Category Archives: Nature

One more mountain lion!

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Luca

  Our motion-activated cameras caught one more lion!  This one was wondering about on October 23rd, 2014, around 7pm.  It is somewhat unusual for lions to be active so early in the evening!

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Mountain Lions near Tahoe Donner

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Luca

There are mountain lions active near Tahoe Donner!  These images were taken by camera traps set in nearby places.  The mountain lions seem to be active especially at night.  As they have a large range, we are not sure if … Continue reading →

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Bears around Hawks Peak

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Luca

We were hiking around Hawks Peak, in Tahoe Donner, when we spotted bear tracks: They were very large, and also very fresh.  And a dark shadow moving on a tree nearby caught our eye.  The bear!  With three cubs!  Climbing … Continue reading →

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Coyote sighting!

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Luca

Our “animal camera” caught sight of a coyote at 7:29am, Jan 2, 2012! We knew there were many coyotes around (they were howling at the Moon behind our house during the Thanksgivings weekend), but this is the first photo of … Continue reading →

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