Sunday, February 9, 2025

Wild mammals in my Northern Virginia backyard


One of the perks of living next to Fairfax County, Va., park land is that there’s an abundance of wildlife that lives there and will venture into my neighborhood.
I’ve spent the last week posting about all the bird life in my area. Now, let’s cover the mammals I see in my backyard.
I’ve taken photos of white-tailed deer and red fox in my yard. My Birdfy camera-equipped bird feeder has been visited by Eastern gray squirrels and mice.
And last Thanksgiving, I threw the carcass of our turkey in the backyard to see what creatures would come to eat it. It attracted some ravenous foxes and raccoons who picked it clean. I captured the photos with my Stealth Cam motion-activated camera.

Eastern gray squirrel




Mice



Red fox







Raccoon





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