Author Archives: Robert Kunicki

Watch these impressive Tule Elk bulls graze and interact with each other on the Willits Bypass Mitigation Lands. The bulls have just recently began shedding their antlers from last season to make way for a new set of velvet antlers this spring.

These critters are very interested in this hollowed out log on the ground in an oak woodland on the Willits Bypass Mitigation Lands. Some of the critters are bold enough to enter the log while others seem to be deterred by scents and signs they do not like.

Watch as these nocturnal beavers make their rounds along this creek side habitat on the Willits Mitigation Lands.

The Striped Skunk diet consists mainly of insects but they are omnivores that dine on a variety of food including grubs, earthworms, crustaceans, fruit, small mammals, and bird eggs. What they eat largely depends on the time of year and what they can find.

Take a drone drone flight through an oak woodland and over a created wetland on the Willits Bypass Mitigation Project! Drone Pilot: Jake Stubberfield

River otters cover themselves with sand in order to establish their territory and groom their fur. It is a regular part of their social bonding.

Check out this footage from last summer of a male Western Fence Lizard basking in the sun and performing push-ups in order to display his brilliant blue belly. He is hoping to attract the attention of the female lizards and stake out his territory from other rival males.

This beaver was seen over the course of a few days during the recent winter rains continuing the hard work of dragging sticks and limbs at the creek.

The origin of the Virginia Opossum can be traced back at least 20 million years ago in South America. Opossums migrated to North America about 2.7 million years ago after the land bridge of Panama rose up and connected the two continents.

Watch these North American River Otters and Gray Foxes live and play along this creek side habitat in Little Lake Valley