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Veritable wildlife explosion in suburbia.
My yard had been overrun with rabbits
and chipmunks. Looked out the window
the other day and saw this red fox snoozing.
First time seeing one in my yard. Not so many
rabbits and chipmunks any more.
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My SIL sent me this photo the other day.
Arlington, Va.
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Awww poor puppy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Supermoon
Big boy...close to a foot long
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meep meep!
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I know the first step is to admit that you have a problem.
A few years ago we put up a hummingbird feeder and it was cool to watch them. Now we have three feeders, typically 10-20 hummingbirds and we go to Costco to buy 50 pound bags of sugar. We were gone for a week and we paid a kid to come twice and feed them.
I planted 2 honeysuckle plants 5 years ago which are huge now.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
I have hummingbirds all day everyday, I stare at them like some kind of stalker psychopath, sipping my coffee.
Such cool birds.
Jesus Christ pose.
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We used to have bird feeders.
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Oh great now I have to put in a gazillion dollar irrigation system for the fucking honeysuckles
Ha. They don’t need much water once established but if I recall you are in a much drier area than I am.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
As an added bonus the bees and butterflies also love them, they are fragrant, and it adds a decorative cover along a fence.
Oh, I had a honeysuckle fence as a kid I know all about em, I’m just down the hummingbird rabbit hole.
Mixed metaphor?
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Norseman where did you spot the sandhills?
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Originally Posted by John_B
cool to see the fuzzy lil colt with the pair
Ah cool, I didn't even notice that. There is a nesting pair pretty close to my house but I haven't managed to spot them yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norseman
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Posted this in the view right now thread but fits better here
Not my pics but screen grabs from a video friend took. Healthy cat. Beautiful animal. Also scary lol.
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Nesting pair on the NH lake we live on. They have 2 fledglings but those are not nearly as photogenic as the parents.
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7yr old: dad, come quick, there’s a mommy horseshoe crab and it’s carrying a baby horseshoe crab on its back!!
Me: Yes…that’s exactly right
For some reason, when I see bald eagles I think of Warren Harding--a man who looked much more impressive than he was.Quote:
Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest
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My wildlife biologist buddies had no idea what that growth is. Could be a benign tumor, perhaps a papilloma.
That tick’s been on there for about 5 years
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FIFYQuote:
Originally Posted by JimmyCarter
These 2 are pretty awesome. I've seen them pluck lots of fish out of the water from my deck. Also seen one of them carrying a snake back to the nest for the young'uns.Quote:
Originally Posted by old goat
Cyst. Looks like the shit Dr Pimple Popper would take care of.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hopeless Sinner
This cutie was in my garage tonight.
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Saw these guys on the river on Sunday.
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Cathartes aura
I see the same shit all the time. Most people would say wow, that's amazing. My favorite are the pine martins.
But, do you ever get the chance to re-live a dream? I saw a video about a cotopaxi today that instantly tapped into a dream that I had last night that I totally forgot, like most, where I know I was geeking out about an ocelot. It just took me right back to that dream that I forgot before I even made it to the shitter. Crazy how our minds work.
Anyway, carry on. Sorry to interrupt. Just wildlife.
This is the only thread I could think to post that experience in. More things that amuse me? But I really do want to see them both in person. They aren't even similar, but in my mind, I think it was the bucket list rarity that made the connection. Fascinating.
Plentiful round these parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
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I would give these guys a little distance. Their main defense is regurgitation. And their diet is rotting meat. I have been told that one way to help mask the smell if regurgitated on, is to use skunk spray because it will smell much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gepeto
1 guess why? I was fishing out of Flamingo, Florida 10 years ago, and if you left your truck in the sun or shade, (I forget which), they would chew out all the rubbery bits around your windows and doors, like a dog with a chew toy.
We had a pair up at our cabin on Lake Wenatchee last year. They would work in tandem to get ducklings. One would swoop in to get the ducks in the air and then circle to keep them from landing and the other would dive and pluck the ducklings out of the water one by one.Quote:
Originally Posted by MyNameIsAugustWest
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Whoo-who can you tell me what kind of owl this is?
He flew into my front window this evening. I picked him up and held him in my lap until he came to and eventually flew off.
At first I thought he was a baby great horned or maybe a western screech but he had no tuffs. Maybe they were just down because he was semi-conscious?
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That’s awesome, how much acid is that thing on? Those pupils can see through someone’s soul.Quote:
Originally Posted by KQ
Owls are crazy looking
The unequal pupils are a little worrisome, but then I'm not a vet and he did fly away . . .
I’d say western screech given the colour and banding, but it does seem a bit large. Colouring and beak don’t look like a great horned, and a bit small even for a juvenile just leaving the nest. So cool to experience though (despite the trauma from hitting your window)!
I wanna say that's a Barred Owl.
Mebbe.