Summer's Over?

Hi Everyone:

My apologies for the long delay between posts.  I've been down with a back injury that has kept me from getting around and haven't been able to grab my trailcams until just recently.  The good news is that there were a lot of fine videos from which to choose when I did manage to collect the cards.  Hope you enjoy seeing those that I've selected to share. 

Three bears wandered past the water hole within 45 minutes of one another recently (no sign of Goldilocks).  They all look pretty healthy and that's a good sign with winter and hibernation on the horizon. 

Bear Number One is the largest of the three, with a solid black coat that reminds me of our old friend Handsome.  This bear seems bigger than I remember Handsome to be and he (or she) didn't rub against the bear tree like Handsome does whenever he passes through, so I can't be sure that this is, in fact, Handsome.  Regardless, it's a good-looking bear.  Love the way she (or he) blows bubbles in the water with his (or her) nose before settling in for what looks like a very comfortable soak.
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Bear Number Two is also a well-fed bear, albeit a bit smaller than Bear Number One, with a similar solid black appearance.  He's (or she's) thirsty but not so interested in taking a bath.  I wouldn't want to share someone else's bath water, either (or drink from it, lol).
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Bear Number Three is about the same size as Bear Number Two -- maybe siblings? -- but sports fur of a dark brown hue, making him (or her) easily distinguishable from the bears who visited the water hole a bit earlier.  She (or he) was also much too modest to make use of the public bath, choosing to make his (or her) way back into the woods after quenching her (or his) thirst.
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Our next video is a nice view of one of our resident bobcats. It's interesting to watch her drink from the spring, flip her tail a few times and then casually saunter into the forest.
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We had a number of visits from one of the local groups of elk over the past couple of months.  I compiled this two-minute video of a couple of elk babies grazing on aspen leaves. 
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From bears to bobcats to babies to bats!  

I think this is the first time I've ever captured bats on my trailcams so thought you'd want to take a look.  Keep your eyes peeled, though, because they're pretty fast.  They only stay on camera for a flash at a time, but if you're quick with the pause button, you might be able to stop the video with one of them in the frame. 
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