Wildlife update.
While pruning brush near where I expect to put the storage unit which is farther to the west from where Pat and I originally marked out with painted rocks (more in the woods.) I heard something.
I was not making much sound, not singing or tromping about but bent over and fairly quietly pruning some low white berry things, when I heard movement that was indicative of something large in the thicker brush just beyond. A large something by the sound of the movement and then a distinctive low hiss. I got a glimps.
That got me standing up straight and I started singing the first thing that came to my mind. 'Waltzing Matilda' of all bloody things!!! I heard absolutely nothing else. I continued to sing and backed away toward the camp and the car. I had my spray with me but my heart was going FAST.
Best guess is Cougar. They are quite common around here.
Earlier I heard the flock of wild turkeys just across the creek along the forest service road, they are over there a lot. All of a sudden they started screaming their heads off and took off, nine of them, across the road. On investigation I found a bald eagle having just killed one. A large one too!
Busy day at Libby Creek!
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