Wildlife

**Brownski** · 09-18-2021, 07:37 AM

No biggie I guess but I always get a kick out of seeing turtles when I’m out

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**JayPowHound** · 09-18-2021, 06:59 PM

Cricket and Katydid chorus is out strong tonight. Love it!

**Thaleia** · 09-18-2021, 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by Brownski

No biggie I guess but I always get a kick out of seeing turtles when I’m out

Turtles are awesome. On one of my mtb riding routes sometimes I'll take a couple mile detour to pond that has lots to see if any are out.

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**BCMtnHound** · 09-21-2021, 08:13 PM

Thought this was interesting to hear on the drive home from the field - Grizzly killed by mtn goat:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/briti...bear-1.6184779
Small griz at only 70kg. Maybe just left momma. Stay away from ol' billy goat gruff!

Also got to play peak-a-boo with a large muley doe for about 1/2hr. Pics didn't turn out unfortunately. Not sure why she was hanging so close, couldn't find any other does or young in the area. No bucks in early rut either. With general hunting season on for the last few weeks I'd of thought she would be more skittish.

**Norseman** · 09-25-2021, 09:22 PM

KQ · 09-26-2021, 08:58 AM

Bison Charges And Hurls Another Bison In Yellowstone Showdown

**SeatownSlackey** · 09-26-2021, 09:12 AM

Norse,

We caught a couple of mantis this summer over on Vashon. I don’t recall ever seeing one growing up here. They aren’t native right?

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**Norseman** · 09-26-2021, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by SeatownSlackey

Norse,

We caught a couple of mantis this summer over on Vashon. I don’t recall ever seeing one growing up here. They aren’t native right?

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I dont think they are native.

**MagnificentUnicorn** · 09-26-2021, 11:51 AM

Not native to WA. They’re all over this side of the crest.

Probably 10+ years ago my daughters found two and put them in a jar. They showed me and as we watched the female? ate the head off the other one.

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**old goat** · 09-26-2021, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by KQ

Bison Charges And Hurls Another Bison In Yellowstone Showdown

Just trying to clear the road.

**old goat** · 09-27-2021, 09:07 AM

I feel bad about the mouse I killed last night. I liked watching the little guy scurry around the living room but hanta is endemic here so he had to go.

**bodywhomper** · 10-01-2021, 10:02 PM

Spotted while walking on my driveway this evening. So cat-like

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**I Skied Bandini Mountain** · 10-02-2021, 06:54 AM

^It's crazy how much noise can come from such a dainty critter.^

**kokomas** · 10-02-2021, 07:42 AM

Great wildlife week here
https://youtu.be/DidPUDxYFFU

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**babybear** · 10-02-2021, 07:49 AM

nice kokomas! and those look like they are essentially all from your house / driveway?

**kokomas** · 10-02-2021, 07:59 AM

Originally Posted by babybear

nice kokomas! and those look like they are essentially all from your house / driveway?

Yeah pretty wild. There's been a grizzly filmed down the road in the Pines but haven't seen him yet

**Mazderati** · 10-02-2021, 08:59 AM

Morning nap.

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If someone could photoshop a dead tree in place of the pipe that would be great. /s

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**skuff** · 10-02-2021, 09:18 AM

The Upper Peninsula of Michigan last week of September 2021

She left and he waited

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Watching

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Whooo can identify this owl? It was ~7" tall, a fledgling maybe?

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**I Skied Bandini Mountain** · 10-02-2021, 09:36 AM

Full grown Saw-whet owl. Super cool little birds.

**skuff** · 10-02-2021, 10:12 AM

Originally Posted by I Skied Bandini Mountain

Full grown Saw-whet owl. Super cool little birds.

Dang! You're good, that's fast id.

We thought it could've been that or some type of pygmy owl. At 4pm that thing flew into that tree ~30' in front of my group of 5 and just sat there while we took photos and talked about it. We were surprised that it didn't seem to be afraid of us and fly away... so like so many grouse or ducks you see in that area. We walked past that same spot ~10 minutes later and it moved to another tree just a few feet away but watched us all walk past again.

Great few days of weather, with bonus critter views