We are down to one very nervous looking squirrel feeding under our bird feeder
since the bobcat moved in.
We have seen the cat twice, it's den'd up under our deck.Right now there is enough snow that two sides of the deck is bunked up blocking the wind nicely, and the small open end is looking out over the ground under the feeder.
I'm sure the cat has been picking off the squirrels, mice, bunnies and birds that ground feed on the spilled seed.
We decided to put two of Jim's game cameras out and see if we can't get a few good photos.
First night I set up the cameras, unfortunately one without its SD memory card installed and the other with a SD card installed but locked so needless to say no photos.
After learning how to unlock the card, I charged the batteries, installed the cards and set them back up for the daylight hours yesterday to make sure I know what I 'm doing.
I pulled them late that afternoon to check photos and recharge batteries and what I ended up with is 187 photos of birds and that one nervous squirrel. No bobcat, but at least I'm getting photos now so back out the cameras went for the night shift.
We awoke around 5:30 am this morning to what appeared to be a super model photo shoot going on in the side yard. Every 60 seconds the camera would take two photos with its flash lighting up our entire cabin with that harsh bright light. As we slowly made our way over to the window we were startled by the large deer head that popped up and stared at us for just a few seconds then dipped back down for more seed, setting off another round of photos.
If you're ever looking for close-up deer head or leg shots let me know!
In this shot you can see the opening under the deck that the bobcat uses to hunt. The red under the deck is a concrete blanket we wrap around the base of our cabin to help insulate so all in all it's a very nice warm place to stage a hunt.
Observatory News
Work continues in both the warm room and observatory,
mostly punch list stuff that I have put off for a while. I also have a friend, Paul ,coming over Wednesday to help me with software comprehension and test running equipment.
We have been getting light snow with lots of wind the past few days making it hard to open the dome. Pat and I have been going out in the truck at night trying to find clear skies for northern lights with no luck. The first trip we drove Highway 61 half way to the Canadian border, another night up the Gunflint Trail but we just couldn't get out of the clouds. We have had two well below 0 clear sky nights but have seen nothing in the way of northern lights.
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