Well, ladies and gentlemen, we did indeed find wildlife on my trail camera! It was mostly deer, but I still think it’s a great way to visualize the natural world around even a suburban area.

Nice young buck, velvet still on his antlers.

Just a little fawn, still adorable with her spots 🙂

Think she spotted the camera?

Gettin in that Saturday morning jog!

Bonus Footage: I think a train went by. Or did the neighbors leave their fire-breathing dragon out again?

Bonus Footage: This must be from when I dropped the camera during the set-up process. Looks like swirly fun in an impressionistic dream kind of way.

I’m going to leave the camera out for a bit longer, and I can keep you updated if I find anything else exciting!

In the meanwhile, if you are interested in some hands-on field work, but with the help of naturalists and scientists, the National Park Service is holding a series of BioBlitzes across the country this year in honor of 100 years of parks. BioBlitzes are a citizen science effort of conducting biological surveys in a short period of time. They are a great way to go on a guided exploration of biodiversity, plus they can be a huge help to keeping inventory of all living things in the focus area–from animals to plants to fungi, everything! Many of the BioBlitzes occurred in May, but different parks around the country are hosting their events all the way until later in the year. The map on the NPS page will help you search for BioBlitzes near you.

Well, that’s it for today. Keep exploring!