A Midnight Visitor
Just after midnight on September 1st, my friend's trail camera snapped this photo of a black bear on Eighty Acres. It looks to be an...
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Bruce Siebold
Aug 12, 20181 min read
Buck in Velvet
Bees, butterflies, birds and deer all feasted on the sweet and fragrant alfalfa blossoms on Eighty Acres. This deer quickly recognized my...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 29, 20181 min read
A Chance Encounter
No doubt the deer heard and saw me walking the Eighty Acres trails long before I spotted her. Except for a twitch of her ears, she lay...
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Bruce Siebold
Jul 1, 20181 min read
Mom Was Right!
Mom was right. Always eat the flowers first! #Fawn #WhiteTailedDeer #NaturePhotography #Wisconsin #EightyAcresPhotography #Midwest...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 24, 20181 min read
A Teaching Moment
The fawn is six weeks old and mom is now showing her around Eighty Acres. Soon the fawn will know the exact location of every hosta,...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 3, 20181 min read
A Buck In Velvet
Each April bucks begin growing their new antlers. As the antlers develop they are covered in soft hairy skin known as velvet. The velvet...
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Bruce Siebold
May 27, 20181 min read
Throw Away The Key!
Each night the raccoon slinks, steals, lurks, swipes, creeps, pilfers, and sneaks around Eighty Acres. I now know why raccoons wear...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 29, 20181 min read
Close Enough! Good Enough!
The hungry skunk appeared under my bird feeder munching on sunflower seeds and bits of suet. A photo opportunity? I cautiously...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Uff-dah!
Mid April and over a foot of new snow blanketed Eighty Acres. I believe the doe and I would agree. Enough! My 97 year old Swedish...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 15, 20181 min read
A Restless Sleep
Seldom seen during the day, a scraggly coyote moves quietly through the snow on Eighty Acres. Coyotes are easily identified by their...
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Bruce Siebold
Mar 25, 20181 min read
Eating For Two
Framed by the setting sun, a lone silhouetted adult doe slowly moves to its feeding area. Tonight it will browse on plant tips, grasses,...
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Bruce Siebold
Dec 17, 20171 min read
Winter Survival
The hunters' guns have been set aside and now the deer face a new challenge of surviving the harsh winter ahead. Hopefully their fat...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 4, 20171 min read
Trouble!
Groundhogs have many names including ground pig, whistler, and red monk. On Eighty Acres I also have given them many different...
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Bruce Siebold
May 28, 20171 min read
1 in 10,000
It is rare to see a black squirrel on Eighty Acres. They are not a separate variety or species. Rather they are actually eastern gray...
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Bruce Siebold
May 14, 20171 min read
Calling For Wiley E. Coyote
Our world is filled with stories about cute bunny rabbits. Brer Rabbit, Disney's Thumper, Bigwig from the classic novel Watership Down,...
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Bruce Siebold
Feb 5, 20171 min read
One Head...Many Legs...And Patience
Winter on Eighty Acres finds deer gathering together for protection and saving energy by using well worn trails through the deep snow. ...
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Bruce Siebold
Jan 22, 20171 min read
Rematch Tomorrow
It is now midwinter on Eighty Acres and the deer are becoming more aggressive and desperate for food. Pictured above are two adult does...
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Bruce Siebold
Jun 26, 20161 min read
Thief! Bandit! Robber!
Each day I am at war with the raccoons as they constantly think up new ways to raid my bird feeders. No matter what I do, they outsmart...
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Bruce Siebold
May 14, 20161 min read
Birth On Eighty Acres
With tottering legs, the fawns arrive on Eighty Acres in early May. Beautifully camouflaged and weighing only 6-8 pounds at birth,...
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Bruce Siebold
Apr 7, 20161 min read
March Snowstorm Blankets Eighty Acres
Once again the Earth Mother reminded me to be patient when waiting for Spring to arrive on Eighty Acres. Two weeks ago nine inches of...
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