I love to go hiking and kayaking. I admit, my hiking looks more like walking through the woods than hanging off of rock faces or scaling ravines, and my kayaking tends more to paddling than skimming white-water rapids, but I do enjoy getting out there and enjoying nature. I particularly love being in nature with a good camera for when I come across wildlife or beautiful scenery.
I would have absolutely loved to have been part of the kayaking trip my sister and brother in law were on last week in New Hampshire, when they came across a young bull moose wading in the stream ahead of them! How amazing that would have been! I grew up on a farm, and I'm no stranger to animals, but I never tire of seeing the wildlife that tends to hide from humankind.
I've taken photos of fishers, bald eagles, moose, deer, coyotes, otters, alligators, turtles, herons, and myriad kinds of birds in the wild. I keep my eyes open when we are driving in New England, hoping to see a bear or moose. (This isn't my photo, though I wish it was!) Bears don't usually live near me, but one made the news a few years back when it was travelling in the area. I was both hopeful and afraid that I would see it while out in my yard!
I love to bring the wildlife around me into my stories. This is why Nathan and Jessica Bolduc are pekan (fisher) shifters in Approaching Shadows.
What kind of animals live in your area? Do you live where you can see them often? Do they scare you?
