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barefootguy avatar
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I've really been enjoying the African water hole cam, and thought I'd share some snippets from my SRB backyard cam. Like the African water hole cam, there are long periods with nothing to see. So this little movie is just some of the highlights since July.

http://www.ubu-online.com/backyard.htm

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kathydwells avatar
Darlene is my middle name, not my nickname
#2
:clap_1: Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Beach Fanatic
#3
I've really been enjoying the African water hole cam, and thought I'd share some snippets from my SRB backyard cam. Like the African water hole cam, there are long periods with nothing to see. So this little movie is just some of the highlights since July.

http://www.ubu-online.com/backyard.htm
Sweet!! And amazing!!!
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bean
#4
:clap_1: Wow, amazing! What was the big kitty?
Cil avatar
Beach Fanatic
#5
Very cool! My favorite were the coyotes. Thank you for sharing! What was the music?
It was very nice.
(warning: I kept trying to open up the video with Firefox as my browser, and my computer crashed. IE worked fine though.)
Loved it!
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fartblossom
#6
:clap_1: very cool !
SoWal Insider
#7
Really, really beautiful and calming.
And I'm wracking my brain trying to place the music. It's not Leo Kottke but someone similar?? Almost sounds like old Doobie Bros. acoustic.
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#8
Thank you barefoot guy:clap_1: That was wonderful. What was that cat? It's tail was too long for a bobcat.
barefootguy avatar
Beach FanaticAuthor
#9
Thanks for all the nice comments!
I need to get a 2x telephoto lens so I can get in a bit closer!!

The cat was a bobcat.

The coyotes though ... they look more Red Wolf to me. I had several biologists from around the country look at some video of the wolves and their guess is that they're a mix of red wolf, coyote, and maybe even dog.

I've seen lots of coyotes, and this family looks different. There are nine of them and they all look slightly different from each other. One of the adults, and 2 of the pups look very similar to a coyote, but the rest are different.
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bean
#10
Thank you barefoot guy:clap_1: That was wonderful. What was that cat? It's tail was too long for a bobcat.

Could it have been a panther?
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bean
#11
Just saw your response BF. Thanks for sharing!
Cil avatar
Beach Fanatic
#12
The coyotes though ... they look more Red Wolf to me. I had several biologists from around the country look at some video of the wolves and their guess is that they're a mix of red wolf, coyote, and maybe even dog.

I've seen lots of coyotes, and this family looks different. There are nine of them and they all look slightly different from each other. One of the adults, and 2 of the pups look very similar to a coyote, but the rest are different.
Barefootguy
I completely agree with you! I actually kind of wondered about that myself when I was watching.
I have seen lots of coyotes myself (in inner city Denver, no less) and your critters did look different.
I have heard of coyotes and red wolves mixing it up a bit.
A month ago, one of the red wolf pups, a yearling, left the Wildlife Refuge here; swam to the mainland from St Vincent's Island. The yearlings always try to leave around 18 months of age, and the wildlife people usually move them before that--but he was precocious. He had a radio collar on and they did find him before he got far. He definitely would have eventually found a coyote or dog girlfriend . ;-)

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barefootguy avatar
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#13
St. Vincent was one of the places I called since it would be pretty easy for one of their wolves to get off the island and wander over here. They assured me that they haven't lost any. They did have one go missing, but found it's collar and figured it had been poached.

I was told that all the pure red wolves in the wild have radio collars, and they're all accounted for.

But it was fun, all the biologists were very intrigued by my video footage and kept passing it around for others to see.

I was hoping the state would come in and stop the development that's going to take away 117 acres of their home, leaving them with just the 37 ace preserve behind my house. I was told that only the wolves with radio collars are protected.
DD avatar
SoWal Expert
#14
St. Vincent was one of the places I called since it would be pretty easy for one of their wolves to get off the island and wander over here. They assured me that they haven't lost any. They did have one go missing, but found it's collar and figured it had been poached.

I was told that all the pure red wolves in the wild have radio collars, and they're all accounted for.

But it was fun, all the biologists were very intrigued by my video footage and kept passing it around for others to see.

I was hoping the state would come in and stop the development that's going to take away 117 acres of their home, leaving them with just the 37 ace preserve behind my house. I was told that only the wolves with radio collars are protected.

This was WONDERFUL, BFG. Loved, loved, loved it!! Do post some more!
and your last paragraph just pisses me off! :pissed:
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#15
wonderful BFG....the music was very soothing as well, what is it? (I know it is a guitar.:blush: ....But who is it?)

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barefootguy avatar
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#16
The music is Phil Keaggy, from his Beyond Nature CD.

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