Wildlife Around Your Home (post pics if you've got 'em!)

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  • wasa1971wasa1971 Posts: 2,144
    We had a visitor this afternoon 

  • rhanishanerhanishane Posts: 505
    my cat was just playing with the possums tail haha
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    ^^^. So cool =)
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,958
    my cat was just playing with the possums tail haha
    Wow!  My cat would have gone into full attach mode.  We keep her as an indoor cat because she want to attack anything non-human that moves, including the fox and coyote that would have her for dinner!

    Your cat is well behaved!
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  • rhanishanerhanishane Posts: 505
    brianlux said:
    my cat was just playing with the possums tail haha
    Wow!  My cat would have gone into full attach mode.  We keep her as an indoor cat because she want to attack anything non-human that moves, including the fox and coyote that would have her for dinner!

    Your cat is well behaved!
    she's an old cat about 10 now. She was just tapping at the tail playing. I have 3 cats and they just chill with the possums and eat together. My younger cat swipes at them at the food bowl and is not as friendly. 
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,958
    brianlux said:
    my cat was just playing with the possums tail haha
    Wow!  My cat would have gone into full attach mode.  We keep her as an indoor cat because she want to attack anything non-human that moves, including the fox and coyote that would have her for dinner!

    Your cat is well behaved!
    she's an old cat about 10 now. She was just tapping at the tail playing. I have 3 cats and they just chill with the possums and eat together. My younger cat swipes at them at the food bowl and is not as friendly. 
    10 is getting up there, but not too bad.  She's a beauty!
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,485

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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,958
    mickeyrat said:

    Mourning doves- I love their cool coo!
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961





    Not really a fan of these shitbirds, but the goslings are adorable.  And man, do they grow fast.  The picture below is from last week.




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    Not really a fan of these shitbirds, but the goslings are adorable.  And man, do they grow fast.  The picture below is from last week.




    Cute little puff balls!
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  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory Posts: 6,419
    wasa1971 said:
    We had a visitor this afternoon 

    That's fantastic! I hope to see some moose when I'm up in Glacier/Waterton Lakes/Banff/Jasper this summer.
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  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961


    She was watching me very closely :D
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,958


    She was watching me very closely :D
    Sweet!
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,485
    edited June 2019
    currently at hospice facility for my father in law. this morning as I was taking my sister in law home, we saw a doe and a baby deer not more than a few weeks old , it was so small, walking around the broader campus of this place.
    Kobacker House in Columbus Ohio , if anyone was interested in seeing pictures.

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    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,485
    on the grounds of my sunday meeting last sunday.


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  • rhanishanerhanishane Posts: 505
    edited June 2019
    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1143754435660422&id=687383314630872
    I find this ridiculous for the poor kangaroo... This was gentle behavior but it will get you in a headlock and rip you apart with its powerful hind legs. They have long sharp toe claws.
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,436
    Rose , Willow , Charlotte, Ginger enjoying a gorgeous summer day outside of their pen ...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • rhanishanerhanishane Posts: 505
    my little mate is back 
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,141





    Not really a fan of these shitbirds, but the goslings are adorable.  And man, do they grow fast.  The picture below is from last week.





    they are definitely shitbirds.


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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,958
    ^^^ A beauty!


    No pictures, but last night we got home after dark and caught one of our local juvenile foxes trotting across the driveway.  It was great to see at least some of our local fox family is still out and about.  Must be extra cautious to keep the cat indoors though.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,939
    edited June 2019





    Not really a fan of these shitbirds, but the goslings are adorable.  And man, do they grow fast.  The picture below is from last week.




    Lol! I'm with you - Canada geese are the WORST. I really can't stand them. But yeah, babies are always cute. I can't think of any baby in the whole animal kingdom that isn't adorable.
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,939
    edited June 2019
    I came home the other day and spotted like 5 big fat fucking RATS hanging out and casually walking around right there on the path that runs alongside my apartment building. Then I saw one run right into the building through a crazy person's patio door. This crazy person has been putting out big piles of feed for the past few weeks. They are trying to feed the squirrels I assume, but have also managed to create a huge rat colony on the property as well. I called the management company to let them know, and they told me they knew who was doing this, and that she's already been handed her eviction notice (for more reasons than feeding wildlife), and she has to move out tomorrow. So thank goodness for that. But it seems like too little too late, since I doubt the rats are going to just pick up and leave so quickly. Management wasn't aware of the rat problem yet - I told them to be prepared for extermination measures.
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  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,878
    PJ_Soul said:
    I came home the other day and spotted like 5 big fat fucking RATS hanging out and casually walking around right there on the path that runs alongside my apartment building. The I saw one run right into the building through a crazy person's patio door. This crazy person has been putting out big piles of feed for the past few weeks. They are trying to feed the squirrels I assume, but have also managed to create a huge rat colony on the property as well. I called the management company to let them know, and they told me they knew who was doing this, and that she's already been handed her eviction notice (for more reasons than feeding wildlife), and she has to move out tomorrow. So thank goodness for that. But it seems like too little too late, since I doubt the rats are going to just pick up and leave so quickly. Management wasn't aware of the rat problem yet - I told them to be prepared for extermination measures.
    You need to move. 
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  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,939
    edited June 2019
    PJ_Soul said:
    I came home the other day and spotted like 5 big fat fucking RATS hanging out and casually walking around right there on the path that runs alongside my apartment building. The I saw one run right into the building through a crazy person's patio door. This crazy person has been putting out big piles of feed for the past few weeks. They are trying to feed the squirrels I assume, but have also managed to create a huge rat colony on the property as well. I called the management company to let them know, and they told me they knew who was doing this, and that she's already been handed her eviction notice (for more reasons than feeding wildlife), and she has to move out tomorrow. So thank goodness for that. But it seems like too little too late, since I doubt the rats are going to just pick up and leave so quickly. Management wasn't aware of the rat problem yet - I told them to be prepared for extermination measures.
    You need to move. 
    No way, my place is awesome, and in the perfect location, and I have lived there for nearly 20 years and it is therefore rent controlled in the most expensive city in the country with a rental vacancy rate of about 0.5%. They will have to drag me out of there kicking and screaming because they are tearing the building down for me to move. :lol: Saying "you need to move" to someone in Vancouver is like telling someone they need to cut off their own feet, haha.
    It's just one total crazy idiot who has now been evicted. Everyone else in just fine. The management will deal with any rodent problems immediately.
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  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory Posts: 6,419
    PJ_Soul said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I came home the other day and spotted like 5 big fat fucking RATS hanging out and casually walking around right there on the path that runs alongside my apartment building. The I saw one run right into the building through a crazy person's patio door. This crazy person has been putting out big piles of feed for the past few weeks. They are trying to feed the squirrels I assume, but have also managed to create a huge rat colony on the property as well. I called the management company to let them know, and they told me they knew who was doing this, and that she's already been handed her eviction notice (for more reasons than feeding wildlife), and she has to move out tomorrow. So thank goodness for that. But it seems like too little too late, since I doubt the rats are going to just pick up and leave so quickly. Management wasn't aware of the rat problem yet - I told them to be prepared for extermination measures.
    You need to move. 
    No way, my place is awesome, and in the perfect location, and I have lived there for nearly 20 years and it is therefore rent controlled in the most expensive city in the country with a rental vacancy rate of about 0.5%. They will have to drag me out of there kicking and screaming because they are tearing the building down for me to move. :lol: Saying "you need to move" to someone in Vancouver is like telling someone they need to cut off their own feet, haha.
    It's just one total crazy idiot who has now been evicted. Everyone else in just fine. The management will deal with any rodent problems immediately.
    Fuck it, the rats will just carry you away.

    You'll be known as the crazy rat (not cat) lady!
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,939
    PJ_Soul said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    I came home the other day and spotted like 5 big fat fucking RATS hanging out and casually walking around right there on the path that runs alongside my apartment building. The I saw one run right into the building through a crazy person's patio door. This crazy person has been putting out big piles of feed for the past few weeks. They are trying to feed the squirrels I assume, but have also managed to create a huge rat colony on the property as well. I called the management company to let them know, and they told me they knew who was doing this, and that she's already been handed her eviction notice (for more reasons than feeding wildlife), and she has to move out tomorrow. So thank goodness for that. But it seems like too little too late, since I doubt the rats are going to just pick up and leave so quickly. Management wasn't aware of the rat problem yet - I told them to be prepared for extermination measures.
    You need to move. 
    No way, my place is awesome, and in the perfect location, and I have lived there for nearly 20 years and it is therefore rent controlled in the most expensive city in the country with a rental vacancy rate of about 0.5%. They will have to drag me out of there kicking and screaming because they are tearing the building down for me to move. :lol: Saying "you need to move" to someone in Vancouver is like telling someone they need to cut off their own feet, haha.
    It's just one total crazy idiot who has now been evicted. Everyone else in just fine. The management will deal with any rodent problems immediately.
    Fuck it, the rats will just carry you away.

    You'll be known as the crazy rat (not cat) lady!
    Well if rats take over the building I will absolutely become the cat lady - I'll need them to kill the rats! ... And then I'll swallow a fly, and perhaps I'll die?? (I hope you know that song!)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory Posts: 6,419
    Not gonna lie, I had to Google it. My Peter Paul and Mary knowledge begins and ends with Puff, the Magic Dragon. I haven't heard that song in quite some time.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,958
    Not gonna lie, I had to Google it. My Peter Paul and Mary knowledge begins and ends with Puff, the Magic Dragon. I haven't heard that song in quite some time.
    I like this version too:

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