Home› All Encompassing Trip

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

1…1516182021…43

Comments

  • AnnafalkAnnafalk Posts: 4,004
    edited April 2020
    Wow Hi,  those birds were big. : )
    Post edited by Annafalk on
  • wasa1971wasa1971 Posts: 2,144
    We still have so much snow. :(
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,939
    I am disturbed. Here is maybe the most beautiful and big squirrel I have ever seen.... along with a massive fucking rat. :tired: This is right next to my apartment building, below my balcony. Noooo!


    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,968
    PJ_Soul said:
    I am disturbed. Here is maybe the most beautiful and big squirrel I have ever seen.... along with a massive fucking rat. :tired: This is right next to my apartment building, below my balcony. Noooo!



    Odd that they are cousins.  Squirrels are cute and mostly harmless but I have an absolute hatred of wild rats (partly due to several hundred dollars of auto damage a few years ago from rats).  I saw a small dog on campus early one morning at one of the colleges I worked at in the early 80's.  When I got closer I realized it was a huge rat.  Head and body were easily 30 cm long.   Freaked me right out!

    But that said, at one time in my life, the only pets I was able to keep were small animals.  I had pet rats a few times and a mouse once (they only live a couple of years) and they can be surprisingly fun and easy to keep.  Mine used to ride on my shoulder or sleep in my lap like a cat when I watched TV.  But I must say, I'm far happier now having a cat! 
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,968
    wasa1971 said:
    We still have so much snow. :(

    Wow- beautiful!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    brianlux said:
    wasa1971 said:
    We still have so much snow. :(

    Wow- beautiful!
    I agree.  Beautiful!
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    PJ_Soul said:
    I am disturbed. Here is maybe the most beautiful and big squirrel I have ever seen.... along with a massive fucking rat. :tired: This is right next to my apartment building, below my balcony. Noooo!


    Wow!  That rat is a good size.  Reminds me of the one max killed in our backyard about a month ago.


    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    eww
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138

  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,968
    Jason P said:


    How cool- check out those black socks! 
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory Posts: 6,421
    ^^what did he say?
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    Jason P said:

    What a cutie!
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,138
    There are at least 4 pups (the one above is the biggest) ... they were just exploring for one of the first times in their lives that day after a long break of unseasonably cold weather.  That one is the scout.  There is a little runt who could star in a Disney film.

    I hadn't seen them for over a week but today I spotted the mother out hunting and I think she moved the den to a more secluded area on a hillside a few hundred yards away.  If the weather is nice I might grab my binoculars and set up a blind.  I have a Nikon that has an insane 200x optical zoom.
  • PJPOWERPJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    edited May 2020
    darwinstheory said:
    ^^what did he say?
    Haha, I’m guessing “wa pow pa pa pow pa pow” :) 
    I see grey foxes around our neighborhood, and rarely a red fox when I am out at the ranch!  Neat animals.
    Post edited by PJPOWER on
  • The JugglerThe Juggler Posts: 48,887
    PJ_Soul said:
    I am disturbed. Here is maybe the most beautiful and big squirrel I have ever seen.... along with a massive fucking rat. :tired: This is right next to my apartment building, below my balcony. Noooo!


    You need to move!
    www.myspace.com
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    Found this little fella on my kitchen counter.  He was exhausted, so I picked him up and put him on the deck table along with some water.  He ended up staying the night resting up and was gone by mid-morning.


    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,762
    i did the same . How weird. I gave her some apple juice in that corner  of the crisp packet. I dont think it was enough to save her. I have a cool vid of her drinking. 
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,968
    Saw this cute family about a mile down the road from our place:

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    Perhaps she did survive Rob.  It took our little guy quite a while to recoup.

    awww, what a cute family Brian.  Nice to see that they didn’t take the whole lane.
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,005
    eeriepadave said:

    this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




    had one of a garter snake but can't find it anywhere

    found the pic of the garter snake (came up in my facebook memories)

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory Posts: 6,421
    All kinds of things going around in Erie, PA.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave Posts: 42,005
    darwinstheory said:
    All kinds of things going around in Erie, PA.
    No sure about that, never been to Erie. I'm in the suburbs of philly. My screen name is from a magazine my friends and I worked on a long time ago called EeriePA :smile:

    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,143
    avian poop factories:


    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,968
    Wobbie said:
    avian poop factories:



    "Steer clear of the sand trap, kids!"
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    Wobbie said:
    avian poop factories:


    Also . . .  Canine smorgasbord, the shit that is😳
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,485

    _____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________

    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    That’s a lovely shot mickey.  This little fellow was watching me plant flowers yesterday.




    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • FifthelementFifthelement Posts: 6,961
    This lovely was just out in the front yard.




    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 13,762

    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 41,968
    Fifthelement said:
    This lovely was just out in the front yard.





    Fifthelement said:
    This lovely was just out in the front yard.





    Beautiful!
    Good deer, eat the tree leaves, leave the fuchsias. :smile:

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













Sign In or Register to comment.