3 Goldilocked Bears

It was a hollow tree, and a slim fit - even for the slim and fit, such as the Codge:


Codger in a tree

But, since we'd talked seriously about setting a cam on our first visit, it didn't take much of a nudge from the class on our 2nd stop by to get me to give a homebrew a try.

So, we spiked it up in the cavity, pointing down, to see what might come a calling:


July 20th - camera set in the hollow tree

And, come to find out, that slim fit might have saved the cam some abuse.

It took almost a month for the first bear to stick a head in. More than enough time for some
serious spider webs to build up.


August 16th at 7:40pm - a redhead with blond highlights peeks in


And sees the cam


And tries to get at it, taking a face full of spider webs


If cameras had emotions, this one would be wetting itself

A close call.

Two days later, "black" bear #2 arrives. At first I thought it was the same bear, but now I'm not so sure. These locks look more Ann Margret than Raquel Welch...


August 18th at 4:00pm - another bear peeks in


Checks out the scene...


And paws around

Also unable to reach the camera, this mom calls in right-sized reinforcements...


The 3rd bear - just right


Little goldie checking out the cam - note mom's flank outside


Climbing up... ?


"Hey - what's that down there?"


"Hey - what's mom doing?"


Climbing again...


...onto the outside of the tree

And that's the last we saw of the goldilocked bears.


August 20th at 4:40pm - the cam trapping crew arrives

Really glad we didn't pick up that camera 4 days earlier.

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References:

• Camera Trap Codger - Camtrapper's rendezvous
• Nature of a Man (this blog) - posts on cam trapping around the Yuba Pass

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