Le Ringtail

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:33 am

The reason I asked before was that I had a hunch...

Hunch was right!

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:43 am

Nice Video Cougarmagic - was it me or was the ringtail eating "acorns" or something just below the camera?

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:20 am

He's chowing on something I think - there is a whole bunch of debris and crap in here. He also goes to that little pool of water for a drink (in the distance) just about every night.

They eat a lot of insects, small mice, and berries - probably acorns too.

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:17 pm

WOW! Approximately where was this ringtail? nice video, too!

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 1:01 pm

Mike - Big Tujunga. Little dude survived the fire! I've heard from a few people now who said they've seen them in various canyons on the western end of the mountains. I really never thought I would get one on camera. This was a real treat.

Mike P · Post by **Mike P** » Mon Oct 26, 2009 9:51 pm

Thanks J! I suspect that they are much more common than people realize.

It's amazing this little guy or gal could survive the fire. What was your hunch? scat?

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 7:59 am

lilbitmo wrote:Nice Video Cougarmagic - was it me or was the ringtail eating "acorns" or something just below the camera?

Patrick, I don't think you were eating acorns under the camera, looks more like a ringtail.

lilbitmo · Post by **lilbitmo** » Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:05 am

EnFuego wrote:
lilbitmo wrote:Nice Video Cougarmagic - was it me or was the ringtail eating "acorns" or something just below the camera?
Patrick, I don't think you were eating acorns under the camera, looks more like a ringtail.

You misunderstood, was it me the ringtail was eating or was it Acorns?

cougarmagic · Post by **cougarmagic** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:09 pm

Mike P wrote:What was your hunch?

Ah, well, a friend of mine saw it in person...! (not exciting, I know...wish I had seen its tiny tracks or something!)

Elwood · Post by **Elwood** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:48 pm

Your friend saw Fuego eating acorns?