Getting Some Fur

As the weather changes and the birds move out of the area as is done every year I get more opportunities to get Animals. I'm not sure why that is but it always works that way. Animals are my number one thing to photograph, birds are just a side gig (except birds of prey). Like today, I only photographed one bird and thats just because I couldn't tell what bird it was. When I checked on my tablet when I got home it was a Blue Jay, nothing e cool. I started on a hike this morning just before 7am. I wanted to get out before it got hot. Yesterday I started aroung 9am planning on a 3 mile hike, which is my norm. It ended up at just over 9 miles. I was really worried that I over did the hike and my feet would be hurting the rest of the day and not be able to walk today. That did not happen. There was some pain in my left foot but not very bad, and this morning it was fine. It was a little chilly as I started out but I knew that with a backpack and two cameras I would be fine until it warmed up. Well my camera warmed up pretty quick. I seen this little stinker come down the side of the bank and drop into a ditch. That gave me time to make sure my setting were right.
I met a lady on this trail that told me how to get to the other end without having to walk the 6.5 mile trail to do so. I decided to follow her directions and she nailed them. I drove there like I had been there a ton. I walked about a mile down the trail and didn't see anything worth pointing my camera at. Not a big surprise as it was around 9:30 in the morning by then. most critter's would be hunkered down. I turned arround and headed back to the car thinking that I would come back early tomorrow and bring my bucket for berries as there were lots of ripe ones to be had. This is going to be a good place to find Black bears. Just as I was getting to the end of the trail I seen a little path that went to the creek. I headed that way just to get a feel for the area. Well it "Feels" like this!
So tomorrow I plan on having a really good day picking berries and an even better day behind the camera! I'll let you know.

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