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

brianlux

lastexitlondon said:

Nice!  Reminds me of a pair of dumb but gentle beast I used to say ho to on my walk years ago.  A quick glance up, then back to chewing cud. 

lastexitlondon

It was on a walk also. Its on the way to my plot. I see them and say hi too!

Fifthelement

So I just went for a walk outside Of work to stretch my legs.  The second I get outside I’m assaulted by the anxious squawking of 10-15 seagulls.  They’re dive-bombing a juvenile bald eagle.

The eagle manages to set down in a large Garry oak tree . . . Which just happens to hold a murder of crows with quite a few fledglings in it.  While, the crows were not having any of eagle so set about driving it off. Which drove eagle back into the nasty, squawking seagulls. 

I see a few crows looking at what I thought was a fledgling, however, as I move closer I see it’s a Cooper’s hawk with a dead pigeon in one of it’s talons having a spot of lunch.

Excuse the picture quality, the pix were taken with my old-ass iPhone.

Hi!

Fifthelement said:

So I just went for a walk outside Of work to stretch my legs.  The second I get outside I’m assaulted by the anxious squawking of 10-15 seagulls.  They’re dive-bombing a juvenile bald eagle.

The eagle manages to set down in a large Garry oak tree . . . Which just happens to hold a murder of crows with quite a few fledglings in it.  While, the crows were not having any of eagle so set about driving it off. Which drove eagle back into the nasty, squawking seagulls. 

I see a few crows looking at what I thought was a fledgling, however, as I move closer I see it’s a Cooper’s hawk with a dead pigeon in one of it’s talons having a spot of lunch.

Excuse the picture quality, the pix were taken with my old-ass iPhone.

Lol, exciting.

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.


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

I think it’s the same oad as before (he’s been here for at least 5 years. Outside my apartment door

Fifthelement

Raccoon prints!

mickeyrat

so, in the back yard we have a very tall mature silver maple. Squirrels have a nest. been there for several years. Because of the dogs. I have created a couple of  tree branch "roads" to keep them off the ground as much as necessary. This does two things, keeps a couple of these small end branches out of my way and helps the critters.

Now, the other day , my wife decided that onstead of trashing the dried fruit she doesnt like from this trail mix she had, she would put it out on the deck railing for the squirrels and birds who wanted it. lasted maybe a day before it was found.

When I get home from work in the mornings, I take the dogs out(we have doggie doors for anytime access but the cockapoo insists we be out there with her). So I am in the shade on the slightly elevated deck leaning against the railing busy in my phone.  when I see in the corner of my eye a thin branch hanging over the rail start rustling.I look up and see this dude or dudette staring at me, seemingly hopeful.......

it stayed for a minute before it made its way up and through the tree to the backside when it jumped down to the 4x4 swing set that really needs to come down. Dogs are yapping and it climbs down tl the ground and races to the fence and climbs back up to safety. not 2 feet from Ellie the cockapoo. Fucking bold and hilarious at the same time.

this could be a fun summer with this squirrel.

need a name. seems like a norman to me. bulbous nose like norman fell from 3s company....

Fifthelement

Norman is an excellent name.  I wouldn’t like his chances if he came into my yard when max was out.  She charged our fence so hard last year that she actually knocked a squirrel off the top of it and into the neighbours yard.  Ellie needs to up her game if she wants squirrel for supper lol

mickeyrat

fucking busy bodies....

dankind

I can’t get photos, but we’ve got a family of screech owls that I’ve been watching. They’re pretty neat. 

brianlux

dankind said:

I can’t get photos, but we’ve got a family of screech owls that I’ve been watching. They’re pretty neat. 

Owls are so cool!  Once in a while we get these owls in the neighborhood that never show themselves but have that soft whootie-who-whooooo that is so cool to listen to.  Just love 'em!

eeriepadave

Fifthelement said:

Raccoon prints!

did it walk through paint?

Fifthelement

eeriepadave said:

Fifthelement said:

Raccoon prints!

did it walk through paint?

No, it was the chalky white residue from washing down the tile saw.  We had been cutting bricks.  It pools at the bottom of the driveway before it slowly runs off and dries.

Fifthelement

brianlux said:

dankind said:

I can’t get photos, but we’ve got a family of screech owls that I’ve been watching. They’re pretty neat. 

Owls are so cool!  Once in a while we get these owls in the neighborhood that never show themselves but have that soft whootie-who-whooooo that is so cool to listen to.  Just love 'em!

I concur!  Owls are awesome!

GlowGirl

Fifthelement said:

brianlux said:

dankind said:

I can’t get photos, but we’ve got a family of screech owls that I’ve been watching. They’re pretty neat. 

Owls are so cool!  Once in a while we get these owls in the neighborhood that never show themselves but have that soft whootie-who-whooooo that is so cool to listen to.  Just love 'em!

I concur!  Owls are awesome!

This owl was kind of a jerk, though. 

brianlux

MF117973 said:

Fifthelement said:

brianlux said:

dankind said:

I can’t get photos, but we’ve got a family of screech owls that I’ve been watching. They’re pretty neat. 

Owls are so cool!  Once in a while we get these owls in the neighborhood that never show themselves but have that soft whootie-who-whooooo that is so cool to listen to.  Just love 'em!

I concur!  Owls are awesome!

This owl was kind of a jerk, though. 

The nerve! 

Fifthelement

My heart aches.  At work on Friday I came across a fawn hobbling around on a broken front leg.  I reported it, but they will either leave it or if they capture it, it will probably be euthanised.  I think it may be one of two fawns that I saw last week.  No mother around any of the times that I saw them 😔

dankind

^^^Aw, that is heartbreaking.

My daughter found an orphaned duckling on her walk today; We waited around with it until one of our town’s animal control officers could come and take it to the wildlife refuge/rehab a few towns north of us. The animal control officer on duty was actually just on the way back from dropping off another duckling at the refuge; he surmised they were likely siblings. We did get the little critter to go into a box so that it wouldn’t run into the street while we waited. 

Ninetytworules

Ground hog current resident.

eeriepadave

Ninetytworules said:

Ground hog current resident.

Happy groundhog’s day

lastexitlondon

Fifthelement

dankind said:

^^^Aw, that is heartbreaking.

My daughter found an orphaned duckling on her walk today; We waited around with it until one of our town’s animal control officers could come and take it to the wildlife refuge/rehab a few towns north of us. The animal control officer on duty was actually just on the way back from dropping off another duckling at the refuge; he surmised they were likely siblings. We did get the little critter to go into a box so that it wouldn’t run into the street while we waited. 

I hope the ducklings were reunited.  So cute.

Ninetytworules said:

Ground hog current resident.

So cute!

lastexitlondon said:

I love sheep!

mickeyrat

so thought I caught this in eyesight the other day but wasnt sure. confirmed today it IS a chipmunk.... fucking genius at that. center fence rail.....

The Juggler

iOnlyownMymind

Fifthelement said:

So I just went for a walk outside Of work to stretch my legs.  The second I get outside I’m assaulted by the anxious squawking of 10-15 seagulls.  They’re dive-bombing a juvenile bald eagle.

The eagle manages to set down in a large Garry oak tree . . . Which just happens to hold a murder of crows with quite a few fledglings in it.  While, the crows were not having any of eagle so set about driving it off. Which drove eagle back into the nasty, squawking seagulls. 

I see a few crows looking at what I thought was a fledgling, however, as I move closer I see it’s a Cooper’s hawk with a dead pigeon in one of it’s talons having a spot of lunch.

Excuse the picture quality, the pix were taken with my old-ass iPhone.

That's a peregrine falcon with the pigeon. Cool pics.

Fifthelement

@iOnlyownMymind

Interesting.  How can you tell the difference?  It’s almost identical to the Cooper’s hawks that are currently living around my house.

mickeyrat

Fifthelement said:

@iOnlyownMymind

Interesting.  How can you tell the difference?  It’s almost identical to the Cooper’s hawks that are currently living around my house.

my limited image search shows its the facial markings. that black drop from the eyes

Fifthelement

mickeyrat said:

Fifthelement said:

@iOnlyownMymind

Interesting.  How can you tell the difference?  It’s almost identical to the Cooper’s hawks that are currently living around my house.

my limited image search shows its the facial markings. that black drop from the eyes

Yeah, I’m not very good a bird identification tbh.  I just assumed it was a Cooper’s hawk based on the fact that that’s what the one in the tree looks like to me lol.  I wasn’t even aware that there were peregrine falcons in my area lol. I did a google search of them side-by-side, and still had a hard time spotting the differences. 

iOnlyownMymind

mickeyrat said:

Fifthelement said:

@iOnlyownMymind

Interesting.  How can you tell the difference?  It’s almost identical to the Cooper’s hawks that are currently living around my house.

my limited image search shows its the facial markings. that black drop from the eyes

Yes, the facial markings are characteristic and peregrines have dark horizontal barring on the chest and white throat.  Cooper's hawks have more of a lighter brown colored barring on the chest and throat.  Although you could find a cooper's eating a pigeon, it is large prey for them to try to get on their own.   It's much more common for a peregrine to hunt one down. They are fast as hell and ferocious. 

Fifthelement

iOnlyownMymind said:

mickeyrat said:

Fifthelement said:

@iOnlyownMymind

Interesting.  How can you tell the difference?  It’s almost identical to the Cooper’s hawks that are currently living around my house.

my limited image search shows its the facial markings. that black drop from the eyes

Yes, the facial markings are characteristic and peregrines have dark horizontal barring on the chest and white throat.  Cooper's hawks have more of a lighter brown colored barring on the chest and throat.  Although you could find a cooper's eating a pigeon, it is large prey for them to try to get on their own.   It's much more common for a peregrine to hunt one down. They are fast as hell and ferocious. 

Thanks guys.  I’ll keep an eye out for more falcons.  The mating pair of Cooper’s hawks fledged three this year.  My hummingbirds are NOT happy.