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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    Loujoe said:
    Close call. They will eat cat food if you leave it outside. We had outside cats as kids and all sorts of critters came on by. Pretty sure someone in my house got sprayed.

    last night I forgot to bring in Butchs bowl. Imagine he left some dry food in the bowl like usual. for a feral he's well fed by me alone and I know others in the neighborhood feed him too.

    early evening its the raccoons. sometimes overlaps with the possums. then 2-4 am is a skunk. was surprised to see one at 630 or so in full daylight......

    left him/her alone and it exited the yard fairly quickly.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,597
    I'm glad you didn't get skunk sprayed, M!  The thought is horrifying!
    Years ago, I lived in a single-wide mobile home and a skunk sprayed the outside of a wall right where I had my LPs line up in alpha order along the want.  Literally for a few years after that the "E"s had a slight skunk smell.  Sorry, Brian Eno! 
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    The elusive Squirabbit
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,357

  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608

    Majestic!
    Great eye and rare to spot in the day..
  • GlowGirlGlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,025

    That's awesome!!

  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,357
    Loujoe said:

    Majestic!
    Great eye and rare to spot in the day..
    I was surprised to see him/her. This was near an owls nest that had attracted a lot of birders. This was the first time I had a day time sighting.
    That same morning I had a bald eagle fly about 15 ft over me my head. No time to get out the phone/camera.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    saw a youngish(based on size) Bald Eagle today flying across our outerbelt while I was driving home from work. Following Alum Creek.....

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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
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    Home Improvement BUTCH Edition.

    Put together a little platform for Butch's house and water using an odd size pallet and section of unused cedar fencing. He's now almost level.


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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
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    neighbors have a new pet..


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    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
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    edited July 1

    wren has been feasting and feeding its young. First thought it was getting stuff from a pine tree. Looked closer.
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    Learned that ants will move their nest if they find a better place. Nature never fails to fascinate 
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    mickeyrat said:
    neighbors have a new pet..


    Chicken?
  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,597
    While waiting to get my teeth cleaning done at the dentist (and there' nothing I love more than getting my teeth scraped... not!), I spotted these wild turkey chicks that are approaching adolescence wandering around outside the office window.  Apparently they live in the bushes on the other side of the building, but venture out into the parking lot now and then.


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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    Loujoe said:
    mickeyrat said:
    neighbors have a new pet..


    Chicken?

    yes. suburbia neighborhood built in the 80's
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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    They look prehistoric to me. Nice sighting.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    garage


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    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
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    then there were 4.


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    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    mickeyrat said:
    garage


    That would have scared me silly!
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    Loujoe said:
    mickeyrat said:
    garage


    That would have scared me silly!

    reverse. went out yesterday and scared him/her. scrambled up the garage door to the eaves.

    same today. left the outside door open and believe it left. 

    we'll see.
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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
  • BentleyspopBentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,357
    I often see a crane in the lake outside my house.

  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 44,097
    I often see a crane in the lake outside my house.


    Great Blue Heron
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    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,441
    Rented a cottage at Betula Lake in the Whiteshell. This guy is in the bush in front of our cottage. 


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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,597
    Rented a cottage at Betula Lake in the Whiteshell. This guy is in the bush in front of our cottage. 



    Nice!  Looks like a friendly garter snake.
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    Rented a cottage at Betula Lake in the Whiteshell. This guy is in the bush in front of our cottage. 


    Nice
     Hope you enjoyed your time.
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 3,454



    Saw this green sea turtle tonight down by the harbor. Pretty sure my wife and I saw this guy a year ago. I’m in the same spot and he’s got the same barnacle pattern on his back. He was a super noisy eater! Very slurpy!
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 3,454


    On the beach in the dark. Was rubbing the sand down near the water, you can get the bioluminescent plankton to stimulate and spark a green color in the sand.

    Saw this weird glowing shape a few feet away. Took the photo and then lit it up. An Atlantic mole crab. He’s actually covered in the glowing plankton! 

    Pretty cool!
  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,608
    Very cool. The glowing creatures at night! Even a walk in the dark woods, certain bugs glow when you look in the leaf litter. Also if you dare shine a flashlight. Spider eyes shine like crystals. Everywhere!
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 3,454
    Spider eyes would freak me out!

    Saw this guy on the way to breakfast.


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