1st this year. Almost stepped on it.
Looked as if she was carefully turning her eggs that she has been sitting on since forever....Only I'm not seeing any eggs...Several days later they both left that area...Never saw any babies,they ret'd a couple of days later, then left again. This is the 2nd yr there have been no babies at that nest site. Thought maybe they had gotten washed out last year, that didn't happen this year.Wonder if the neighbor has oiled the eggs. Only babies seen this year were the 5 that were in close to my docking area.
Raining for 2 days …Wet red fox….just missed a few cotton tails. Checks around spruce tree looking for them. Seems to be making rounds in neighborhood often.
Same rooster in the morning and evening (5:34pm - 5:35pm)
There are five of them. First spotted by @data_nerd on May 12.
Bobcat killing a gray fox puppy outside of the fox den.
https://maxallen.inhs.illinois.edu/files/2023/11/843526viii2323662–23668-1.pdf
First verified fisher documentation in Illinois since the American Civil War.