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In Feb 2013, Gary Warzocha of Hampton, CT wondered why his birdfeeder wasn't emptying as quickly as it had been. He now thinks perhaps this Accipiter had something to do with it. It's a Cooper's hawk or a Sharp-shinned hawk. Gary is leaning towards a Sharp-shinned.
In East Hartland, CT, Mel Harder was visited by a black bear on the deck of the house in 2012. Perhaps not one's favorite place for a bear sighting! The bear is wearing tags and a collar. By calling the CT DEEP, Mel learned the bear was female, had been tagged in 2010, and was 200lbs when she was tagged.
S. Vinson had this barred owl land on the deck rail one summer evening in 2012. The photo was taken through the screen sliding door in North Stonington, CT.
E. Feltham in Lyme was able to identify the frogs "buzzing" in the 2012 spring evenings as pickerel frogs. She found one sitting in a flowerpot in Lyme, CT.
I ejected some white-footed mice from my garden shed in southeastern CT. I deposited them in a glass aquarium lined with moss and set it in the yard to take pictures before I released them into the woods. A bit of birdseed distracted them for the camera.
Veronica G. photographed this turtle in her central CT garden in July of 2012. After comparing photographs and reading descriptions, she decided her original guess that it was a wood turtle was probably correct. The wood turtle is a species of Special Concern status in CT.
Jan Hecht photographed this little grey treefrog clinging to the side of the house in Wallingford CT in July 2012.
Tom Crider got this nice shot of a grey treefrog in September, 2012 in Southbury, CT.
I annoyed this vole by moving the branch underneath which he was hiding. He hesitated long enough that I got a picture before he ran off. I know he was probably one of the culprits eating my hosta roots, but I let him go anyway! Southeastern CT.
This lovely photo of a barred owl was taken by Frank Volpicelli in Darien, CT in November 2012.
Look closely to see the coyote peering out of the trees in the top right of the photo. Bill B. of New Haven managed to snap this shot of the cautious coyote before it moved on in November 2012.
This great blue heron adds elegance to a wintery scene in Jan 2013. E. Feltham took the picture in Lyme, CT.