Bitternut Nature Preserve
Welch, MN

Wildlife

I left out the pictures of deer and racoons since they are numerous.

Video 1

I've had a hidden wildlife camera on the property for quite some time.  It's been interesting seeing the different animals roaming the creek at night.

The coyotes are my favorite animal.  You hear their pups yiping in the spring around here.  The sounds of the nighttime wild are very enjoyable.

I was surprised to see red fox in the same area as the coyote.  They usually compete for space.

I caught this guy while walking in the woods during the spring.  It's a good example of one of the fox squrills.

At the edge of the field in the spring there are countless turkey breeding.  This picture is a bit fuzzy as I had to zoom in quite a bit.

This picture was taken across the river about a mile away.  I have a video of this incident too.  As I recall there were over 40 turkeys in this pack.

Bald eagles are seen fairly regularly.  This picture is of a nest also on the Belle Creek several miles upstream.  There is another nest about a block away.  They like to fish the creeks and rivers in this area.  Some of the large trees also make good habitat.