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

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    lastexitlondon said:


    Oh yeah!  Another beauty!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,608
    road adjacent to osu airport.... marshy wetland area. think he was just sunning himself. almost as big as a dinner plate.




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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,488
    Wow! Look at those legs and nails! He’s huge!
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,793
    edited June 7
    mickeyrat said:
    road adjacent to osu airport.... marshy wetland area. think he was just sunning himself. almost as big as a dinner plate.




    It's a girl! Doing 1 of 4 things while sunning herself: 
    Laying eggs
    Resting after laying eggs
    Going back to water after laying eggs
    Finding spot to lay eggs

    Good spoting and watch out for turtles crossing the street.
    If you see one in the road and are very careful, move it the other side of the road in the direction it's facing.

    Big ol snapper, can grab it by the tail and hold it far away from you.

    (Not recommended) but I've done it before and have all 10 fingers. It will hiss and snap at you!

    We used to fish for carp as kids and catch monster snappers. We had one 'scarface' we'd catch often. Missing one eye and a gash along its head. Would catch them. Bring them up to the bridge we were fishing off, harass it for a while, throw it back. It would come right back to eat our bait again! Talking easy 24" diameter. 

    Ahh the good old days.


    Ok bye
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,793
    edited June 7
    CROJAM95 said:

    Cute 

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Loujoe said:
    CROJAM95 said:

    Cute 


    ... as a button!  
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,881
    Rabbit babies all over my yard, they have been nesting for years… I do not disturb their lil home when I do yard work… had a stressful work morning, seeing them in the rain mist made things better. Love animals 
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,793
    Ticks galore here. Big ones so not worried about them. Just gross and don't want to get bitten. Spare you all the pictures.
  • Hawkshore
    Hawkshore Posts: 2,182
    Came across this moma and her very young crew this morning out for a walk

    Van 92.07.21 / Van 98.07.19 / Sea 98.07.22 / Tor 98.08.22 / Sea 00.11.06 / Van 03.05.30/ Van 05.09.02/ Gorge 06.07.22 & 23 / EV Van 08.04.02 / Tor 09.08.21 / Sea 09.09.21 & 22 / Van 09.09.25 / Van 11.09.25 / Van 13.12.04 / Pem 16.07.17 / Sea 18.08.10
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,793
    ❤️ 
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,488
    ^Make way for tiny ducklings! Adorable!
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,608
    Jesuit Retreat Center Parma,  Ohio for the weekend....


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    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
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,608

    _____________________________________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
  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,608

    _____________________________________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
  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,572

  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,608
    was unable to get a picture as it was largely hiding on the other side of the tree,, but got to briefly catch sight of a pilated woodpecker on sunday up in parma at the retreat center.
    _____________________________________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
  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,476
    They're  a long way off but local elk herd having a pool party.

  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,881

  • mookieblalock
    mookieblalock Posts: 3,572


  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    mookieblalock said:



    I love turtles and tortoises!  Seems to me I read somewhere that only turtles have that zigzag back end of their shell and not tortoises.  Any idea if that's true?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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