Nature Done Wright

Incorporating the Celery Farm and Screech Owl Companion blogs

October 11, 2020

Monday Morning Mystery Answered

On Monday I wrote:

The other night, we heard some noises outside. The following morning, we found our metal trash can popped open the way Popeye used to open a can of spinach.

The next night I put the trash can inside permanently and left out a bar of pepper suet and the trail cam.

The following morning, I downloaded the above image.

Our cat is black and is an indoor cat, so I don't think it could be Pook.

Any idea what this is?

The consensus was a black bear. After denting the metal trash can in an effort to pop it open, the bear dragged a 20-pound bag of birdseed for 10 yards into the Celery Farm.