Wildlife

**~mikey b** · 08-20-2023, 11:28 AM

you might have a raptor rescue near you

**MyNameIsAugustWest** · 08-20-2023, 06:37 PM

No pics but while chatting with some friends (instead of hanging rain gutters) I saw a Peregrine fly right overhead. They're not uncommon in Vermont but I've never seen one before today. This was after seeing the biggest Redtail I've ever seen perched on a road sign in Keene, NH after grabbing all of my gutter parts from the Home Depot there. Again no pics because I was being tailgated by a Masshole who was in a big hurry to get somewhere on a pleasant Sunday morning.

**evdog** · 08-22-2023, 01:33 PM

Never heard of these birds before. Badass!

**evdog** · 08-23-2023, 10:55 PM

Roar!

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PB · 08-24-2023, 11:33 AM

River otter be sayin', "MMMMMMmmm lunch!!"

**AlpiNord** · 08-27-2023, 09:14 AM

Too slow to the draw for pics, but was a second or two from getting plowed over on my bike by a moose and calf coming out of the woods on a ride from our campsite.

Yesterday, while driving home from our road trip, we came around a bend on a back road to a herd of bighorns. There were over a dozen young ones and they went ripping along the 45 deg side slope. Damn impressive.

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**basinbeater** · 08-27-2023, 09:25 AM

Saw these guys biking over in bcc the other day...

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**Cruiser** · 08-27-2023, 06:07 PM

Hooter out back this evening

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**basinbeater** · 08-28-2023, 07:41 AM

Tarantula in the house this morning. The Mrs was freaking the fuck out.

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**Norseman** · 08-28-2023, 08:12 AM

Spider just doing her job as Trim Inspector.

**rudy** · 08-28-2023, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by Norseman

Spider just doing her job as Trim Inspector.

For good reason, that trim is suspect at best.

**basinbeater** · 08-28-2023, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by rudy

For good reason, that trim is suspect at best.

Sure is.

**Mustonen** · 08-28-2023, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by Boissal

Ran into this dude while riding a dirt road this weekend. He was a ways from his burrow and I got to follow his fat jiggly ass and belly as he ran home. Quite curious, he stayed at the entrance and watched me turn around for a 2nd ride-by to take pics.

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He was probably waiting to see if you wanted to fuck around and find out.

**Mustonen** · 08-28-2023, 09:59 AM

Stupid double post.

**I Skied Bandini Mountain** · 08-28-2023, 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by basinbeater

Tarantula in the house this morning. The Mrs was freaking the fuck out.

Super cool.

I rescue all spiders, even the black widow that lived under my wife's desk (without her knowledge).

**Buzzworthy** · 08-28-2023, 02:18 PM

Black Widows die if they come into my vision. Immediately. Everyone else is good to move on with their day.

**Thaleia** · 08-28-2023, 02:24 PM

Forgive my ignorant east coast flat lander ass - are tarantula's that common in Ut?!

**rudy** · 08-28-2023, 05:44 PM

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This guy oozed character

**The AD** · 08-30-2023, 12:35 PM

Had a cool wildlife experience last week. I did a dawn swim in Lake Washington and there were several ospreys flying overhead. At one point we were stopped and an osprey swooped down near the water just a few feet away from us. Not sure if he was checking us out or saw a fish!

Before we started the swim a beaver also swam by.

**babybear** · 08-30-2023, 06:41 PM

That’s so neat to have seen the osprey dive from that angle.
We have a nest along our dog walking route in my neighborhood and we love watching them fish.
It’s cool when you see them with “fish on” too

**evdog** · 08-30-2023, 08:06 PM

Good camo...and small as a thimble

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**crashtestdummy** · 08-31-2023, 05:27 AM

Not a dog snack.

**hutash** · 08-31-2023, 07:28 AM

I met this bruin on my AM run in Mammoth the other day. fortunately there was a plank and cable fence between us, not that that would have really stopped him. This shot was taken with my phone and no telephoto lens. I could have reached through the fence and scratched his furry butt.

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**muted reborn** · 08-31-2023, 09:42 AM

Originally Posted by Thaleia

Forgive my ignorant east coast flat lander ass - are tarantula's that common in Ut?!

they come out of their holes at a certain elevation of the foothill trails in the fall to look for mates. Not unusual to see them but the hills aren't crawling with them either. I haven't heard of them going in houses but I don't live in the foothills. I would be shocked to see one at my house.

Hutash - WOW