Masses floating in a cold, freshwater stream.
NOTE THE BEE RIDING THE DRAGONFLY
In my opinion, all of those prey should be the same species.
During my M.Sc. project on the Northern Saw-whet Owl (http://depositum.uqat.ca/580/1/Gagnon%2C_Jonathan.pdf), I identified the prey kept in reserve by the female inside the nest box. I place here some prey which in my opinion can be identified in the photos.
Pendant ma maîtrise sur la Petite Nyctale (http://depositum.uqat.ca/580/1/Gagnon%2C_Jonathan.pdf), j’ai identifié les proies gardées en réserve par la femelle à l’intérieur du nichoir. Je place ici certaines proies qui à mon avis peuvent être identifiées sur les photos
Secondary ID for prey in female fox mouth
Bees from a wild hive in a dying poplar tree. I gathered the dead bodies individually from a 5m radius and placed them here for a group photo.
at least 4 individuals seem to have been predated by otters and/or raccoons after a thaw freed a corner of the wetland from ice.
The two thawed areas are two I suspect are springs/seeps. The larger is about 2m x 0.5m in dimension, and has been inconsistently open throughout the winter. It is at the very edge of the shallow beaver marsh where it meets a steep ridge. The water here is 0-12 inches deep.
Conidium stained with lactophenol/cotton blue. Retrieved from foam sample.
Heard this live, was very confused. The screeches are mammalian, but unsure about the low notes.
Only right on moose dung.
Male with a hen and immature bird (not pictured)
Counted 16 individuals in the area, probably many more I missed
Observed fruiting on very well-decayed oak log exhibiting cubical rot.
Observed visiting multiple tomatillo flowers in the garden (Physalis philadelphica 'toma verde'). Apparent bulging clypeus as per VT Center for Ecostudies species profile.
First state record
Submitted on behalf of the observer.
Caught live with @pkm in pitfall trap during VT Family Forest permitted small mammal survey. Three unicuspids between molars and incisor. About 3g weight, photod in comparison with 3g S. cinereus from the same morning. Much daintier proportions, smaller feet, smaller nose projection, shorter tail with longer bristles, grayer coloration, and lighter below than S. cinereus.
B. asper eating what is most likely Trachops cirrhosus.
Note the Streblid flies still moving on the dead bat.
Check out my paper on this observation here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342792286_When_the_hunter_becomes_the_hunted_foraging_bat_attacked_by_pit_viper_at_frog_chorus
Observation of the same species of bat: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52429697
Observation of the Streblid flies: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52430393
There were several of these bees sleeping on grass (Danthonia spicata) spikelets.
Repeated vocalized from under our deck, apparently oblivious to my presence. Listen closely for a second, faint, more-rapid sound - perhaps a foot stomping? A second porcupine was within a couple meters, possibly the individual photographed (27 April, within 30 m of this location).
Awesome find (for me). Found by peeling back the bark on a red pine snag.
From loose sand with many emerging Colletes inaequalis
At 2:19pm by Morgan Horse Farm bridge.
earliest ever I've seen in flower here in Montpelier
I’m trying to ID these tracks - guessing an otter, or maybe a beaver? A stream is nearby. Drag or slide marks the entire way; roughly 8-10” wide, in the woods, and couldn’t see defined paw prints. Would welcome a sure ID!
Fruiting on poplar.
Looked like the initial kill might've been by a Coyote, with Fox, Ravens, and Crows all feeding on it at some point (based on tracks)
caught in mouse trap. so sorry! now in freezer