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

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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,182
    edited June 2021
    brianlux 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? 
    had another bat in my apartment.  Came home late last night and two things were knocked over on a really high shelf.  Thought it might have been my cat bit there was no way she could have gotten up there.  Went to bed and woke up around 5 for some reason and saw a bat flying around my apartment (which isn't too big by the way).  first thing i did was put my cat in the other room so she wouldn't be in the way.  then i opened up the door that leads into the building hallway and my porch door hoping it would fly out but no just kept on flying on circles pretty much.  Tried "shooing" it away with a box and accidentally hit twice.  second time i hit it, it fell on my chair.  i just grabbed some magazines and picked it up with them and tossed it out the porch door.  It wasn't injured, It flew away so glad i didn't hurt it too bad.
    and again this morning. That's like 4th or 5th bat i've had in apartment in the past 10 or so years. Cat woke me up around 5:30 or so and saw her staring at something. Then i heard flapping above my head and saw the bat. Opened up the door to the hallway of my apartment complex and also the screen door to my porch hoping it would fly out and it did after about 5 minutes or so. Sorry no pics. Do have video which i posted on facebook.
    Well another bat was in my apartment the past two nights. Thought it escaped the one night cause I didn’t see it. Woke up in the middle of the night and saw it flying around the room again. Opened up the hallway and back porch screen door and it flew out in the hallway. Came back from work today and he was sleeping upside down by my upstairs neighbors door. Maintenance came down and got him with a net and set him free.

    Post edited by eeriepadave on
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,182
    brianlux 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? 
    had another bat in my apartment.  Came home late last night and two things were knocked over on a really high shelf.  Thought it might have been my cat bit there was no way she could have gotten up there.  Went to bed and woke up around 5 for some reason and saw a bat flying around my apartment (which isn't too big by the way).  first thing i did was put my cat in the other room so she wouldn't be in the way.  then i opened up the door that leads into the building hallway and my porch door hoping it would fly out but no just kept on flying on circles pretty much.  Tried "shooing" it away with a box and accidentally hit twice.  second time i hit it, it fell on my chair.  i just grabbed some magazines and picked it up with them and tossed it out the porch door.  It wasn't injured, It flew away so glad i didn't hurt it too bad.
    and again this morning. That's like 4th or 5th bat i've had in apartment in the past 10 or so years. Cat woke me up around 5:30 or so and saw her staring at something. Then i heard flapping above my head and saw the bat. Opened up the door to the hallway of my apartment complex and also the screen door to my porch hoping it would fly out and it did after about 5 minutes or so. Sorry no pics. Do have video which i posted on facebook.
    Well another bat was in my apartment the past two nights. Thought it escaped the one night cause I didn’t see it. Woke up in the middle of the night and saw it flying around the room again. Opened up the hallway and back porch screen door and it flew out in the hallway. Came back from work today and he was sleeping upside down by my upstairs neighbors door. Maintenance came down and got him with a net and set him free.

    Well woke up to find another bat (or possibly the same one) in my apartment. Not quite sure how they are getting in cause there’s an apartment above and below me. Only thing I can think of it’s somehow getting in through where my washer and dryer are. There is a space where they can fit in. Well here it is chillin’ on my AC. Now it’s in our hallway again.

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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,076
    brianlux 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? 
    had another bat in my apartment.  Came home late last night and two things were knocked over on a really high shelf.  Thought it might have been my cat bit there was no way she could have gotten up there.  Went to bed and woke up around 5 for some reason and saw a bat flying around my apartment (which isn't too big by the way).  first thing i did was put my cat in the other room so she wouldn't be in the way.  then i opened up the door that leads into the building hallway and my porch door hoping it would fly out but no just kept on flying on circles pretty much.  Tried "shooing" it away with a box and accidentally hit twice.  second time i hit it, it fell on my chair.  i just grabbed some magazines and picked it up with them and tossed it out the porch door.  It wasn't injured, It flew away so glad i didn't hurt it too bad.
    and again this morning. That's like 4th or 5th bat i've had in apartment in the past 10 or so years. Cat woke me up around 5:30 or so and saw her staring at something. Then i heard flapping above my head and saw the bat. Opened up the door to the hallway of my apartment complex and also the screen door to my porch hoping it would fly out and it did after about 5 minutes or so. Sorry no pics. Do have video which i posted on facebook.
    Well another bat was in my apartment the past two nights. Thought it escaped the one night cause I didn’t see it. Woke up in the middle of the night and saw it flying around the room again. Opened up the hallway and back porch screen door and it flew out in the hallway. Came back from work today and he was sleeping upside down by my upstairs neighbors door. Maintenance came down and got him with a net and set him free.

    Well woke up to find another bat (or possibly the same one) in my apartment. Not quite sure how they are getting in cause there’s an apartment above and below me. Only thing I can think of it’s somehow getting in through where my washer and dryer are. There is a space where they can fit in. Well here it is chillin’ on my AC. Now it’s in our hallway again.

    Nice photo. But waking up to a bat in my apartment would totally freak me out. How is your cat reacting to it. 
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Don't eat it! :)
    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
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,182
    GlowGirl said:
    brianlux 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? 
    had another bat in my apartment.  Came home late last night and two things were knocked over on a really high shelf.  Thought it might have been my cat bit there was no way she could have gotten up there.  Went to bed and woke up around 5 for some reason and saw a bat flying around my apartment (which isn't too big by the way).  first thing i did was put my cat in the other room so she wouldn't be in the way.  then i opened up the door that leads into the building hallway and my porch door hoping it would fly out but no just kept on flying on circles pretty much.  Tried "shooing" it away with a box and accidentally hit twice.  second time i hit it, it fell on my chair.  i just grabbed some magazines and picked it up with them and tossed it out the porch door.  It wasn't injured, It flew away so glad i didn't hurt it too bad.
    and again this morning. That's like 4th or 5th bat i've had in apartment in the past 10 or so years. Cat woke me up around 5:30 or so and saw her staring at something. Then i heard flapping above my head and saw the bat. Opened up the door to the hallway of my apartment complex and also the screen door to my porch hoping it would fly out and it did after about 5 minutes or so. Sorry no pics. Do have video which i posted on facebook.
    Well another bat was in my apartment the past two nights. Thought it escaped the one night cause I didn’t see it. Woke up in the middle of the night and saw it flying around the room again. Opened up the hallway and back porch screen door and it flew out in the hallway. Came back from work today and he was sleeping upside down by my upstairs neighbors door. Maintenance came down and got him with a net and set him free.

    Well woke up to find another bat (or possibly the same one) in my apartment. Not quite sure how they are getting in cause there’s an apartment above and below me. Only thing I can think of it’s somehow getting in through where my washer and dryer are. There is a space where they can fit in. Well here it is chillin’ on my AC. Now it’s in our hallway again.

    Nice photo. But waking up to a bat in my apartment would totally freak me out. How is your cat reacting to it. 

    i think she's used to it now :lol:. The first couple times my cats were excited and Kali chased one once. The last few times she hasn't really done anything.
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    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
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,076
    GlowGirl said:
    brianlux 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? 
    had another bat in my apartment.  Came home late last night and two things were knocked over on a really high shelf.  Thought it might have been my cat bit there was no way she could have gotten up there.  Went to bed and woke up around 5 for some reason and saw a bat flying around my apartment (which isn't too big by the way).  first thing i did was put my cat in the other room so she wouldn't be in the way.  then i opened up the door that leads into the building hallway and my porch door hoping it would fly out but no just kept on flying on circles pretty much.  Tried "shooing" it away with a box and accidentally hit twice.  second time i hit it, it fell on my chair.  i just grabbed some magazines and picked it up with them and tossed it out the porch door.  It wasn't injured, It flew away so glad i didn't hurt it too bad.
    and again this morning. That's like 4th or 5th bat i've had in apartment in the past 10 or so years. Cat woke me up around 5:30 or so and saw her staring at something. Then i heard flapping above my head and saw the bat. Opened up the door to the hallway of my apartment complex and also the screen door to my porch hoping it would fly out and it did after about 5 minutes or so. Sorry no pics. Do have video which i posted on facebook.
    Well another bat was in my apartment the past two nights. Thought it escaped the one night cause I didn’t see it. Woke up in the middle of the night and saw it flying around the room again. Opened up the hallway and back porch screen door and it flew out in the hallway. Came back from work today and he was sleeping upside down by my upstairs neighbors door. Maintenance came down and got him with a net and set him free.

    Well woke up to find another bat (or possibly the same one) in my apartment. Not quite sure how they are getting in cause there’s an apartment above and below me. Only thing I can think of it’s somehow getting in through where my washer and dryer are. There is a space where they can fit in. Well here it is chillin’ on my AC. Now it’s in our hallway again.

    Nice photo. But waking up to a bat in my apartment would totally freak me out. How is your cat reacting to it. 

    i think she's used to it now :lol:. The first couple times my cats were excited and Kali chased one once. The last few times she hasn't really done anything.
    I am glad they didn’t catch it. I would be a little nervous about disease if they came in contact with it. My cats are up to date with rabies shots. But as we know bats are notorious carriers of disease. Your landlord needs to take care of this. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    brianlux 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? 
    had another bat in my apartment.  Came home late last night and two things were knocked over on a really high shelf.  Thought it might have been my cat bit there was no way she could have gotten up there.  Went to bed and woke up around 5 for some reason and saw a bat flying around my apartment (which isn't too big by the way).  first thing i did was put my cat in the other room so she wouldn't be in the way.  then i opened up the door that leads into the building hallway and my porch door hoping it would fly out but no just kept on flying on circles pretty much.  Tried "shooing" it away with a box and accidentally hit twice.  second time i hit it, it fell on my chair.  i just grabbed some magazines and picked it up with them and tossed it out the porch door.  It wasn't injured, It flew away so glad i didn't hurt it too bad.
    and again this morning. That's like 4th or 5th bat i've had in apartment in the past 10 or so years. Cat woke me up around 5:30 or so and saw her staring at something. Then i heard flapping above my head and saw the bat. Opened up the door to the hallway of my apartment complex and also the screen door to my porch hoping it would fly out and it did after about 5 minutes or so. Sorry no pics. Do have video which i posted on facebook.
    Well another bat was in my apartment the past two nights. Thought it escaped the one night cause I didn’t see it. Woke up in the middle of the night and saw it flying around the room again. Opened up the hallway and back porch screen door and it flew out in the hallway. Came back from work today and he was sleeping upside down by my upstairs neighbors door. Maintenance came down and got him with a net and set him free.

    Well woke up to find another bat (or possibly the same one) in my apartment. Not quite sure how they are getting in cause there’s an apartment above and below me. Only thing I can think of it’s somehow getting in through where my washer and dryer are. There is a space where they can fit in. Well here it is chillin’ on my AC. Now it’s in our hallway again.


    Bats are so cool and nice that you got photos!
    A few nights ago, I went to open up our enclosed breezeway for the night to cool it off and before I could get the screen door closed a bat flew in.  I gave it time to find its way back out before closing up.  It was fun to watch it do it's herky jerky flight for a minute or two.
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    under this  coot is chick just hatched.  It was still in half it's  shell


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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    The picture doesn't  do it justice


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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,177


    Caught this mother coon on our bird feeder

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808


    Caught this mother coon on our bird feeder


    That is great!
    We have a few different types and watching the squirrels get creative as to how they access is pretty entertaining.
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  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,715


    Caught this mother coon on our bird feeder

    Nice picture. We had one screaming in our yard a few years ago with a young one.
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    Loujoe Posts: 11,715

  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,715
    Mom turtle comes to our yard every year. I was able to watch it for a while and make sure it crossed the street safely.
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,076
    edited June 2021
    Loujoe said:
    Mom turtle comes to our yard every year. I was able to watch it for a while and make sure it crossed the street safely.
    I love turtles. My parents used to have one that would come to their yard to sun itself on the top end of their driveway. Now I mostly see lizards and deer when I visit them. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Loujoe said:
    Mom turtle comes to our yard every year. I was able to watch it for a while and make sure it crossed the street safely.

    Sweet!  They are so cool!
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    England is so lame for wildlife compared.  Love all these animals on your door step. I saw the largest  dragon fly today. A bit scary actually.  


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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    This was on my lettuce.  Wwithout  google  can you identify this. It blew my mind


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,715
    Looks similar to ladybug larvae over here. Cool and they eat aphids.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,895
    Bang on lou.  I was so suprised as its bigger than  what it turns into . Magical


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