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

Fifthelement

lastexitlondon said:

So that's where carrot juice comes from!

  

and ewwww, gross lol

The Juggler

My brother claims to have had a close encounter with a bobcat in his backyard. "CLAIMS."

brianlux

The Juggler said:

My brother claims to have had a close encounter with a bobcat in his backyard. "CLAIMS."

Your brother sent me this image as proof:

vogonpoetbythelake

   

cp3iverson

Great thread.  

Had two foxes block my car the other as i was trying to pull into the driveway.   One decided to clean the other.  I didnt mind the wait.  Beautiful creatures 

brianlux

cp3iverson said:

Great thread.  

Had two foxes block my car the other as i was trying to pull into the driveway.   One decided to clean the other.  I didnt mind the wait.  Beautiful creatures 

Cool!  Yeah, they really are beauties! 

eeriepadave

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

eeriepadave

brianlux said:

Thoughts_Arrive said:

Just noticed these two Spotted Doves soaking up some morning sun on the backyard lawn after a frosty Winter's morning.

The dove is sweet but that elephant stepping over the low brick wall,  WHOA!!

i thought the same thing, looks like an elephants foot. especially the "toes"

brianlux

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

Awesome!  Bats are so cool!  We've had a few in the shed at times.

Love that frog.  Out cat Annie was desperately trying to get to something behind a bookshelf the other night.  I just figured it was another crane fly (which she sometimes eats!).  Turns out it was a little frog.  Thankfully I caught it and took it outside before she could mangle it.  This (and the fact the we have the occasional fox, coyote and racoon around here) is exactly why she is an indoor cat.  Other wise she would be a serial killer (birds, rabbits, lizards, frogs, etc) or victim to the fox, coyote or racoon.  She has a real kill or be killed nature... except with humans, and then she is sweet as can be!

eeriepadave

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

Awesome!  Bats are so cool!  We've had a few in the shed at times.

Love that frog.  Out cat Annie was desperately trying to get to something behind a bookshelf the other night.  I just figured it was another crane fly (which she sometimes eats!).  Turns out it was a little frog.  Thankfully I caught it and took it outside before she could mangle it.  This (and the fact the we have the occasional fox, coyote and racoon around here) is exactly why she is an indoor cat.  Other wise she would be a serial killer (birds, rabbits, lizards, frogs, etc) or victim to the fox, coyote or racoon.  She has a real kill or be killed nature... except with humans, and then she is sweet as can be!

cool, where do you live again? 

brianlux

eeriepadave said:

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

Awesome!  Bats are so cool!  We've had a few in the shed at times.

Love that frog.  Out cat Annie was desperately trying to get to something behind a bookshelf the other night.  I just figured it was another crane fly (which she sometimes eats!).  Turns out it was a little frog.  Thankfully I caught it and took it outside before she could mangle it.  This (and the fact the we have the occasional fox, coyote and racoon around here) is exactly why she is an indoor cat.  Other wise she would be a serial killer (birds, rabbits, lizards, frogs, etc) or victim to the fox, coyote or racoon.  She has a real kill or be killed nature... except with humans, and then she is sweet as can be!

cool, where do you live again? 

Near Placerville, CA in what I sometimes refer to as "Hell Dorado County".  (How hot is here here?  It's hot, damn hot!)

eeriepadave

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

Awesome!  Bats are so cool!  We've had a few in the shed at times.

Love that frog.  Out cat Annie was desperately trying to get to something behind a bookshelf the other night.  I just figured it was another crane fly (which she sometimes eats!).  Turns out it was a little frog.  Thankfully I caught it and took it outside before she could mangle it.  This (and the fact the we have the occasional fox, coyote and racoon around here) is exactly why she is an indoor cat.  Other wise she would be a serial killer (birds, rabbits, lizards, frogs, etc) or victim to the fox, coyote or racoon.  She has a real kill or be killed nature... except with humans, and then she is sweet as can be!

cool, where do you live again? 

Near Placerville, CA in what I sometimes refer to as "Hell Dorado County".  (How hot is here here?  It's hot, damn hot!)

oh ok, thought you were in the midwest or southeast for some reason

brianlux

eeriepadave said:

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

Awesome!  Bats are so cool!  We've had a few in the shed at times.

Love that frog.  Out cat Annie was desperately trying to get to something behind a bookshelf the other night.  I just figured it was another crane fly (which she sometimes eats!).  Turns out it was a little frog.  Thankfully I caught it and took it outside before she could mangle it.  This (and the fact the we have the occasional fox, coyote and racoon around here) is exactly why she is an indoor cat.  Other wise she would be a serial killer (birds, rabbits, lizards, frogs, etc) or victim to the fox, coyote or racoon.  She has a real kill or be killed nature... except with humans, and then she is sweet as can be!

cool, where do you live again? 

Near Placerville, CA in what I sometimes refer to as "Hell Dorado County".  (How hot is here here?  It's hot, damn hot!)

oh ok, thought you were in the midwest or southeast for some reason

Its' my tendency to be ultra conservative.  Fools people all the time. 

Wobbie

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

brianlux said:

eeriepadave said:

this guy was in my apartment a few years ago.




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

Awesome!  Bats are so cool!  We've had a few in the shed at times.

Love that frog.  Out cat Annie was desperately trying to get to something behind a bookshelf the other night.  I just figured it was another crane fly (which she sometimes eats!).  Turns out it was a little frog.  Thankfully I caught it and took it outside before she could mangle it.  This (and the fact the we have the occasional fox, coyote and racoon around here) is exactly why she is an indoor cat.  Other wise she would be a serial killer (birds, rabbits, lizards, frogs, etc) or victim to the fox, coyote or racoon.  She has a real kill or be killed nature... except with humans, and then she is sweet as can be!

cool, where do you live again? 

Near Placerville, CA in what I sometimes refer to as "Hell Dorado County".  (How hot is here here?  It's hot, damn hot!)

good whitewater rafting in those parts.

assuming there’s been some rain...

Thoughts_Arrive

brianlux said:

The Juggler said:

My brother claims to have had a close encounter with a bobcat in his backyard. "CLAIMS."

Your brother sent me this image as proof:

Beat me to it

Fifthelement

There were here four deer in my front garden.  Sat there in my truck and waited for them to move on.  It can be a real deer highway around here.

brianlux

Fifthelement said:

There were here four deer in my front garden.  Sat there in my truck and waited for them to move on.  It can be a real deer highway around here.

Nice pictures of those beauties!  

Shrub trimmers.  We get plenty of them as well.  Keeping the garden fence in repair is a must around here!

Fifthelement

In the park where I walk the dogs.  It was about 5-6 feet away from us.  Just sat there, calm as you please, and watched us watching it.

brianlux

Fifthelement said:

In the park where I walk the dogs.  It was about 5-6 feet away from us.  Just sat there, calm as you please, and watched us watching it.

Marvelous!

oftenreading

Seen on the cycle path that I use to get to work. 

Thoughts_Arrive

Fifthelement said:

In the park where I walk the dogs.  It was about 5-6 feet away from us.  Just sat there, calm as you please, and watched us watching it.

Insert caption:
"Good day to you, madame"

darwinstheory

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Fifthelement

darwinstheory said:

We had a bunny yesterday afternoon. Dog saw it yesterday evening. Now, we have no bunny. I'll do you the courtesy of not showing a current photo of said bunny.

Poor bunny :(

Was it a pet bunny?

darwinstheory

No, ithe was a veggie garden stealing kind. Still, it was sad.

But the puppy looked so proud to show it off. Needless to say, I did not ask for any puppy kisses last night. 

lastexitlondon

Rabbit breath

brianlux

EDIT:  After a few minutes of cooling, I'm going to re-word my response here. 

The idea of this thread is to tell us about (and even better yet, upload pictures of) wildlife you see in your yard.    It has nothing to do with domestic animals.  It has even less to do with domestic animals killing wildlife in your yard.  I would appreciate it if anyone posting here would refrain from posting stories such as how your dog killed the bunny rabbit in your yard.  Most of those of us who are interested in this thread don't find those stories funny or amusing within the context of this thread.  On the other hand, if that is the kind of thing most people here want to talk about here, fine, I'll request the thread be quietly removed.

Thank you.

darwinstheory

To be clear, I did not imply that my very real story was funny or amusing. In fact, I specifically made mention that it was sad. Further, the above referenced post was in response to another member discussing this very topic, perhaps even worse. I can only surmise that because those posts were not criticized, critiqued or mocked, that maybe your familiarity with certain people gives them a "pass" if you will.

As it stands, I do enjoy, respect and understand that which is wildlife. This thread is a good thread with some great photos and, in my opinion should remain open. For the more sensitive on this forum, I will remove my post that is in question. 

Fifthelement

The loss of the bunnny is sad Brian, but I don’t think sharing the story was intended to upset anyone or to derail the thread.  Sadly, it’s the cycle if life.  

Here is something to cheer you up though.  I took it in my garden this afternoon.  Peace & love to you.

brianlux

darwinstheory said:

To be clear, I did not imply that my very real story was funny or amusing. In fact, I specifically made mention that it was sad. Further, the above referenced post was in response to another member discussing this very topic, perhaps even worse. I can only surmise that because those posts were not criticized, critiqued or mocked, that maybe your familiarity with certain people gives them a "pass" if you will.

As it stands, I do enjoy, respect and understand that which is wildlife. This thread is a good thread with some great photos and, in my opinion should remain open. For the more sensitive on this forum, I will remove my post that is in question. 

Yeah, sorry about that.  The other post bugged me too.  Sorry if I misunderstood yours. 

It's not about being overly sensitive,  I've seen gory stuff in both civilization and nature and understand that  is part of life.  But I'd like to suggest we stick with just wildlife that visits our homes, where ever they may be.

Again, sorry if I offended. 

Let's keep it going.

brianlux

Fifthelement said:

The loss of the bunnny is sad Brian, but I don’t think sharing the story was intended to upset anyone or to derail the thread.  Sadly, it’s the cycle if life.  

Here is something to cheer you up though.  I took it in my garden this afternoon.  Peace & love to you.

Swallowtails!  Beautiful.  We had lots of them in my yard when I was a kid.  A favorite!