
lot of acorns on the ground (especially Oregon White Oak).
We've seen large boars previously, but this is the first one we've
photographed with obvious tusks.
Two looks at Tusky Boi -- a still photo walking away and a short video facing the camera on a foggy night.
On the same trail, a sow and (ahem) three little pigs. We posted a
video of a similar hog family in March.
Feral hogs can produce up to two litters in a year, so even if this is the
same sow, the piglets are different.
Good-looking mountain lion.
Compare this to the mountain lion photographed in July 2024. It appears to
be the same animal, in the same location, in very nearly the same pose.
A couple of small critters, for balance. Opossum and skunk.
This video appears to show a small owl, or a young one, on the forest floor. Did it fall out of a nest? I'll try to consult with some experts. There are no subsequent pictures to show what might have happened to it.
Young spike buck. We're seeing quite a few of these.
A mother doe and yearling fawn grooming each other. We saw behavior like this a few months ago.
Large bird landing on a branch in the bay laurel grove near the top of Sonoma Mountain. The image is blurred, but from the pattern on the feathers I believe is is a great horned owl.
This bobcat hangs out near our upper mountain camera. It might be marking territory (although I haven't noticed any smell).
