Rocky the squirrel

Rocky the squirrel is a wild pet of one of our fans.  He often visits the home and is not afraid of humans.  He will often let the homeowners get very close to him before he flees into the woods.  Did you know squirrels are the most active in late winter,  when the mating season begins.   The males will chase a females, as well as, chase off other suitors. This ritual of chasing, occurs through the trees at top speed.  Squirrels are usually born in the early spring. The average litter consists of four. This varies with climate and location.  A second litter can occur in mid summer,  if there is an adequate food supply. 

Photos courtesy of Mary Wolfinger

Winter Birds

The winter weather isn't so harsh so far in North Coventry.  One or two weeks of a brisk cold front and now right back to 60 degree days.  This is good for local wildlife.  There have been many birds spotted around our area.  Here are some viewer photographs of some local birds. The bird with a red stripe on its head is called a Flicker.  It is commonly known as a wood pecker.

Baby bird sleeping!

Black Deer Spotted and Picture Taken

A black deer was spotted and a picture was taken and sent to Coventry Wildlife.  A black fawn is more rare than Albino deer and is a biological rarity. It is possible but very unlikely.  Pictures were taken by Richard Buquoi near Austin, Texas.  Thank you fans for the original source for the photos.  

Spring Surrounds us in North Coventry

The thought of spring time is one that is loved by many.  Gardens are being planned, mulch is being ordered and the snow is a distant memory.  Well that would be nice but it actually snowed here on Saturday pretty hard for about an hour.  Spring time is almost here and it can be seen with the amount of wildlife showing up.  On Saturday over 120 robins were seen in Coventry Lake Estates.  Along with the robins many people have been reporting different types of birds such as crows and chickadees.  No pictures were taken but we will continue to try.  Many of the bird species in our state are here year round.  It is just easier to see them during early spring because you are outside more often.

Coventry Wildlife is back!!!!

After a major computer issue, that is we didn't have one, Coventry Wildlife is back!  And what better day to come back than ground hog day.  Punxsutawney Phil was out and about today and that rodent saw his shadow, again!  The prognosticator of prognosticators says there will be 6 more weeks of winter.  Well Phil, it was almost 60 degrees today so we will see about that.  Most people know groundhog day started here in PA but it is rather strange.   The first official Groundhog Day celebration took place on February 2, 1887, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. It was the brainchild of local newspaper editor Clymer Freas, who sold a group of businessmen and groundhog hunters—known collectively as the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club—on the idea. The men trekked to a site called Gobbler’s Knob, where the inaugural groundhog became the bearer of bad news when he saw his shadow.  Did you know there are other prognosticating ground hogs?  They are Staten Island Chuck and Wiarton Willie. 

Phil is above, looking good.

Staten Island Chuck with Mayor Bloomberg in NY.

Wiarton Willie