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

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  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    My cat  🐈 loves me after all! She brought me her trophy!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    tish said:
    My cat  🐈 loves me after all! She brought me her trophy!
    Good kitty. Birds are tough prey. 

    She loves you a lot. 
    I SAW PEARL JAM
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Recent sightings I wish I had been quick to catch a photo of:
    -The largest coyote I've ever seen-  about the size of a large German Shepherd, but definitely a coyote. (Last week)
    -A foraging flock of turkeys  numbering close to 40 (also last week)
    -A duck and a Canada Goose  floating side by side in Lake Natoma (which we saw today)
    -A dead deer that was about 50% decomposed.  At first I thought it looked like an abstract sculpture. (Also seen today)

    I don't have a smart phone but if there was ever a reason to have one, it might be to capture moments like these.  (But they are safely tucked away in my brain.  :smile:  )

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,892
    I just googled lake natoma.
    Nice place bri


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    edited December 2020
    lastexitlondon said:
    I just googled lake natoma.
    Nice place bri

    It is, for sure, Rob. I was surprised to find such a nice place to walk and enjoy the outdoors that is only about 40 minutes away.  It is ironic that I live in a county with so much (so far) undeveloped land yet with few parks and walking trails.  Most of the open land in the county here is either owned and fenced off by ranchers, or is U.S. forest land that is either unhealthy forest plagues by bark beetle infestation, over-logged, or burned.  We will definitely be going down  Lake Natoma again and explore some other walking trails in Folsom again.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited October 2023
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    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tish said:
    Thanks Brian, for adding to the thread even without photos. I only got a smart phone when I had a baby so I coukd get lots of photos.

    It's recommended here to get out every day for a 10 minute walk. I either ski or walk the dog.

    Is Folsom by Folsom prison? I once had a blue t-shirt with a prison number on it from that penitentiary after it closed down. A cop gave it to me to cover up my sports bra top after he released me from the drunk tank. I had approached a cop in the bar I was drinking at down on Skidrow and punched him. They K.O.ed me when the threw me in cell, knocking my head on the toilet.

    Its too bad there so many people who steal t-shirts around or that would be my prized possession!

    Yes, Tish, it's on the north end of the City of Folsom.  It's quite a scenic area unless- I'm guessing!- you are on the inside!

    Folsom State Prison - WikipediaFolsom Prison Canyon Photograph by Vince Migliore



    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Hmm. Nice view for lock up!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tish said:
    Hmm. Nice view for lock up!

    My first thought- Dinosaur Jr Song, "I Don't Wanna Go There".  :lol:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    I saw a dead deer (road kill) on way to the skihill this morning.
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tish said:
    I saw a dead deer (road kill) on way to the skihill this morning.

    Sadly, in many places, there are a lot of different deer predictors. 
    Among others:
    Baracuda
    Beetle
    Bronco
    Cobra
    Colt
    Cougar
    Eagle
    Hornet
    Jaguar
    Marlin
    Mustang
    Rabbit
    Stingray
    Viper
    Wildcat

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited December 2020
    Hunters, too!

    Saw an eagle circling at the hill today too.

    First Nations say they're closest to the heavens, best suited to carry up your prayers.
    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tish said:
    Hunters, too!

    Saw an eagle circling at the hill today too.

    First Nations say they're closest to the heavens, best suited to carry up your prayers.

    Eagles are awesome!  We rarely see them down here- golden eagles once in a long while and almost never bald eagles.  I lived near Sequim, Washington for a few years and saw bald eagles out by the straight now and then.  My step daughter lives in Ketchikan, Alaska and has sent photos with as many as a dozen or more bald eagles hanging out together.  Quite amazing to see! 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    On our walk today, we saw this snag with at least 9, perhaps 10 Acorn Woodpeckers.  The don't all show here, but I did count 9 with possible one on the other side.  I've never seen this particular bird flock like this!


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Good job getting your ass up and out. Thanks for the picture. Reminds me of a Woody tattoo on our Speedy dude.
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tish said:
    Good job getting your ass up and out. Thanks for the picture. Reminds me of a Woody tattoo on our Speedy dude.

    Yeah, I've been getting out and walking almost every day for about three weeks now.  Gonna try to keep it up!

    LOL about the Speedy dude's Woody tattoo.

    We knew something interesting was up ahead on the walking trail before we could see what it was.  These guys were flitting about like mad on this big snag and chatting it up big-time.  Quite a racket they were making! 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,892
    We have green woodpeckers here. My favourite to look at. Beautiful birds


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    We saw our biggest flock of turkeys yet on our walk- I counted 56 and there may have even been a few more.  It's hard to see that many here because the photo is not zoomed in well but they were all over this field including some if front of the trees on the far side:


    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Thanks BBoy, I love seeing you getting out and amongst the turkeys!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    tish said:
    Thanks BBoy, I love seeing you getting out and amongst the turkeys!

    I like hangin' with my kind!  :smiley: 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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