Fauna and other natural things

[paultuttle]

Yeah, but I give him credit for wearing a mask.

You aren't wrong, I'll give you that.

[sinenomine]

I'm taking care of a small farm for a month or so. Last night I watched a blue heron fly over the pastures, and this morning as I walked out of the barn, I was greeted by three deer. A few days ago a golden eagle was hanging around.

[apl68]

This morning I almost walked right into a bobcat kitten in our backyard when I popped out of the backdoor. Later I watched mom and three kittens enjoy the morning--Mom snoozing, kitten #1 having a delightful time throwing a dead squirrel around, kitten #2 desperately trying to steal the squirrel, and kitten #3 (much smaller than the other two) hanging back and watching. Also watching were a lot of unhappy crows and magpies.

Wow!  Mom and Dad are impressed by a recent game camera picture of a bobcat on the back section of their property.  Your encounter was much closer.

[Catherder]

I have a moral problem throwing out food, so when I have stale bread, donuts or fruit past its prime I cut things into chunks and put them on the back lawn.  They are always gone overnight but until last night I never saw the beneficiaries.  Insomnia had me looking out at 1 AM.

A porcupine and a raccoon were checking out my refuse site--nothing there however.

[ab_grp]

Youngest daughter apparently had a stowaway under her vehicle when she came home from the grocery store.  When she got home, her granddad saw something hanging from the undercarriage.  It was a squirrel, dropped to the ground and limped away to the sidewalk and collapsed.  Poor guy was probably white-knuckling it the whole way home.  After a few minutes, he got up and moved away from the scene, presumably to try to catch a ride back using safer means of transportation.

[apl68]

Youngest daughter apparently had a stowaway under her vehicle when she came home from the grocery store.  When she got home, her granddad saw something hanging from the undercarriage.  It was a squirrel, dropped to the ground and limped away to the sidewalk and collapsed.  Poor guy was probably white-knuckling it the whole way home.  After a few minutes, he got up and moved away from the scene, presumably to try to catch a ride back using safer means of transportation.

Sounds like somebody I knew years ago who learned that the big "leaf" that had been wrapped around her car's antenna during the long drive into work was actually a dazed bat.  Must have been a terrifying experience for the poor thing.

[ab_grp]

Youngest daughter apparently had a stowaway under her vehicle when she came home from the grocery store.  When she got home, her granddad saw something hanging from the undercarriage.  It was a squirrel, dropped to the ground and limped away to the sidewalk and collapsed.  Poor guy was probably white-knuckling it the whole way home.  After a few minutes, he got up and moved away from the scene, presumably to try to catch a ride back using safer means of transportation.

Sounds like somebody I knew years ago who learned that the big "leaf" that had been wrapped around her car's antenna during the long drive into work was actually a dazed bat.  Must have been a terrifying experience for the poor thing.

I would not have wanted to be the bat or the person who discovered the bat!

[Parasaurolophus]

Nother dead garter snake today.

[Parasaurolophus]

Nother dead garter snake today.

And again. Poor loves. Why are they all out and about now? It's not even warm.

[nebo113]

Recently, my cousin and his helper were cutting down a dead tree on my property when I heard a brouhaha.  I rushed out, ready to diall 911.....but garter snakes had housed themselves between the bark and the tree trunk and come sprawling out, much to the consternation of the hewers.

[FishProf]

I was mowing the back 40 on Saturday and came out of the brush to find a Red0-tailed hawk on the ground scarfing a mouse.

Hawk gave me a look like 'sup?  I stopped, turned off the mower and just got to watch from <10 feet away for about 5min.

Then, Hawk ran/flapped up the slope of the septic field, and watched me carry on.  Totally unruffled.

So cool.

[apl68]

Our pastor's wife saw a bear amble by near their house a couple of days ago.

[nebo113]

I was mowing the back 40 on Saturday and came out of the brush to find a Red0-tailed hawk on the ground scarfing a mouse.

Hawk gave me a look like 'sup?  I stopped, turned off the mower and just got to watch from <10 feet away for about 5min.

Then, Hawk ran/flapped up the slope of the septic field, and watched me carry on.  Totally unruffled.

So cool.

Would you post this in "Look A Bird"  thread, too??

[FishProf]

I was mowing the back 40 on Saturday and came out of the brush to find a Red0-tailed hawk on the ground scarfing a mouse.

Hawk gave me a look like 'sup?  I stopped, turned off the mower and just got to watch from <10 feet away for about 5min.

Then, Hawk ran/flapped up the slope of the septic field, and watched me carry on.  Totally unruffled.

So cool.

Would you post this in "Look A Bird"  thread, too??

Done

[Catherder]

A critter (unknown) dug up a 7ft by 7ft section of my back lawn last night, leaving dozens of small piles of dirt.