What a Red-breasted Nuthatch, Black Bear, bobcat kitten, and Black-billed Magpie do in November in Estes Park...

November is when most animals have left the Estes valley.  Too cold and too windy.  There are a few animals who stay through the winter, though, and they have various strategies for surviving the season.  The Red-breasted Nuthatch stashes pine seeds so that it can eat through the winter.  The black bear takes a long nap (not quite true hibernation) and this one was out early on a snow-covered morning to see if it was really nap time.  The bobcat eats lots of rabbits and scavenges carion.  Here is a kitten  who is waiting for his/her mom. Finally the Black-billed Magpie scavenges for anything and everything and looks beautiful doing it.