This otter was irritated with two trumpeter swans feeding where it was fishing. After this confrontation which drove the swans away it also left. The limited open water was the cause of the competition for space.
This otter was irritated with two trumpeter swans feeding where it was fishing. After this confrontation which drove the swans away it also left. The limited open water was the cause of the competition for space.
This is the first snowfall of the winter and the sandhill cranes are more subdued than usual. After the blastoff they remained in the area, occasional change position by a couple hundred yards. Filmed in early November.
Who would think there could be drama and contorversy at a pile of fox scat? Several butterfly species were competing for food at this site with the mourning cloaks eventually becoming the winners. The relationship between foxes and butterflies was not one I would have thought of until watching this activity.
This wolf scent post is frequently visited by a wide range of animals. A pair of sandhill cranes stopped about 18 hours after the alpha male left his signature scent.
Most of the this footage is from Burnett Co., Wisconsin. For the last three years I have been documenting wildlife of Crex Meadows Wildlife Area and its surroundings. Occasionally wildlife filmed in Minnesota or elsewhere will slip into this channel.
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