obviously unrecognisable from the photo but unmistakable views of a first-year bird (2 observers). By the time we stopped the car and observed the Ivory Gull, it was soon chased off onto the bay by a white morph Gyrfalcon so i only managed one slide as the bird sped out over the water (written up in North American Birds in a rather comical way)
Not 100% sure this isn't a ringed seal, but it's more likely a harbour seal.
Harbor or Ringed Seal, was too far out for me to tell which
Young red squirrel, but with odd colouring. Presumably a genetic variation?
Tracks made in a 19-hour period overnight in fresh-fallen snow 2" to 5" deep. Photos show food-seeking activity, snow caves from nighttime torpor and scat.
White-Footed mice enter torpor for longer periods overnight. Deer mice enter torpor more frequently, and during the day (Donna Naughton). Based on the small number of snow caves and the time at which I found them, I concluded the species was White-Footed Mouse.
Was on grid road searching amongst the rocks and stopping every so often to eat what I assume were seeds. Was not concerned about me at all. Was cold, sunny, and with a bitter windchill. No snow on the surface of the road.
Has been suggested that this individual may have a shorter tail due to an injury. Have added a photo of the back and tail.
Looks to me like this mule deer buck's left ear has had the tip shot or otherwise cut off.
Screenshot of a video viewable in its entirety here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0gMFtQT_hGI2h1WUgTq5KSsvKksZ030/view?usp=sharing
I observed about 3 dozen slaughtered narwhals this day. The hunt and butchering had occurred a week before. Only the skin, top layer of fat and tusk is taken. The rest - all the meat and most of the fat - is left to rot.
A murder of Crows attacking a pocket gopher. There were about 20 crows initially. The gopher fought back but eventually was worn down from running to escape and defensively attacking to push the crows back.
Dropped by an owl, perhaps?
A lot of red on this squirrel, and two white stripes on belly? Is this possibly a Fox Squirrel?
this weasel pulled a garter snake from the hole it was hibernating in
long tailed weasel
plains garter snake
Owl pellet, most likely from Barred Owl.Guessing Pygmy Shrew based on the observation “the side teeth immediately behind the incisors, called the unicuspids (similar to our canines), are all the same size in Masked, but the back ones are smaller than the front ones in Pigmy.”
https://seabrookeleckie.com/2009/10/29/red-in-tooth-not-claws/
photo refers to the very long-tailed rodent on the ground in one photo and in the fox's mouth in the other photo
Willow Ptarmigan
winter plumage
Churchill, Manitoba
4 Nov 2002