Just after midnight on September 1st, my friend's trail camera snapped this photo of a black bear on Eighty Acres. It looks to be an...

Bees, butterflies, birds and deer all feasted on the sweet and fragrant alfalfa blossoms on Eighty Acres. This deer quickly recognized my...

No doubt the deer heard and saw me walking the Eighty Acres trails long before I spotted her. Except for a twitch of her ears, she lay...

Mom was right. Always eat the flowers first! #Fawn #WhiteTailedDeer #NaturePhotography #Wisconsin #EightyAcresPhotography #Midwest...

The fawn is six weeks old and mom is now showing her around Eighty Acres. Soon the fawn will know the exact location of every hosta,...

Each April bucks begin growing their new antlers. As the antlers develop they are covered in soft hairy skin known as velvet. The velvet...

Each night the raccoon slinks, steals, lurks, swipes, creeps, pilfers, and sneaks around Eighty Acres. I now know why raccoons wear...

The hungry skunk appeared under my bird feeder munching on sunflower seeds and bits of suet. A photo opportunity? I cautiously...

Mid April and over a foot of new snow blanketed Eighty Acres. I believe the doe and I would agree. Enough! My 97 year old Swedish...

Seldom seen during the day, a scraggly coyote moves quietly through the snow on Eighty Acres. Coyotes are easily identified by their...

Framed by the setting sun, a lone silhouetted adult doe slowly moves to its feeding area. Tonight it will browse on plant tips, grasses,...

The hunters' guns have been set aside and now the deer face a new challenge of surviving the harsh winter ahead. Hopefully their fat...

Groundhogs have many names including ground pig, whistler, and red monk. On Eighty Acres I also have given them many different...

It is rare to see a black squirrel on Eighty Acres. They are not a separate variety or species. Rather they are actually eastern gray...

Our world is filled with stories about cute bunny rabbits. Brer Rabbit, Disney's Thumper, Bigwig from the classic novel Watership Down,...

Winter on Eighty Acres finds deer gathering together for protection and saving energy by using well worn trails through the deep snow. ...

It is now midwinter on Eighty Acres and the deer are becoming more aggressive and desperate for food. Pictured above are two adult does...

Each day I am at war with the raccoons as they constantly think up new ways to raid my bird feeders. No matter what I do, they outsmart...

With tottering legs, the fawns arrive on Eighty Acres in early May. Beautifully camouflaged and weighing only 6-8 pounds at birth,...

Once again the Earth Mother reminded me to be patient when waiting for Spring to arrive on Eighty Acres. Two weeks ago nine inches of...