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Nov 23, 2011#1

Bison

By "popular" demand of one good man...(RobertBrown) i will start this tread with some pics of my Bison , taken on my place in the northern reaches of Alberta.

Wildlife pic's and farm animals OK,... no cats and dogs please ,they deserve a tread of its own:wink:

Nov 23, 2011#2

Bison

Moose bull crossing our lawn.

Mule deer sleeping in the machine shed over the summer(same deer 3 years in a row)

Nov 23, 2011#3

RobertBrown

Bison said:
By "popular" demand of one good man...(RobertBrown) i will start this tread with some pics of my Bison , taken on my place in the northern reaches of Alberta.

Wildlife pic's and farm animals OK,... no cats and dogs please ,they deserve a tread of its own:wink:

Thanks Bison!
great pics

That's beautiful.
I've been to B.C. but never Alberta.correction! I was in Calgary in the spring 1985, had so much fun I forgot about it That pic of the buffalo by the creek looks like it could be 300 years ago.
That must be the "mac daddy" by the gate post. He's the one that walks real slow right up until he decides he wants to stomp something. I would keep a fence between him and me

he looks like he could hurt you and not even know it. An impressive bull for sure.
So why is that doe lying in your barn? Looks to be fall she should be in good shape,
What kind of tractor is that?
That moose looks to be a yearling eh?
I'm think you probably don't have to look far to find a black bear either.......

Nov 23, 2011#4

RobertBrown

Did you cut all that hay behind the moose?
That's a lot of work!

Nov 23, 2011#5

Bison

I have 6 of these mac daddy's (4 to 10 yr)and four 2 and 3 yrs olds
The deer pic was taken in mid summer(dry year)I guess she feels safe there during the day?
The moose was a 2 year old.
Yea i see bears a couple times a yr,had one leave his scat in the new shop a couple months ago,must not have been impressed with it (the shop)

I put up about 1200 to 1500 rounds of hay a yr,its all part of the job.

I got one of these "elusive" one of a kind white bison too :biggrin:

other bull pic

Nov 24, 2011#6

Bison

It'll be my name to fame if it does
It'll make the paper someday,it won't be me spilling the beans though :wink:

Nov 24, 2011#7

jmurray01

The only picture I have of wildlife is a squirrel looking for its nuts...

And even that is on another computer so I can't post that (some may say Thank Goodness :laughing

Nov 24, 2011#8

W

wcpost

Here is a Fox that come by every year to eat the berries from my tree.

Nov 24, 2011#9

Bison

Hey Robert,empty your PM box,its full!
And don't worry about that post,its not like i have the "hope diamond" here:laughing:

Nov 25, 2011#10

Bison

Pics from around my house,
Barred owl
Prairy falcon
Great northern owl

Nov 25, 2011#11

RobertBrown

Florida anole

One of our honeybees licking water off of a stone

Nov 27, 2011#12

RobertBrown

Eastern Hognose snake playing dead. He was released unharmed

Dec 1, 2011#13

Bison

Nice pics Robert.:thumbsup:
Only other snakes here besides "garter snakes" are the two legged kind :wink:

Dec 1, 2011#14

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Nice pics Robert.:thumbsup:
Only other snakes here besides "garter snakes" are the two legged kind :wink:

Thanks, I caught it Sunday. It was in the one of the sheds. Scared the u know what out of my girlfriend. She went out the window yelling "rattlesnake!".
As she was coming back in I was headed out with it in my right hand and she lost it again :biggrin:
I just let it go under the shed...I guess they are getting hard to find. They are protected in Canada, against the law to touch one.
They are also called "puff adder". They eat frogs and toads.

Dec 3, 2011#15

RobertBrown

Yesterday, while walking near a wooded are in the city I heard a noise and look over to see an empty 16oz Miller High life can making it's way across the leaf litter.
At first I thought I was the victim of a joke and someone had a string tied to this can as was pulling it along, but the can made a right and started heading right for me then stopped. Still unable to completely process what in the heck was going on I decided to take a close look and this is what I found.
It's a snake with it's head stuck in an empty beer can!

Not the best picture as I was climbing over limbs and trying to get the cell phone into camera mode with the sun shining on the view window.

I guess he really needed a drink I wonder if the can was unopened when he found it
I grabbed the snake and pushed his head in the can, bent the pop top to vertical and was able to remove him fairly easily.

I captured him and relocated him to my place. He is now my lead pest control officer....Rodent Division.

Dec 3, 2011#16

Bison

A lucky snake indeed,glad you could free it :thumbsup:
What kind of snake is it?

Dec 3, 2011#17

RobertBrown

Bison said:
A lucky snake indeed,glad you could free it :thumbsup:
What kind of snake is it?

We call it a Black Racer here. But I think some call it a Black rat snake or Black Snake. Very Common in these parts.

Dec 3, 2011#18

Bison

Poisonous??

Dec 4, 2011#19

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Poisonous??

He!! no! I stopped handling poisonous snakes 15 years ago. This one is a colubrid, a constrictor. Oh they will bite you, twice in the blink of an eye but no venom. They will make you bleed, and small chance of infection but that's it.

Dec 8, 2011#20

RobertBrown

A few weeks back I came upon an Anhinga (half bird half fish...google it!) with a serious problem. The bird had attached itself to a 30" length of rope. The fine synthetic fibers of the rope had bound to small teeth the bird has in it's bill to hold fish that it catches. I had to catch the bird to cut the rope loose and clear the birds teeth.
Trying to bold a wild bird and work a cell phone camera is no small feat, that's for sure.
This is an Anhinga......a very unhappy, pissed off bird here.

This is the rope

This is the bird after release. Seemed to be fine.

Believe it or not this is second one I have saved from the same fate. The first one took several days to catch and was nowhere near as feisty, but I think it survived.

Dec 9, 2011#21

Bison

Hey good job man..twice :thumbsup:
We don't have birds like that here.

I never had to do a thing like that, but i had more than my share of getting bison calves and cows heads unstuck from a bale feeder,.... somehow they don't appriciate help

One needs more than two hands an more than one life

,... and forget the camera eh
I finally smarted up and got rid of the feeders before an animal or i got killed in the process:wink:

Dec 9, 2011#22

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Hey good job man..twice :thumbsup:
We don't have birds like that here.

I never had to do a thing like that, but i had more than my share of getting bison calves and cows heads unstuck from a bale feeder,.... somehow they don't appriciate help
One needs more than two hands an more than one life ,... and forget the camera eh
I finally smarted up and got rid of the feeders before an animal or i got killed in the process:wink:

I could see where one of those could seriously hurt you if you don't take precautions or know exactly what your doing.
A friend of mine has a Brahma bull that weighs over 2500#. He says the bull is gentle. I say if that things steps on your foot, your going to need another foot and he wouldn't even know what he did, nor would he care.
looks like this only his has horns, big horns.

That's a scary bull if you ask me, nothing like a Buffalo but still a handful.

Dec 9, 2011#23

Bison

RobertBrown said:
I could see where one of those could seriously hurt you if you don't take precautions or know exactly what your doing.
A friend of mine has a Brahma bull that weighs over 2500#. He says the bull is gentle. I say if that things steps on your foot, your going to need another foot and he wouldn't even know what he did, nor would he care.
looks like this only his has horns, big horns.

That's a scary bull if you ask me, nothing like a Buffalo but still a handful.

Me thinks these are ears,cause this bull is polled or dehorned but i still don't wanna tangle with it :wink:

When a bison get stuck,they keep on ripping till what ever part is stuck either comes loose or gets left behind. they have no regard for themselves or for who or what is in the way.
They can kick so fast that when you feel getting hit he's kicked you allready 3 times before you realize it,..don't ask how i know?:wink:

Feb 14, 2012#24

RobertBrown

This is an amazing wasp that feeds on Cicadas.They get about 2 inches long. I like this picture, it looks animated but it's not.

That is lantana that it has landed on. Sometimes, in the early summer I will see dozens of these things. They live in borough's underground that they excavate.

Feb 15, 2012#25

jakewells

RobertBrown said:
This is an amazing wasp that feeds on Cicadas.They get about 2 inches long. I like this picture, it looks animated but it's not.

That is lantana that it has landed on. Sometimes, in the early summer I will see dozens of these things. They live in borough's underground that they excavate.

ah the many fine adventures of mowing over the holes they got very friendly with me last year :laughing: they hurt alot! they raped my leg felt like it was on fire :thumbdown:

that is a yellow jacket and is very common in florida they build above ground but it is not common and usually do it below ground. i usually have to murder them when i find the nest i just pour a little gas down the whole and light a match and they are gone :biggrin:

Feb 15, 2012#26

Bison

jakewells said:
ah the many fine adventures of mowing over the holes they got very friendly with me last year :laughing: they hurt alot! they raped my leg felt like it was on fire :thumbdown:

that is a yellow jacket and is very common in florida they build above ground but it is not common and usually do it below ground. i usually have to murder them when i find the nest i just pour a little gas down the whole and light a match and they are gone :biggrin:

Yellow jackets are way smaller,we got plenty over here.
They usually make nests hanging from trees or in a dead stump.
Sumbitches are mean allright when you disturb the nest.

Feb 15, 2012#27

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Yellow jackets are way smaller,we got plenty over here.
They usually make nests hanging from trees or in a dead stump.
Sumbitches are mean allright when you disturb the nest.

yea...that ain't no yellow jacket. But they d^m sure hurt. This is a Cicada killer wasp and it's 4x the size of the biggest yellow jacket you will find.
I would rather encounter a couple of these than a nest of YJ.
Did you know they love meat? yea, try skinning an animal near a yellow jacket nest and they will swarm around the meat cutting off pieces with thier jaws. makes the job a whole lot tougher. They hurt way worse than honey bees too

Feb 27, 2012#28

RobertBrown

Ear fungus

Feb 27, 2012#29

Bison

looks like candy,...is it edible?:licking:

Feb 27, 2012#30

Parkmower

RobertBrown said:
Ear fungus

Is it a critter or something like a tree fungus?

Feb 28, 2012#31

RobertBrown

Bison said:
looks like candy,...is it edible?:licking:

I don't know.

Feb 28, 2012#32

RobertBrown

Parkmower said:
Is it a critter or something like a tree fungus?

ear fungus, Mycelium, a sporocarp.
It does not grow in your ear, it just has the shape or an ear.

Feb 28, 2012#33

Parkmower

RobertBrown said:
ear fungus, Mycelium, a sporocarp.
It does not grow in your ear, it just has the shape or an ear.

Not sure what that means. Little to scientific. We have similar growths on hardwoods but lack the color.

Mar 3, 2012#34

RobertBrown

Parkmower said:
Not sure what that means. Little to scientific. We have similar growths on hardwoods but lack the color.

A common name for a fungus that grows from a tree horizontally is "Ear Fungus". The part you see coming from the tree is called the sporocarp. This is only the reproductive, smaller part of the organism, the fruiting body.
This type of organism is called a Mycelium and Mycelia are the largest organisms on our planet.
The can get to be several miles wide, one organism as big as a city, living underground.

Mar 3, 2012#35

Parkmower

RobertBrown said:
A common name for a fungus that grows from a tree horizontally is "Ear Fungus". The part you see coming from the tree is called the sporocarp. This is only the reproductive, smaller part of the organism, the fruiting body.
This type of organism is called a Mycelium and Mycelia are the largest organisms on our planet.
The can get to be several miles wide, one organism as big as a city, living underground.

Plotting to take over the world!!! Aaagh! Run everyone the mycelia's are coming!

Mar 3, 2012#36

Bison

There is an aspen grove in "i think in montana" that spans 50 acre and is supposed to have sprouted from a single tree and spread to its today's size just by suckering.( identical DNA troughout)
It was claimed to be single largest living organism in the world?

Mar 3, 2012#37

M

Mower manic

Bison said:
There is an aspen grove in "i think in montana" that spans 50 acre and is supposed to have sprouted from a single tree and spread to its today's size just by suckering.( identical DNA troughout)
It was claimed to be single largest living organism in the world?

Strange but True: The Largest Organism on Earth Is a Fungus: Scientific American

Mar 3, 2012#38

Bison

I don't dispute that a fungus might be the largest organism on earth,but unless they dig that thing up in its entirety which is prob impossible i tend to be suspicious.
But what is the truth anyway,it seems to change over the years.
a couple eons ago they used to claim that the earth was flat too,a diff opinion was punished with death:wink:

I think a blue whale is the largest.

Mar 3, 2012#39

M

Mower manic

I don't dispute that a fungus might be the largest organism on earth

I think a blue whale is the largest

The blue whale is the largest mammal, a mammal is an organism. The Armillaria ostoyae is an organism but it is not a mammal. If the statement was " a fungus is the largest mammal" it would be incorrect,
The statement was "Mycelia are the largest organisms on the planet" as of this time the data shows: Armillaria ostoyae is the largest organism....by far.
All mammals are organisms, but all organisms are not mammals.
Perhaps this is where your education becomes important.
I only went to school one day, because my brother was sick. But on that day we discussed organisms. I remember because I called them orgasms and everybody looked at me like I was a serial killer. From that moment on, I hated mushrooms. I wouldn't eat a mushroom if it was the only thing left.
Anyway....you would be incorrect in your assessment if you stated that the blue whale was the largest organism.
This may, or may not, be important to you. I mean, after all who gives a sh?t?
I'm not likely to see either of these 2 in my lifetime. But on the other hand if parkmower pitches his idea to Steven Spielberg...and the next thing you know we have "man eating mushrooms" on my DVR, my priorities could change. I might go out and buy a " save the mushrooms" hat or tee shirt. Who knows what the future holds? But for right now, you sir are incorrect....with all due respect of course.:tongue:

Mar 4, 2012#40

Bison

Mower manic said:
The blue whale is the largest mammal, a mammal is an organism. The Armillaria ostoyae is an organism but it is not a mammal. If the statement was " a fungus is the largest mammal" it would be incorrect,The statement was "Mycelia are the largest organisms on the planet" as of this time the data shows: Armillaria ostoyae is the largest organism....by far.
All mammals are organisms, but all organisms are not mammals.
Perhaps this is where your education becomes important.
I only went to school one day, because my brother was sick. But on that day we discussed organisms. I remember because I called them orgasms and everybody looked at me like I was a serial killer. From that moment on, I hated mushrooms. I wouldn't eat a mushroom if it was the only thing left.
Anyway....you would be incorrect in your assessment if you stated that the blue whale was the largest organism.This may, or may not, be important to you. I mean, after all who gives a sh?t?
I'm not likely to see either of these 2 in my lifetime. But on the other hand if parkmower pitches his idea to Steven Spielberg...and the next thing you know we have "man eating mushrooms" on my DVR, my priorities could change. I might go out and buy a " save the mushrooms" hat or tee shirt. Who knows what the future holds? But for right now, you sir are incorrect....with all due respect of course.:tongue:

Duuhh,like i didn't know that,..you think i come out of an egg

But anyway a mammal is an organism..period,..you compared the whale with the fungus,..it wasn't me:tongue:
You went to schoolonly one day you say,:laughing:i went to school till i was 17,.teh last 4 years to aggri college,i had 4 yrs biology..if you want to discuss nature,..go ahead,i'm game.
Look at my avatar,it is not just a pic,..i raise them for a living.

Like you said,who gives a sh!t,you're nit picking.

Mar 7, 2012#41

O

Oddball

Frog sunning on top of a shower spigot at wash-off area at beach

Jellies at the Pensacola Beach fishing pier

Mar 7, 2012#42

RobertBrown

Nice pics Oddball.
We have those frogs down here too. Down here, they are always trying to get out of the sun.
I like Pensacola Beach. I used to vist the north gulf coast every summer (redneck riviera). That is probably the best place to fish salt water in the entire country when you consider off shore, in shore and pier fishing. Lots of big fish and deep water close to shore.
Thanks for sharing.

Mar 10, 2012#43

M

mikdugal1

Belle almost 5 month old black Labrador.

Spends most her time off the leash but we have a neighbor with 8 dogs and when they're out belle gets distracted.. Doesn't hurt to have the leash around

Mar 10, 2012#44

Bison

mikdugal1 said:
Belle almost 5 month old black Labrador.

Spends most her time off the leash but we have a neighbor with 8 dogs and when they're out belle gets distracted.. Doesn't hurt to have the leash around

Never mind the dog,...but how much did that mower set you back?

Mar 10, 2012#45

M

mikdugal1

:tongue: let's get down and personal here sheesh. :tongue:

5145.24 after taxes and delivery

Mar 10, 2012#46

Parkmower

Shroom growing out a stump

Mar 10, 2012#47

M

Mower manic

You know, that is the first picture of a mushroom growing out of a tree stump I have ever seen. Makes me wonder how a spor could have migrated there.

It's a good pic but a few hours later it wouldd have opened up into something more dramatic. If that is nearby...... The next pic could be a real winner.
Thank you very much for posting that it's special

Mar 11, 2012#48

Bison

mikdugal1 said:
:tongue: let's get down and personal here sheesh. :tongue:

5145.24 after taxes and delivery

That's a lot of dough for just mowing the lawn

I paid $50 for a 73 JD 112 16 yrs ago,mowed my 3 acre lawn ever since.
Bought a second 74 JD 112 for $500 last year as spare, in the unlikely event the 73 gets issues while mowing.
This last one came with a tiller,a mower deck,a snowblower and a spare engine.:wink:

Ohh,.. i also bought a 93 105 hp fr assist belarus tractor with only 800 hrs on it...Paid 4 grand for thatta one.

I still got money to spare compared to you :tongue:

Mar 11, 2012#49

S

SeniorCitizen

Took this pic of the Horned Toad in 2004 and it's the last one I've seen.

Mar 11, 2012#50

Bison

how big are these toads?
looks like the dinosaurs arnt extinct afterall.

Mar 11, 2012#51

S

SeniorCitizen

Bison said:
how big are these toads?
looks like the dinosaurs arnt extinct afterall.

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Actually they are a lizard but have adopted the name Toad from their body shape..

From Wikipedia - The Texas horned lizard is the largest-bodied and most widely distributed of the approximately 14 species of horned lizards in the western United States and Mexico. The length of an average Texas horned lizard is 69 mm (2.7 in) snout-vent length,[6] however the upper boundary for males is 94 mm (3.7 in) and for females it is 114 mm (4.5 in).[7]

Mar 11, 2012#52

RobertBrown

SandburRanch said:
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Actually they are a lizard but have adopted the name Toad from their body shape..

From Wikipedia - The Texas horned lizard is the largest-bodied and most widely distributed of the approximately 14 species of horned lizards in the western United States and Mexico. The length of an average Texas horned lizard is 69 mm (2.7 in) snout-vent length,[6] however the upper boundary for males is 94 mm (3.7 in) and for females it is 114 mm (4.5 in).[7]

Don't some Texans refer to them as "Horned frogs"?
Isn't that the mascot of the T.C.U. athletics?
Believe it or not, they actually spit blood from their eyes as a defense mechanism.
I didn't know they were disappearing.
I remember when I was a kid, friends were keeping them as pets in terrariums.

Mar 16, 2012#53

Ric

Here's my Buddy, He lives about thirty feet from my back door. About 6 foot

Mar 16, 2012#54

S

SeniorCitizen

SandburRanch said:
Took this pic of the Horned Toad in 2004 and it's the last one I've seen.

Pull up your britches legs and sit a while as I have a story about these little fellers we call horned toads.

A co-worker that was transferred to my area from a part of the U.S. that doesn't have them was intrigued when he saw the first one. Knowing his kids would like to see one he captured it and took it home in his lunch pail. We were working remote areas at the time and a lunch pail was common at noon.

Arriving home that evening he set the lunch pail in the usual place on the counter having forgotten about the contents inside.

The next morning while shaving he heard the most awful blood curdling scream from his wife anyone could ever hear and that's when the most awful feeling came over him but still funny at that time.

Needless to say he packed his own lunch that day and never did admit how many days or where he slept the next few nights.

I still get a chuckle every time I think of that.

Mar 16, 2012#55

S

SeniorCitizen

Ric said:
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Here's my Buddy, He lives about thirty feet from my back door. About 6 foot

If I were to live that close he would be wearing a cow bell so I would know where he was when out of the water.

Mar 16, 2012#56

Bison

SandburRanch said:
If I were to live that close he would be wearing a cow bell so I would know where he was when out of the water.

no kidding :laughing:

Mar 16, 2012#57

Ric

SandburRanch said:
If I were to live that close he would be wearing a cow bell so I would know where he was when out of the water.

.

I have a good relationship with him, I don't bother him and he doesn't try swimming in my spa on the back porch. He has been there for a couple of years. The thing that bothers me is I know for his size there's not enough food in that retention pond to sustain his meals and I'm afraid he'll end up making a meal on one of the neighbor hood dogs or some (pardon the expression) stupid Yankee that thinks he's cute and wants to take a close up picture, then all hell will break out.

Apr 27, 2012#58

Bison

One of my bison dropped a twin,...it happens once in a while.
Most times the cow will abandon one of them,its rare if she accepts both.
I had a few twins over the years and this is only the second time in the 16 years i raise these critters that a cow kept both calves

Apr 27, 2012#59

BKBrown

Great ! Hope she continues to tend to both !

We used to have a local Bison ranch and retail store. For my taste most of the ground meat needed to be mixed with some beef or it was too dry.

The short ribs were GREAT when cooked in a crock pot, deboned and flavored with BBQ sauce.

Our local place went out of business :thumbdown: :frown: Wish they were still here, but we do have a couple locals who raise grazed grass fed Beef and it is MUCH better than the feedlot garbage.

Apr 27, 2012#60

BKBrown

Just some of what we have around here.

May 9, 2012#61

rmancini

This is my trained mole. I have him trained to look dead. He's #160. I'm up to #294 now.

Rich

May 10, 2012#62

BKBrown

???? no picture !:confused2:

rmancini said:
This is my trained mole. I have him trained to look dead. He's #160. I'm up to #294 now.

Rich

May 10, 2012#63

rmancini

BKBrown said:
???? no picture !:confused2:

I'm showing a picture on both my post and your reply. I did have some trouble with the upload.
Does anyone else see the picture?
Rich

May 10, 2012#64

Bison

rmancini said:
I'm showing a picture on both my post and your reply. I did have some trouble with the upload.
Does anyone else see the picture?
Rich

nope,...must be an invisable mole :wink:

May 11, 2012#65

rmancini

Trying this yet again.
Rich

May 29, 2012#66

S

SublimeZ

One of our dogs (we have 6:confused2

has a food allergy and has to be segregated to eat. We keep his special food in the garage. The wife had noticed food was disappearing. She was blaming the cat :laughing:. Well I was out there one night and heard crunching. Found the food bandit.

May 29, 2012#67

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MBTRAC

Our winter 'Roo's on our house paddock lawn/gardens again- the size the larger 'Roo in the foreground is close to c.6ft when standing & quite capable of killing any hunting dog or causing serious injury to people if provoked (they're in the wild not all quite the cuddly creatures as portrayed on the tourist brochures), we occassionally hand feed this small mob & treat them with a healthy respect - we should also see a few wild deer too coming down in the next few days as it's getting colder @ c.0degC .
Makes a change from the reptiles of summer - like the c.5-6ft venomous black, brown & tiger snakes, & c.6ft goannas/lace monitors that can make for some" interesting" outdoor/gardening companions.

May 30, 2012#68

RobertBrown

SublimeZ said:
One of our dogs (we have 6:confused2 has a food allergy and has to be segregated to eat. We keep his special food in the garage. The wife had noticed food was disappearing. She was blaming the cat :laughing:. Well I was out there one night and heard crunching. Found the food bandit.

That one is full grown . I would not get between him and the door.

May 31, 2012#69

Bison

MBTRAC said:
Our winter 'Roo's on our house paddock lawn/gardens again- the size the larger 'Roo in the foreground is close to c.6ft when standing & quite capable of killing any hunting dog or causing serious injury to people if provoked (they're in the wild not all quite the cuddly creatures as portrayed on the tourist brochures), we occassionally hand feed this small mob & treat them with a healthy respect - we should also see a few wild deer too coming down in the next few days as it's getting colder @ c.0degC .
Makes a change from the reptiles of summer - like the c.5-6ft venomous black, brown & tiger snakes, & c.6ft goannas/lace monitors that can make for some" interesting" outdoor/gardening companions.

Are these feral deer?
I didn't think there were native wild deer down under,..never heard of marsupial deer either.

May 31, 2012#70

scott47429

heres my lithe buddy

May 31, 2012#71

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Are these feral deer?
I didn't think there were native wild deer down under,..never heard of marsupial deer either.

There are deer there, but you are right they are not native. They were introduced. There are no deer indeginous to Australia.
Six species of deer were released at various locations. The animals dispersed and established wild populations at various locations across Australia, mostly depending upon their points of release into the wild.
I think a Kangaroo is probably the closest thing you will find to a "marsupial deer".

May 31, 2012#72

RobertBrown

MBTRAC said:
Our winter 'Roo's on our house paddock lawn/gardens again- the size the larger 'Roo in the foreground is close to c.6ft when standing & quite capable of killing any hunting dog or causing serious injury to people if provoked (they're in the wild not all quite the cuddly creatures as portrayed on the tourist brochures), we occassionally hand feed this small mob & treat them with a healthy respect - we should also see a few wild deer too coming down in the next few days as it's getting colder @ c.0degC .
Makes a change from the reptiles of summer - like the c.5-6ft venomous black, brown & tiger snakes, & c.6ft goannas/lace monitors that can make for some" interesting" outdoor/gardening companions.

I have seen these things close up at the zoo we have nearby. The enclosure allows visitors in with the Kangaroos. I was there once while the male was sleeping and it enabled me to see the claws close up. They are formidable weapons, and the roo himself went over 5 feet tall. You could easily see that this is a powerful animal. I keep a fence between myself and him from now on.
You would not want to get on the bad side of a full grown male Kangaroo, you would not stand a chance.

May 31, 2012#73

M

MBTRAC

Bison said:
Are these feral deer?
I didn't think there were native wild deer down under,..never heard of marsupial deer either.

Yes right on, no native deer down under - these are feral deer ,existing in/around our farms (in the more remote hills/valleys) in the wild for many generations - according to my 94yr old grandfather at least since the 1930's.
We see mostly Red deer which seem to have more of a herd/pack instinct when they come down onto the pastures in winter, & there is also a similar large population around us of the much less visible Sambar deer.
The Sambars are generally in smaller groups or solitary, and whilst all deer are "flighty" the Sambars are extremely shy/far more reluctant for any human encounter/observation usually staying well concealed wherever possible in heavy timber/bush cover & make themselves scarce the moment they sense/smell people around.
The Sambar stags are @ c.150cm+ (50inches?) at the shoulder & at a guess weigh c.240kgs+ (530lbs ? ), are aggressive if cornered (as has happened by our dogs a few times) & make a defensive sound that once heard will never be forgotten (absolutely deafening at mega decibels that rattles your brain, like a cross between an air horn & a squealing pig - as a kid scared the hell out of me & makes most dogs retreat for cover).
All good venison.

Jun 7, 2012#74

Bison

A Wood chuck has set up shop under my barn in the background.
As long as he/she refrains from going in the hayfield next to it and dig a burrow there..he/she lives,if not...,...his/her life expires!

Jun 10, 2012#75

RobertBrown

Bison said:
A Wood chuck has set up shop under my barn in the background.
As long as he/she refrains from going in the hayfield next to it and dig a burrow there..he/she lives,if not...,...his/her life expires!

Looks just like a ground hog :tongue:. Why don't you name him Phil?....I have no experience with rodents that large, Why is borrowing if the field a problem?
Did you know the name "woodchuck comes from the Indian word "wuchak"?

Jun 10, 2012#76

midnite rider

RobertBrown said:
Looks just like a ground hog :tongue:. Why don't you name him Phil?....I have no experience with rodents that large, Why is borrowing if the field a problem?
Did you know the name "woodchuck comes from the Indian word "wuchak"?

If he has cows are bison in his case in the field they could step in the burrow and injure their leg possibly.
For your information to the age old question. :biggrin:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
An article in the Wall street Journal reports on the work of New York state wildlife expert Richard Thomas, who found that a woodchuck could (and does) chuck around 35 cubic feet of dirt in the course of digging a burrow. Thomas reasoned that if a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck an amount equivalent to the weight of the dirt, or 700 pounds.

Jun 10, 2012#77

Bison

RobertBrown said:
Looks just like a ground hog :tongue:. Why don't you name him Phil?....I have no experience with rodents that large, Why is borrowing if the field a problem?
Did you know the name "woodchuck comes from the Indian word "wuchak"?

Ground hog-woodchuck-wuchak..,its one and the same,..i usually call them varmint....this one i named Obama:laughing:

What!,..you tell me you got no neighbors:confused2:

Cause they build hills when the dig their burrows and when i come along with the haybine to mow the field the dirt from the hill plugs the cutter bar and i have to stop to clean it out,and that is a PITA.:tongue:

Jun 11, 2012#78

BKBrown

Groundhogs - Woodchucks not only create mounds of dirt that mess up machinery - the holes also have broken tractor axles, and larger animals (cows, horses, etc.) sometimes break legs when they step in the holes. They can undermine foundations in buildings and have animals drop into the burrows inside the building - even breaking legs inside barns. They aren't bad eating if you get rid of the musk sacks when cleaning and also make good food for the dogs and cats.
Farmers where I grew up used to provide ammo for free if you would go shoot the pests.

Jun 11, 2012#79

Bison

Ground hogs are not that common on my place,..i see only a couple of them a year,..mostly when cutting hay cause i run in their mounds...I'll shoot them if i see them.
I would venture to say if one breaks an axle on a tractor or implement in a ground hog hole,that the operator was driving to fast or that axle was about to break anyway cause its not like one runs into a bomb crater

Last night i shot and killed "Obama",
much like the real one in the WH he proved to be a nuicance. He started to climb under the hood of my truck ,I tought i better send him to Allah before he might want to take a liking to chewing on the wiring:wink:

Jun 12, 2012#80

BKBrown

The axles that have been broken tended to be just over a rise on the downside and not seen before hitting a sizable hole and usually right next to a large rock. I'd agree it was probably too fast and never actually seen it happen, just heard about it. Usually when the story was told, it was a younger driver pulling a wagon.

Most often the problem was with livestock stepping in the holes when tall grass was covering the area. I've heard of the tunnels being under a barn floor and the cow or horse breaking into the tunnel resulting in the injury.

Slightly different and no evidence of injury, but often see deer tracks in mole tunnels where they went in quite deep.

Jun 12, 2012#81

Bison

Stuff happens,..and when man with machinery is involved he can usually lay the blame on himself:wink:

Jun 12, 2012#82

Briana

Wow, these photos are fantastic! I'm amazed that these animals (that are so unfamiliar to me) are just right up close to you on your property.

I particularly liked seeing these two:

scott47429 said:
heres my lithe buddy

MBTRAC said:
Our winter 'Roo's on our house paddock lawn/gardens again

Jun 21, 2012#83

Bison

Bison with a white tail.

Would this calf qualify as white?

A true bulls eye

Jun 25, 2012#84

Bison

my pet mouse:laughing:

Jun 26, 2012#85

RobertBrown

Bison said:
my pet mouse:laughing:

He don't look so good. I think he may have been hitting the turpentine a little to often.
That mouse reminds me of Mister Jingles.
Mr. Jingles - YouTube

Jun 29, 2012#86

Bison

Yeah it must've gotten a drink of antifreeze,...it died ...sniff.
Where is that big black dude from the "green mile"(forgot his name) maybe he could "help it" : laughing:

Jul 10, 2012#87

St8shooter

Bison said:
Moose bull crossing our lawn.

Mule deer sleeping in the machine shed over the summer(same deer 3 years in a row)

Very cool!!! I live on salt water so I just get marsh birds, rabbits and an occassional mink in the back yard. My parents live on freshwater so they have birds, deer, fox and everything else in their yard. They have a family of foxes who they feed daily on the back porch. They just put the food out and go back inside behind the sliding glass doors. The foxes dont come until they turn the light on. Pretty neat. Moms says they will continue to do this until a bear shows up,,, then NO MORE!!! LOL

Aug 31, 2012#88

Bison

A western toad hopped in my shop the other day.
They are largely noctural so it was a surprise to see it.

The Barn deer from a former posted pic decided again to spent this (the fourth in a row) summers days under the roof of my barn.
She walked across my lawn the other day to show of her twins

Aug 31, 2012#89

S

SeniorCitizen

Bison said:
A western toad hopped in my shop the other day.
They are largely noctural so it was a surprise to see it.

The Barn deer from a former posted pic decided again to spent this (the fourth in a row) summers days under the roof of my barn.
She walked across my lawn the other day to show of her twins

****************************************************************
That Bison skull didn't bother her one bit. :biggrin:

Sep 1, 2012#90

RobertBrown

Bison said:
A western toad hopped in my shop the other day.
They are largely noctural so it was a surprise to see it.

The Barn deer from a former posted pic decided again to spent this (the fourth in a row) summers days under the roof of my barn.
She walked across my lawn the other day to show of her twins

Thanks for the pics.
She's waving at you in the second picture.
I suppose her offspring will need a place in the shade as well, in a few years you will have your own herd.

The western toad more commonly known as Bufo boreas is a large toad species, between 5.6 and 13 cm long, of western North America.

We have the cousin here, Bufo marinus, or the cane toad. An invasive species, the same toad that is over running Australia. I kill everyone I see. Almost lost a dog to one years back.

Sep 1, 2012#91

RobertBrown

Florida Organic pest control.

These are cattle egrets, also called cow birds. They follow tractors and livestock around catching insects. They don't recognize either as a threat....until you get off the machine then all fly away. I got these pictures while on my tractor.

Green tree frog...young one

Sep 1, 2012#92

F

fastback

What about the last guy, did he croak? :thumbsup:

Sep 1, 2012#93

S

ScagRider03

I was pretty close to this buck on my scag he looked curious

Sep 1, 2012#94

S

ScagRider03

ScagRider03 said:
I was pretty close to this buck on my scag he looked curious

Buck and doe

Sep 2, 2012#95

Bison

RobertBrown said:
Thanks for the pics.
She's waving at you in the second picture.
I suppose her offspring will need a place in the shade as well, in a few years you will have your own herd. :biggrin:

We have the cousin here, Bufo marinus, or the cane toad. An invasive species, the same toad that is over running Australia. I kill everyone I see. Almost lost a dog to one years back.

Are they poisonous?

Sep 2, 2012#96

Bison

I took a trip to Jasper national park in the rocky's

Wisthler mammot,he/she has a great view of the Athabasca rivervalley(longest in Canada)

Mount Roberts,highest point in the canadian rocky's i was told, can only be seen 17 days a year on average.

Sep 2, 2012#97

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Are they poisonous?

They have a toxic secretion that causes nausea, vomiting and hallucinations. If enough is ingested it can and does kill dogs. Sometimes I wonder if that why he's a little off. He can't hear very well anymore, like he's deaf in one ear.
I had to flush his mouth out with a hose to save his life. He was delirious for several hours and sick for a few days.
Wow nice pictures...you have to buy a plane ticket to get that high around here.

Looks like that marmot has a home with a view.

Sep 2, 2012#98

Bison

RobertBrown said:
They have a toxic secretion that causes nausea, vomiting and hallucinations. If enough is ingested it can and does kill dogs. Sometimes I wonder if that why he's a little off. He can't hear very well anymore, like he's deaf in one ear.
I had to flush his mouth out with a hose to save his life. He was delirious for several hours and sick for a few days.
Wow nice pictures...you have to buy a plane ticket to get that high around here.

Looks like that marmot has a home with a view.

No kidding.

He was Laying right on the edge of a mile and a half drop.
I got nausiated standing that close.
My youngest daughter could not care less.

last pic, the sawridge mountains

Sep 3, 2012#99

BKBrown

Thanks for using "could not care less" correctly. Most people seem to think it is
"could care less" (meaning, it would be possible for them to care less).
Great pictures and great view!
How do you tell the Cane Toads from normal Toads that are here naturally ?

Bison said:
No kidding.

He was Laying right on the edge of a mile and a half drop.
I got nausiated standing that close.
My youngest daughter could not care less.

last pic, the sawridge mountains

Sep 3, 2012#100

Bison

BKBrown said:
Thanks for using "could not care less" correctly. Most people seem to think it is
"could care less" (meaning, it would be possible for them to care less).
Great pictures and great view!
How do you tell the Cane Toads from normal Toads that are here naturally ?

What i meant to say was ,..my daughter was not afraid standing close to the edge of that cliff,..altough that bumped my heart rate more than a few notches.

The western toad adult is only about 3' long,.i believe the cane toad is much larger.

Sep 3, 2012#101

BKBrown

I knew what you intended and you used it correctly. I'm not a language expert, but that one is quite obvious to me.

It has become common for people to say (or type / keyboard) "could care less" when they mean "could not care less" ("couldn't care less").

We have some BIG Toads here, but I do not believe they are the Cane Toads. Usually the BIG ones have found a home where they can feast without moving much. They get 3" to 4" long body and longer with legs extended.

I don't particularly love heights, but am able to deal with it and have been to the top of 40' ladders when others would not go.

We have been having quite a few deer with fawns and recently got some pictures of some of our hummingbirds.

:thumbsup:When they will stay still a little bit I have counted 24 at a time and they say whatever you can count, there are probably at least twice that many.

Sep 3, 2012#102

lawn mower fanatic

WOW! :shocked:

Sep 3, 2012#103

Bison

BKBrown said:
I knew what you intended and you used it correctly. I'm not a language expert, but that one is quite obvious to me.

It has become common for people to say (or type / keyboard) "could care less" when they mean "could not care less" ("couldn't care less").

We have some BIG Toads here, but I do not believe they are the Cane Toads. Usually the BIG ones have found a home where they can feast without moving much. They get 3" to 4" long body and longer with legs extended.

I don't particularly love heights, but am able to deal with it and have been to the top of 40' ladders when others would not go.

We have been having quite a few deer with fawns and recently got some pictures of some of our hummingbirds. View attachment 8495 :thumbsup:When they will stay still a little bit I have counted 24 at a time and they say whatever you can count, there are probably at least twice that many.

That is a lot of humming birds.
Im glad if i see the odd 1 or 2 over the summer up here,..yes they do venture and breed that far north,but only one species were i'm at,..the ruby troated.

Sep 4, 2012#104

BKBrown

We have at least 3 different kinds - I have identified the Ruby Throated, but have not taken time to look up the others.

Bison said:
That is a lot of humming birds.
Im glad if i see the odd 1 or 2 over the summer up here,..yes they do venture and breed that far north,but only one species were i'm at,..the ruby troated.

Sep 6, 2012#105

Bison

viewer discretion advised,..bull in action

Just doing their job :smile:

Sep 16, 2012#106

RobertBrown

Well......it's not Buffalo porn, but it's colorful.

Sep 17, 2012#107

St8shooter

VERY COOL PICTURE. MY WIFE LOVES DRAGON FLIES AND THAT ONE HAS AMAZING COLORS!!! THANKS!!!:smile:

Sep 19, 2012#108

Bison

That's one pretty dragon fly.:thumbsup:
Ours up here are not as colorfull but there were thousands of them this summer

Sep 19, 2012#109

M

Mower manic

Nice photo
reminds me of an AH-1 cobra on the tarmac ready to go.

Sep 24, 2012#110

RobertBrown

Red Shouldered hawk eating a small red rat snake. I see this one everyday.
I was cutting the grass when he flew into my Live Oak with this snake.
Taken a little over a week ago.

he made short work of it

Sep 25, 2012#111

BKBrown

Great Pictures !

Looks like you were nearly under him - surprised you could get that close (Unless you have exceptional zoom lens).

This one is a Red Tail - in a tree off our back porch.

Sep 27, 2012#112

RobertBrown

BKBrown said:
Great Pictures !

Looks like you were nearly under him - surprised you could get that close (Unless you have exceptional zoom lens).

This one is a Red Tail - in a tree off our back porch. View attachment 8864

I was somewhat surprised too. I find that they act differently on different days. Sometimes very bold and sometimes skitish.
I guess it depends on how hungry they are. We have Red Tailed hawks here, I see them often. I saw a Bald eagle earlier this week. Not uncommon here, but still impressive. A very large raptor.

Thanks for commenting on the photos.

Sep 28, 2012#113

BKBrown

Now I want someone to take all the STINK BUGS away.
It got cold for a couple days and then up in 80s again - they started coming out by the thousands (millions) looking for a place to hide for the winter. :thumbdown:

Sep 28, 2012#114

RobertBrown

BKBrown said:
Now I want someone to take all the STINK BUGS away.
It got cold for a couple days and then up in 80s again - they started coming out by the thousands (millions) looking for a place to hide for the winter. :thumbdown:

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Control: Keeping Stink Bugs out of your House - YouTube

Sep 29, 2012#115

BKBrown

Thanks - those are interesting and I may try some of the traps outside. the little buggers aren't getting IN the house, but they are ON the house and ON the porch by the thousands. We need to be careful not to let them in when we go out or take the dog out.
We don't drink soda - so we don't have the bottles around to use. - I'll think of some way to make some traps.
The commercial ones don't catch many bugs. :thumbdown:

Sep 29, 2012#116

Bison

Nice pics of the redtail Robertbrown, he seems pretty adept at skinning that snake.
We got plenty of them red tail hawsks up here as well.
I see bald eagles here as well.

Here a pic of a catterpillar ,it's about 1 1/2" long,....don't know what is supposed to be after it cocoons.

Oct 1, 2012#117

RobertBrown

BKBrown said:
Thanks - those are interesting and I may try some of the traps outside. the little buggers aren't getting IN the house, but they are ON the house and ON the porch by the thousands. We need to be careful not to let them in when we go out or take the dog out.
We don't drink soda - so we don't have the bottles around to use. - I'll think of some way to make some traps.
The commercial ones don't catch many bugs. :thumbdown:

Making your own is much more rewarding

Oct 1, 2012#118

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Nice pics of the redtail Robertbrown, he seems pretty adept at skinning that snake.
We got plenty of them red tail hawsks up here as well.
I see bald eagles here as well.

Here a pic of a catterpillar ,it's about 1 1/2" long,....don't know what is supposed to be after it cocoons.

First thing I tell anyone new to Florida........"Never touch a catapillar"
We got catapillars here that will ruin your day. They don't look like much but they have the stuff to make you wish you stayed in bed.
That's a great pic Bison, most people would walk right past and not notice.....

Oct 14, 2012#119

M

MBTRAC

Not quite as photogenic as some of the US & Canadian fauna :-

An Aussie Blue Tongue lizard (c.14" long), slow moving & quite harmless although if provoked will bite -found this morning in one of my farm workboots; it's Spring now over here so 'our' reptiles are again 'out & about':-

Oct 14, 2012#120

Bison

I guess you make it a habit shaking out the boots in the morning.
You'll never know what might be hiding in there

Oct 14, 2012#121

M

MBTRAC

Bison said:
I guess you make it a habit shaking out the boots in the morning.
You'll never know what might be hiding in there

You bet, somewhat of a farm 'ritual' to shake or kick your boots first before wearing......sorta like a pre-start check on a tractor..........

Oct 22, 2012#122

M

MBTRAC

Found another little Aussie icon cuddling around the boot rack a few days ago:-

An Echindna aka "a spiny ant eater" (sort of like the unloved offspring of a platypus & a porcupine) a harmless egg laying mammal with a long pointy snout as they feed on termites & insects & a powerful digger
Mostly nocturnal, incredibly strong for it's size (c.16-20") & covered in long sharp hard yellow spines for defense ( & very very 'shy' of being photographed):-

Oct 24, 2012#123

Bison

Nice hedgehog,..You better keep your boots inside,.one of these days.........F..k$%#@*& damm#$^&%#@ that HURTS.

Oct 24, 2012#124

RobertBrown

MBTRAC said:
Found another little Aussie icon cuddling around the boot rack a few days ago:-

An Echindna aka "a spiny ant eater" (sort of like the unloved offspring of a platypus & a porcupine) a harmless egg laying mammal with a long pointy snout as they feed on termites & insects & a powerful digger
Mostly nocturnal, incredibly strong for it's size (c.16-20") & covered in long sharp hard yellow spines for defense ( & very very 'shy' of being photographed):-

"Egg laying mammal"
That's weird....... leaves me to wonder " Why are all the really weird animals in Australia?"
There are only two egg laying mammals in the world and Australia has them both. One of the is poisonous! A venomous egg laying mammal!
I can't even think of a venomous mammal, let alone one that lays eggs..........
I read that the Echidna lives in all habitats, many different subspecies, living at all elevations. I find that odd as well. Must be a lot of ants to support the numbers.
Don't you have poisonous ants there as well?
Facinating continent you live on. Thanks for posting the picture.

Oct 25, 2012#125

Bison

RobertBrown said:
"Egg laying mammal"
That's weird....... leaves me to wonder " Why are all the really weird animals in Australia?"
There are only two egg laying mammals in the world and Australia has them both. One of the is poisonous! A venomous egg laying mammal!
I can't even think of a venomous mammal, let alone one that lays eggs..........
I read that the Echidna lives in all habitats, many different subspecies, living at all elevations. I find that odd as well. Must be a lot of ants to support the numbers.
Don't you have poisonous ants there as well?
Facinating continent you live on. Thanks for posting the picture.

The Lord prob got bored of creating the same old same old of the old and new world and got really creative on Australia.:wink:

Ausie's aboriginals musta been a rush job though judging by their ugly looks :laughing:

Oct 25, 2012#126

M

MBTRAC

RobertBrown said:
"Egg laying mammal"
That's weird....... leaves me to wonder " Why are all the really weird animals in Australia?"
There are only two egg laying mammals in the world and Australia has them both. One of the is poisonous! A venomous egg laying mammal!
I can't even think of a venomous mammal, let alone one that lays eggs..........
I read that the Echidna lives in all habitats, many different subspecies, living at all elevations. I find that odd as well. Must be a lot of ants to support the numbers.
Don't you have poisonous ants there as well?
Facinating continent you live on. Thanks for posting the picture.

Echinidna's thrive on white ants/termites which are plentiful.
There's not so much poisonous ants as venomous, a bit like fire ants, only c.1" long our "Jumping Jack" or "Inchman" ants are extremely aggressive & will give you a bite you'll never forget ( far worse than any wasp sting ) & if you happen to be allergic you'll quickly go into anaphylatic shock....

Yes, we have some rather "unique" wildlife" due to the need to adapt to varied & very much cyclic climate of droughts & floods across Deserts..Tropics...Alpine environments & everything in between....Through in the isolation, a lack of "imported/migrated" wildlife (until the Europeans introduced rabbits & foxes) and to land mass a relatively low human population (even post European settlement c.200yrs ago)......................all in all everything's got to be tough & determined to survive for generations much more than a 100 miles from the coast....:thumbsup:

Oct 25, 2012#127

RobertBrown

MBTRAC said:
Echinidna's thrive on white ants/termites which are plentiful.
There's not so much poisonous ants as venomous, a bit like fire ants, only c.1" long our "Jumping Jack" or "Inchman" ants are extremely aggressive & will give you a bite you'll never forget ( far worse than any wasp sting ) & if you happen to be allergic you'll quickly go into anaphylatic shock....

Yes, we have some rather "unique" wildlife" due to the need to adapt to varied & very much cyclic climate of droughts & floods across Deserts..Tropics...Alpine environments & everything in between....Through in the isolation, a lack of "imported/migrated" wildlife (until the Europeans introduced rabbits & foxes) and to land mass a relatively low human population (even post European settlement c.200yrs ago)......................all in all everything's got to be tough & determined to survive for generations much more than a 100 miles from the coast....:thumbsup:

Yep "Jumping Jack" or "Jack Jumper"
Dealing with allergic reaction from jack jumper ant sting - ABC South West WA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
This is the ant I was thinking of. I saw it on television, and of course they made it sound like it was deadly, but it's not really. It kills .5 people a year.
I have lots of fire ants here, much smaller but a lot more numerous.

Kangaroos, Koalas, Kukaburas, Bandicoots, Emus, Numbats, and Wombats are just a few that really can't be compared to animals found on other continents.
I suspect that if you're from there, these things don't seem strange to you at all. I suppose all of the other animals seem strange.
Take squirrels for example....They are everywhere in this country, but you have none. Ever find yourself thinking..."Squirrells are strange"...."and why don't those americans call them kangaboots" :laughing::laughing:
I think your isolation is a big reason why you have these creatures. It's speculated the tectonic plates once had the larger continents connected. So the mammals evovled from the same, more ancient species. Australia is sort of like the Galpagos on a much larger scale.
Didn't Darwin visit your continent aboard the "Beagle"?
I wish Australia wasn't on the other side of the world, I'd like to see it sometime.
I enjoyed Steve Irwin. I just wish he didn't have pick up everything, including deadly snakes.....never understood why the risk was worth the reward........Too bad he met his end, he was a good one.

Oct 25, 2012#128

Bison

Evolution is a hoax :tongue:

Adaptation yes, evolution ...no.
It's Impossible to change a species into another one by mutation :wink:

Oct 25, 2012#129

M

MBTRAC

I find it funny for some reason the world media seems to portray Australia with all these "deadly" creatures.
Yes there's quite a few that have the potential to kill if you plain unlucky or don't "risk assess" when you're in "their" environment ( & c.90% of Aussies live in urban areas having little if any contact with their native wildlife) - croc's, sharks, box jellyfish, quite few poisonous snakes & spiders & the blue ringed octopus + on the extremely rare occasion a dingo (I had a pet alpine dingo until a few years ago & some of our farm working dogs have more than a little dingo in them ...) - & as Steve Irwin experienced Stingray's (had met with Steve a few times very early in his career, IMO whilst he took risks they were calculated low risks overly dramatised for TV - he was just unlucky with the Stingray - during our summerl holidays we normally go to the same spot on coast hand feeding 6' Ray's at a boat ramp & often unintentionally walk on small Rays when surfing, you've just got to be really unlucky to be struck by the "barb" & it's not lethal just excruciatingly painfull - Steve was just unlucky to get hit by a million to one lethal blow to the chest).
And some of our other creatures have the potential for causing major injuries if you corner them: 'Roos, Emu's, Cassowary's (not that there's many left in the wild), Perentie's, Goanna's & the like...
But the incidence of anyone dying or being seriously injured by these creatures is extremely low, compared to say a National Road Toll (which doesn't discourage anyone worldwide from vehicles); the combined Aussie wildlife "risk" is probably well below catching rabies from a monkey in Indonesia or tetanus from a domesticated cat scratch in most places in the world.....

I like your analogy with the Galapagos, yes Darwin made it here too - the Engish made a habit in 19th century of taking platypus & echidna's back home, only for their scientific community to surmise they were fake & man made oddities. Though by then I guess the English gene pool had been depleted significantly - a free trip & relocation to sunny Australia for a minor crime, or life in the damp & cramped UK? No wonder the UK crime rate spiralled up, what a deterrent for those with an once of initiative ? Go figure.....you've got to love the eccentric English & their 4th dimension logic:biggrin:

Must admit I wasn't too keen on the friendly squirrells I encoutered in the 'States...reminded me of a plague of overly friendly rats......And during visits to the US & Canada: the bears in Yellowstone, & the bears & wolves seen while fishing/hunting (even with firearms around) in the Canadian wilderness made me feel uncomfortable : like I was close to being on the menu!! But I'd take a bison, a moose & many other US/Canadian native animals home any day...

Jan 3, 2013#130

M

MBTRAC

Seems this thread has gone quiet of late....

Back in late Oct/early Nov I spotted another nice little reminder of a warm Spring as we don't usually see these 'til January in the haysheds:-

Coming in the front door at around 900am for some breakfast after being out & about since well before dawn, greeted by this little fellow about 3' feet away who's also in search of "breakfast"......
It's a Brown Snake c.24-28" long, IMO the worst type of snake to encounter in Australia, though the chances of getting bitten by any snake are extremely slim.......unless you're either plain unlucky or extremely stupid.
Whilst normally avoiding contact with humans if possible, if these feel the slightest bit threatened/provoked, what they lack in size they quickly make up for in bucket loads by their attitude, aggression, unpredictability, agility & speed.........they can leap at least 1.5 times their length at lightening speed & will strike multiple times, though often for some reason the first defensive strike tends to be non-toxic (with the venom withheld).
However. add to that it's also our 2nd most toxic snake, though arguably our most deadliest because they're bascially everywhere (including the towns/suburbs) & have been responsible for more deaths than any other.
Even without being bitten, the smallest trace of venom in your eyes or on the slighest breakage on your skin can if you're unlucky bring on paralysis, kidney failure, internal bleeding & other injury, & also any wet/dry venom (e.g. on clothing) retains the same toxicity for months afterwards unless neutralised with methylated spirits.
As I said from the outset the chances of snake bite are very low, far lower than any other potential farm "accident" but we do make certain everyone (i.e family, staff & any visitors staying ) can correctly applying a compression bandage & have knowledge of where all our first aid kits are located around...........

Jan 3, 2013#131

Bison

I'm glad the only snake in my neck of the woods is a garter snake, it's completely harmless.

Jan 4, 2013#132

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I'm glad the only snake in my neck of the woods is a garter snake, it's completely harmless.

Well maybe not completely harmless
Local News | Idaho family abandons snake-infested house | Seattle Times Newspaper

Jan 5, 2013#133

Bison

Wel jeez,,..you're no fun busting my bragging rights

:biggrin:

Jan 5, 2013#134

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Wel jeez,,..you're no fun busting my bragging rights

:biggrin:

What did ya expect....look at my picture!
Do I look like a fun guy?
Has the heat wave got you confused? I hear it's actually above freezing up there where you live..... You are probably wearing shorts and a tee shirt, on the pool deck sipping a pina colada...:laughing::biggrin:

Jan 6, 2013#135

Bison

Jeah you're butt ugly allright,..i bet your mother had to tie a T-bone steak to your neck to try to get the dog to play with ye,...i bet even that didn't work to wel. :laughing:

I thougt you wiser than to believe the weather man.
I have 3' of snow and -20c,..not exactly a heatwave me thinks but it's better than -40 :wink:

Jan 6, 2013#136

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I thougt you wiser than to believe the weather man.
I have 3' of snow and -20c,..not exactly a heatwave me thinks but it's better than -40 :wink:

ok....your probably wearing a sweater then.
and it was a 1/4 slice of bacon, not a T-bone steak....we were a poor family....So poor: Our front and back doors were on the same hinge, and the dog was made of mud.

Jan 6, 2013#137

Bison

RobertBrown said:
ok....your probably wearing a sweater then.
and it was a 1/4 slice of bacon, not a T-bone steak....we were a poor family....So poor: Our front and back doors were on the same hinge, and the dog was made of mud.

just a shirt,..ain't cold enuf for a sweather yet,..its just - 4c today.
Jeez your mom was stingy,you prob ate that tidbit of bacon yerself as soon as you was outside,..no wonder dat dog was mad(not mud)
Poor eh,..mebbe that dog was to scared to play with ye,..afraid of being et alive.

Hmm,only one door eh,..musta bin livin in a cave.:wink:

Jan 6, 2013#138

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Jeez your mom was stingy,you prob ate that tidbit of bacon yerself as soon as you was outside,..no wonder dat dog was mad(not mud)

One day I asked my mom: "What's for breakfast?"
She put her foot on the table and said "CORN!"

Jan 6, 2013#139

Bison

And...did you eat it? :laughing:

Jan 21, 2013#140

RobertBrown

Jan 22, 2013#141

BKBrown

Is that a HOG ?

What kind of lens makes that picture ? Or are you taking the picture from a blind ?

Jan 26, 2013#142

Bison

RobertBrown said:

Did you kill that boar?
He looks a bit like your "Dufus-in chief" :wink:

Jan 27, 2013#143

BKBrown

Visitor today about 20' off the back porch. :biggrin:

Jan 27, 2013#144

Carscw

Baby dear in the driveway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5uH_L3R_Ok

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Jan 27, 2013#145

RobertBrown

Carscw said:
Baby dear in the driveway.

Small dear - YouTube

Sent from my iPhone using LMF

Sure seems early for a doe to drop a fawn in January, even in Georgia.
That rut usually occurs in November. You shouldn't see fawns until April, March at the earliest. When did you shoot that?

Jan 27, 2013#146

Carscw

Some time last year with my phone. Maybe around march.

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Jan 27, 2013#147

RobertBrown

BKBrown said:
Is that a HOG ?

What kind of lens makes that picture ? Or are you taking the picture from a blind ?

Feral Boar hog.....to be specific.
That effect was added at photobucket.....nothing to do with the lens....it was taken with a cell phone.

Jan 27, 2013#148

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Did you kill that boar?
He looks a bit like your "Dufus-in chief" :wink:

That one walked....no weapon. We saw 20 that day.

Jan 27, 2013#149

RobertBrown

This one didn't

Feb 1, 2013#150

Bison

He looks dead alright.
He sports the same evil smile as Obungo :wink:

Feb 1, 2013#151

RobertBrown

Florida Anole....being sneaky
Or...... trying to take a nap until some knucklehead with a camera shows up

Feb 1, 2013#152

lawn mower fanatic

RobertBrown said:
Florida Anole....being sneaky
Or...... trying to take a nap until some knucklehead with a camera shows up

Cool! :biggrin:

Feb 24, 2013#153

RobertBrown

Feb 24, 2013#154

reynoldston

Are wild hogs any good to eat? I have raised hogs for eating myself but I was the one that feed them and knew what they ate and also had them neutered.

Feb 24, 2013#155

RobertBrown

reynoldston said:
Are wild hogs any good to eat? I have raised hogs for eating myself but I was the one that feed them and knew what they ate and also had them neutered.

Yes, I've killed and eaten dozens of them.
These here taste more of beef then pork and like turkey, are not as delicious as their domestic counterparts.
Sometimes a mature boar can be rank or in a stage of musk when killed. This can make them un-suitable for eating, as the smell and flavor is or can be overwhelming.
When a boar gets rank you can smell it a long ways off or you can smell where he has been.
When cooking feral hog it's imperative that the meat be well done so it's rather unforgiving. The younger pigs are better table fare. The tenderloins and hams are the best part. The rest is good for sausage, excellent sausage!

Feb 24, 2013#156

midnite rider

RobertBrown said:

OK, Robert, I give up, is it a male Polyphemus Moth that you photographed. At first I thought it was a extraterrestrial. Up close is crazy looking.

Feb 25, 2013#157

RobertBrown

Antheraea polyphemus

Feb 25, 2013#158

midnite rider

Apparently the leaf looking antennae or for detecting phermones from the female polyphemus.

Feb 25, 2013#159

RobertBrown

midnite rider said:
Apparently the leaf looking antennae or for detecting phermones from the female polyphemus.

As far as antennae goes, it quite elaborate, I suspect it's very sensitive and no doubt plays an important role in reproduction and perhaps feeding. Some of these more ornate moths are pre-wired to feed and pollinate very specific plants.
A few years back i came across this guy. He was climbing on my wax myrtle and as I passed by he was right at eye level.

I had never seen one before or since. It was a big surprise for me. Apparently they are not uncommon. Stretched out and moving it was about 6 inches long
Do you know what this is? Ever seen one before

Feb 25, 2013#160

midnite rider

RobertBrown said:
As far as antennae goes, it quite elaborate, I suspect it's very sensitive and no doubt plays an important role in reproduction and perhaps feeding. Some of these more ornate moths are pre-wired to feed and pollinate very specific plants.

The females emit pheromones, which the male can detect through its large, plumose antennae. Males can fly for miles in order to reach a female. After the moths mate, the female spends the majority of the remainder of her life laying eggs, while the male may mate several more times. Adults of this family of moths have vestigial mouths, meaning their mouth parts have been reduced. Because of this, they do not eat and only live as adults for less than one week.

RobertBrown said:
A few years back i came across this guy. He was climbing on my wax myrtle and as I passed by he was right at eye level.

I had never seen one before or since. It was a big surprise for me. Apparently they are not uncommon. Stretched out and moving it was about 6 inches long
Do you know what this is? Ever seen one before

I don't know that critter. Would need to see if it had a tail and see its back to try to figure it out. I can see it has horns and spines. Does'nt appear to have any hair or tufts.

Feb 25, 2013#161

midnite rider

midnite rider said:
I don't know that critter. Would need to see if it had a tail and see its back to try to figure it out. I can see it has horns and spines. Does'nt appear to have any hair or tufts.

OK that is what is called a Hickory Horned Devil Caterpillar and they are quite large.

The hickory horned devil measures almost 5″ long when fully grown. Hickory horned devils may look ferocious with their their horns and spines and eyespots but they are completely harmless. They feed on hickory, persimmon, sassafras, sourwood, sumac, sweetgum, sycamore, walnut, and other shade trees but are never numerous enough to warrant control. The adult is a large regal moth which lays its eggs during the summer. In late summer and early fall, the caterpillars burrow into the soil to pupate and overwinter. Most remain as pupae for 11 months although a few may take 23 months before developing into moths.

Feb 27, 2013#162

midnite rider

Two of these fellas showed up at my office the other day.

Mar 8, 2013#163

RobertBrown

Yesterday

Mar 10, 2013#164

Bison

Little ducklings allready.:smile:

Here is still two feet of snow :confused2:

BTW, you got an invasions of giant mosquitos coming i read today!!,...keep the .22 handy!!:wink:

Mar 10, 2013#165

wjjones

Here is one.

Mar 11, 2013#166

wjjones

hieu.hap said:
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up chﾃｺc bﾃ｡c d?t hﾃ*ng r?nh qua ?ng h? e nhﾃｩ Your kidding I never heard that before.

Mar 16, 2013#167

Bison

I got up 1 morning a few weeks ago and this is what i saw,..damm deer chewing down my wife's pride planter centre piece 6'x 6' mungo shrub pretty much to the ground.

They were allmost done when i scared them off and they headed off to fill up on the haystack in back.
Ah well,..they got to live too,..but why on earth did they needed to destroy the one nice shrub in my yard,i mean i let them eat all the hay they want!
Unthankfull A-holes:frown:

Mar 16, 2013#168

reynoldston

They ate two of my young sweet cheary trees. What in the world are deer good for other then deer hunting season. I think they should make a year around hunting season on deer with killing all you want along with any rodent.

Mar 17, 2013#169

BKBrown

Those deer do seem to eat whatever plants anyone wants to save. I planted Hostas that came from a good friend - guess what the deer ate clear down to the ground ? I agree that land owners should be able to hunt on their own property all year. I would not want hunters and their dogs around all year. It is legal for hunters to use dogs here in VA. Personally, I can't stand the use of dogs for Big Game.

Mar 20, 2013#170

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I got up 1 morning a few weeks ago and this is what i saw,..damm deer chewing down my wife's pride planter centre piece 6'x 6' mungo shrub pretty much to the ground.
They were allmost done when i scared them off and they headed off to fill up on the haystack in back.
Ah well,..they got to live too,..but why on earth did they needed to destroy the one nice shrub in my yard,i mean i let them eat all the hay they want!
Unthankfull A-holes:frown:

I say: EAT EM!

Wait till they drop those fawns though..........

Mar 20, 2013#171

firemansteve6921

Here is my critter. 80Lb boxer/pitbull mix. hes a big baby and likes to go on hikes....Until he gets tired then i have to give him a piggy back ride :smile:

Mar 20, 2013#172

lawn mower fanatic

firemansteve6921 said:
Here is my critter. 80Lb boxer/pitbull mix. hes a big baby and likes to go on hikes....Until he gets tired then i have to give him a piggy back ride :smile:

Awww....he's really cute!

Mar 20, 2013#173

Bison

Robert I can only eat so much and these mule deer taste like willowbark anyway.:frown:

Mar 20, 2013#174

firemansteve6921

lawn mower fanatic said:
Awww....he's really cute!

Thanks! :thumbsup:

Apr 30, 2013#175

Bison

I had a dead bison cow.
Today there where 7 bald eagles and 3 brown eagles and a handfull of ravens feeding on the carcas.
Ofcourse they all flew away when i moved closer and tried to take a picture but i got 2 bald and all three browns when they landed in the trees.

BTW, it is still winter here

Apr 30, 2013#176

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I had a dead bison cow.
Today there where 7 bald eagles and 3 brown eagles and a handfull of ravens feeding on the carcas.
Ofcourse they all flew away when i moved closer and tried to take a picture but i got 2 bald and all three browns when they landed in the trees.

BTW, it is still winter here

I'll bet you have all kinds of critters feeding on that cow. No doubt wolves, coyote, and some cats may come to feed on it.
Looks dam cold to me. A beauitful spring day to an Albertan.
Fall is just around the corner :tongue:

Apr 30, 2013#177

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Robert I can only eat so much and these mule deer taste like willowbark anyway.:frown:

That's why they invented Rookworst :drool:

Apr 30, 2013#178

RatRacer

Robert-
Your style and subject matter look familiar. Have we crossed paths on dpreview?

Paper wasp voyeur

Pileated Woodpecker

My kids:
Pug
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Bug (Boston/Pug mix)

The Big Dog

May 1, 2013#179

RobertBrown

Robert-
Your style and subject matter look familiar. Have we crossed paths on dpreview?

No Steve,
That's not me. I'm not familiar with dpreview. I assume it's a website...photosharing maybe?
Nice pictures! I like the wasp. I have a pileated woodpecker on a power pole shot much like that one myself, but it's not digital.
We may be neighbors though, I see your in S.W. Florida.
Looks likie you have dogs as pets much like myself, so we have similiar interests.
Good luck with your mower purchase...get a big one!

May 1, 2013#180

RatRacer

Hi and thanks Robert.
Dpreview is primarily a large digital camera review site, that was bought out by Amazon in 09 or 10. It has sub-forums for each brand, for positive and negative discussions as users grow with their new camera purchases, along with work arounds to make the best. They also do photo contests and galleries to showcase various artists and subject matters. I've met a bunch of folks, either visiting or living here, to do photo safari's together. South Florida is way better than South Jersey when it comes to nature photography.

May 2, 2013#181

Bison

RobertBrown said:
That's why they invented Rookworst :drool:

Rookworst is the same as smoked sausage:wink:
Deer meat mixed 50% with pork makes good eating,....problem is nobody around here raises pigs anymore.:confused2:

May 5, 2013#182

RobertBrown

May 5, 2013#183

midnite rider

The blue passion flowers grow wild on my property near Fort Payne, Alabama.
They produce an egg shape fruit that is edible.
Here is a little bit about them.

Passiflora Caerulea - blue passion flower
It is popular with gardeners because of its intricate, scented flowers that have an almost plastic-looking appearance. The unusual shape of the flowers has led to the plant being associated in Christian symbolism with the passion of Jesus; the three stigmas representing the three nails used to nail Jesus to the cross, the ovary and its stalk represent the chalice of the Last Supper, the five anthers represent the five wounds, the corona represents the crown of thorns, the ten 'petals' (actually five petals and five sepals) the apostles (save Judas the traitor and Peter the denyer); the old leaves also represent the hands of those who persecuted him, the young leaves the point of the lance used to stab him, and the tendrils the whips of those who beat him.

May 11, 2013#184

jekjr

It is supposed to be a Bullfrog. I don't know what it really is nor where it really came from. Caption that was on Facebook said it was like an 11 pound bullfrog. Hope y'all enjoy this one.

May 11, 2013#185

RatRacer

jekjr said:
It is supposed to be a Bullfrog. I don't know what it really is nor where it really came from. Caption that was on Facebook said it was like an 11 pound bullfrog. Hope y'all enjoy this one.View attachment 14300

Yikes! That is either a steroid factory run off pond, or frogs have figured out how to build 60" tv's and sofas.

Jul 2, 2013#186

lawn mower fanatic

I saw this yesterday in town. I stayed away!

Jul 4, 2013#187

D

DonCT

My vicious hound Daisy the Wonder Dog

and my sister's 11-month-old American Mastiff, Wendy the PuppyMonster (same kid included for scale)

Jul 8, 2013#188

lawn mower fanatic

Rabbits "chillin"! :laughing:

Jul 10, 2013#189

1

1 Lucky Texan

midnite rider said:
The blue passion flowers grow wild on my property near Fort Payne, Alabama.
They produce an egg shape fruit that is edible.
Here is a little bit about them.

Passiflora Caerulea - blue passion flower
It is popular with gardeners because of its intricate, scented flowers that have an almost plastic-looking appearance. The unusual shape of the flowers has led to the plant being associated in Christian symbolism with the passion of Jesus; the three stigmas representing the three nails used to nail Jesus to the cross, the ovary and its stalk represent the chalice of the Last Supper, the five anthers represent the five wounds, the corona represents the crown of thorns, the ten 'petals' (actually five petals and five sepals) the apostles (save Judas the traitor and Peter the denyer); the old leaves also represent the hands of those who persecuted him, the young leaves the point of the lance used to stab him, and the tendrils the whips of those who beat him.

Do you get visits from the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly?

Jul 10, 2013#190

RobertBrown

DonCT said:
My vicious hound Daisy the Wonder Dog

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Daisey's beautiful! What kind of dog is that....loks like there is some whippet there.

Jul 10, 2013#191

RobertBrown

1 Lucky Texan said:
Do you get visits from the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly?

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We have lots of them. We have the Fritillary's, and we have another that likes the flowers called a zebra helicolinian.

Jul 10, 2013#192

RobertBrown

Found this in the trap last Sunday. he got relocated, he now lives about 3 miles from here....long nosed rascal!

Jul 10, 2013#193

midnite rider

1 Lucky Texan said:
Do you get visits from the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly?

View attachment 15561

No I have not seen them as of yet. Beautiful butterfly though. Also I was incorrect in my earlier assessment as I do not have the blue passion flower Passiflora caerulea on my property in Alabama. The blue passion flower is native to South America (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil). Although similar to the blue passion flower I have the purple passion flower Passiflora incarnata L. which is native to Alabama and the following states in the USA (AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV). Here are some images of the purple passion flower and it's egg like fruit.

Jul 10, 2013#194

midnite rider

RobertBrown said:
We have lots of them. We have the Fritillary's, and we have another that likes the flowers called a zebra helicolinian.

Have not seen the Zebra either a I am out of their range. will keep my eye out for the Fritillarys though.

RobertBrown said:
Found this in the trap last Sunday. he got relocated, he now lives about 3 miles from here....long nosed rascal!

He looks real happy and ready to play. :laughing::laughing: Our only Marsupial, they are second only to squirrels here in road kill. They love my dogs food, if she leaves some in her bowl, before she comes in for the night the bowl is empty by the next morning. I hear they make good pets if you get them very young before they learn from Momma.

Jul 12, 2013#195

1

1 Lucky Texan

caught this devil once.

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Just accidentally glimpsed some movement, then flicked him over onto the driveway. Hollered for my daughter to take a pic.

Then I released him in by least-favorite neighbor's yard.

nah, let him go in a vacant lot a coupla miles away.

Jul 15, 2013#196

D

DonCT

RobertBrown said:
Daisey's beautiful! What kind of dog is that....loks like there is some whippet there.

She's an Italian greyhound. Pretty much identical to a whippet, but smaller. She's 6.75 pounds, which is small by IG standards. They average about 11-12 pounds.

Jul 24, 2013#197

lawn mower fanatic

Well yesterday I was mowing a lawn and then I saw an animal trap in the backyard. And there was a rabbit in it! I figured (and hoped) that was not the animal they were trying to trap, so I emailed the homeowner, who was on vacation. But in the meantime I picked some lettuce from our garden, got it wet (since I couldn't give it any water), and put it in the trap it was in. Who knows how long the rabbit was in there?!? I felt so bad! This morning the homeowner emailed back, saying they were trying to catch a groundhog, and that I could let the rabbit go if I wanted. So that's what I did at 6:30 this morning! It had eaten all the lettuce I gave it! Once I figured out how to open the trap, I let it out, and it ran SO fast! I saved a rabbit today! :tongue:

Jul 24, 2013#198

RobertBrown

Good for you!
That's pretty dam careless to leave a trap set when you are on Vacation. I hope you did not reset it.
I have rabbits running around my place, never thought you could trap them. They don't seem to bother anything.
I have seen them run through the yard so fast....it's like they are flying.

Jul 24, 2013#199

lawn mower fanatic

RobertBrown said:
Good for you!
That's pretty dam careless to leave a trap set when you are on Vacation. I hope you did not reset it.
I have rabbits running around my place, never thought you could trap them. They don't seem to bother anything.
I have seen them run through the yard so fast....it's like they are flying.

I left it with the door off. They can trap their groundhogs another time! Those rabbits can run so fast!

Jul 27, 2013#200

RobertBrown

DonCT said:
She's an Italian greyhound. Pretty much identical to a whippet, but smaller. She's 6.75 pounds, which is small by IG standards. They average about 11-12 pounds.

Post some more pictures of her. She has a very classic look. Very photogenic.

Jul 31, 2013#201

midnite rider

Saturday in the Park.

Jul 31, 2013#202

exotion

These guys take care of my clippings

Aug 1, 2013#203

R

RicB

Well, I guess that I'm late to this thread, but here goes.
My wife and I picked up this plastic hawk at Tractor Supply to try and keep the birds away from our tomatoes. We had been seeing this group of Mississippi Kites flying high overhead for the last few months, but early one Sunday morning, they decided that they didn't like our hawk and it needed to DIE.

Aug 2, 2013#204

1

1 Lucky Texan

one of my wife's cats needed a tissue this morning;

Aug 2, 2013#205

RobertBrown

RicB said:
Well, I guess that I'm late to this thread, but here goes.
My wife and I picked up this plastic hawk at Tractor Supply to try and keep the birds away from our tomatoes. We had been seeing this group of Mississippi Kites flying high overhead for the last few months, but early one Sunday morning, they decided that they didn't like our hawk and it needed to DIE.

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That's a good photo...I can think of a good caption:
What Kite? I don't see no stinkin Kites!

Aug 19, 2013#206

Bison

I got this young buck living around the house, he ain't shy at all.

And a pair of barns wallows raising their second brood of the year in our garage( one of the three(far right) got a bit shy when i took the pick

Aug 19, 2013#207

R

RicB

Thanks Robert. For some reason, I didn't receive a notification that you had commented on my post. Yeah, what Kite? I'd never heard of them before and thought these were Hawks of some kind, but had never seen Hawks in a flock before, so my wife went online and found out what these were.

RobertBrown said:
That's a good photo...I can think of a good caption:
What Kite? I don't see no stinkin Kites!

Aug 20, 2013#208

lawn mower fanatic

I've found over 10 dead cicadas on ONE driveway! :confused2:

Aug 20, 2013#209

Bison

Cicadas Jones town:smile:

Aug 20, 2013#210

Bison

The herd is growing!
To big to fit on 1 pic

Aug 20, 2013#211

RobertBrown

Bison said:
The herd is growing!
To big to fit on 1 pic

Always like to see the Bufalo. And ....it makes me hungry.
Is it starting to get cold up there yet?

Aug 21, 2013#212

midnite rider

Bison said:
The herd is growing!
To big to fit on 1 pic

And to think that this beautiful and unique animal was almost wiped out.

Aug 21, 2013#213

Bison

RobertBrown said:
Always like to see the Bufalo. And ....it makes me hungry.
Is it starting to get cold up there yet?

The cold never left, summer never came,..rains every other day, aug average temp in the low fiftys.:confused2:
Some nights i even lite the wood stove,,and that in AUGUST!!!

Am still working on getting the first cut of hay in the bale,..started on july 4

I got 3 colors of hay,..brown, brown/black,and black.

But on the bright side with all the rain there's plenty grass:thumbsup:,..good thing too cause there's plenty grasshoppers as well:thumbdown:

Aug 22, 2013#214

RobertBrown

Uh-oh
Sounds like you're a little behind schedule. Hope you don't have a bad winter.
Maybe it will stay warm until you can get enough hay cut and stored. Can you get some help?
The "black" hay has mold on it?
I guess it don't much matter to a Bison, they will do what it takes to survive.

It's been in the 90's here for weeks. 108f at my house last Sunday.
Stupid hot! Africa hot! It was so hot..........
I saw 2 trees fighting over a dog....:confused3:

Aug 23, 2013#215

Bison

RobertBrown said:
Uh-oh
Sounds like you're a little behind schedule. Hope you don't have a bad winter.
Maybe it will stay warm until you can get enough hay cut and stored. Can you get some help?
The "black" hay has mold on it?
I guess it don't much matter to a Bison, they will do what it takes to survive.

It's been in the 90's here for weeks. 108f at my house last Sunday.
Stupid hot! Africa hot! It was so hot..........
I saw 2 trees fighting over a dog[/B]....:confused3:

I managed to bale up the last of what was cut 14 days ago this afternoon, it was not really dry enough at 18 % but rain was threatening again so i took my chance.
Only 5 acre left to cut of the 110 i was cutting before i rained out.
HELP...on a farm!!!..in this day and age!!,...are you effen KIDDING me ???:

The bison have a choice,..take it! ..or leave it! :wink:
I had that 3 years ago,..the dog didn't even dare to go outside :smile:

Aug 27, 2013#216

Carscw

What is this and can it kill me?

Just cut a yard saw about 50 of them on the house in the trees on the fence.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Aug 27, 2013#217

Carscw

Carscw said:
What is this and can it kill me?

Just cut a yard saw about 50 of them on the house in the trees on the fence.

<img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=16774"/>

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Anyone ??????????!

And I know it is a spider

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Aug 27, 2013#218

R

RicB

I wouldn't want it to bite me but they are good to have around.
Beneficial spiders in the landscape: #24 Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)

Carscw said:
Anyone ??????????!

And I know it is a spider

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Aug 28, 2013#219

RobertBrown

Carscw said:
What is this and can it kill me?

Just cut a yard saw about 50 of them on the house in the trees on the fence.

View attachment 16774

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

I have lots of those. I don't have any problems.

I suggest you cowboy up and get over it.

Aug 28, 2013#220

CauZey

Haha gotcha with your catch phrase

Aug 28, 2013#221

Carscw

RicB said:
I wouldn't want it to bite me but they are good to have around.
Beneficial spiders in the landscape: #24 Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)

Thank you.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Aug 28, 2013#222

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1 Lucky Texan

'Every time I run into a spider web, I become a Ninja.'

this is a decent bug ID site; What's That Bug? - Are we experts yet?

Aug 28, 2013#223

J

JohnBoy1

Carscw said:
What is this and can it kill me?

Just cut a yard saw about 50 of them on the house in the trees on the fence.

View attachment 16774

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Common garden spider or orb spider is what we call them. I drowned a perfectly good kubota when one of those kamikaze bastages jumped in my lap. All you saw was me jump off and hitting myself in the private sector. Fished the kubota out of the pond and to this day I will not mow under that tree.

Aug 28, 2013#224

exotion

JohnBoy1 said:
Common garden spider or orb spider is what we call them. I drowned a perfectly good kubota when one of those kamikaze bastages jumped in my lap. All you saw was me jump off and hitting myself in the private sector. Fished the kubota out of the pond and to this day I will not mow under that tree.

Hahahahahahahahaha this is fantastic

I've almost gotten into car accidents over this kind of stuff. Spiders, bees I saw a bee on my leg once and I just jumped out of the truck .. it was still in drive and at a stop light luckily it did not end as bad as it could have

Aug 28, 2013#225

J

JohnBoy1

I have sulcata tortoise. His name is rocky and loves to gaurd the dog food bowl just to make the dog mad.

Aug 28, 2013#226

lawn mower fanatic

JohnBoy1 said:
I have sulcata tortoise. His name is rocky and loves to gaurd the dog food bowl just to make the dog mad.

Nice looking turtle!

Aug 28, 2013#227

Carscw

I will just stay away from the spiders.

Now bees just don't like me I have been stung so many times I am starting to freak out when I see them. Last week had to go to the ER and get a shot again and they had to cut my wedding band off. Saw some just in time today in a hole on the yard. Put a coke bottle full of gas upside down in the hole and set them on fire.

Y'all just don't know how bad it is. I jump every time a bug or blade of grass lands on my arm.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Aug 28, 2013#228

exotion

Carscw said:
I will just stay away from the spiders.

Now bees just don't like me I have been stung so many times I am starting to freak out when I see them. Last week had to go to the ER and get a shot again and they had to cut my wedding band off. Saw some just in time today in a hole on the yard. Put a coke bottle full of gas upside down in the hole and set them on fire.

Y'all just don't know how bad it is. I jump every time a bug or blade of grass lands on my arm.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

I get it trust me. I get stung at least every other day I could devolpe an allergy. A black wasp was on my shirt yesterday came inside washed my hands went got a glass of water it waited about 20 minutes before it got angry and stung me I cussed a lot now my 3 year old is copying some of the words driving my wife crazy lol

Aug 28, 2013#229

Carscw

exotion said:
I get it trust me. I get stung at least every other day I could devolpe an allergy. A black wasp was on my shirt yesterday came inside washed my hands went got a glass of water it waited about 20 minutes before it got angry and stung me I cussed a lot now my 3 year old is copying some of the words driving my wife crazy lol

I have a pic of me last year sitting in the ER Looks like I got in a fight and lost. Over 50 stings. Lost my glasses went to the next yard and got hit in the eye with a rock.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Aug 28, 2013#230

exotion

Carscw said:
I have a pic of me last year sitting in the ER Looks like I got in a fight and lost. Over 50 stings. Lost my glasses went to the next yard and got hit in the eye with a rock.

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Eek I hate bees....

Aug 28, 2013#231

lawn mower fanatic

I hate these! :thumbdown:

Aug 28, 2013#232

midnite rider

lawn mower fanatic said:
I hate these! :thumbdown:

View attachment 16808

Looks like a Cicada Killer Wasp.

Aug 28, 2013#233

midnite rider

midnite rider said:
Saturday in the Park.

These wild honeybees were swarming and looking for a new home.

Aug 29, 2013#234

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1 Lucky Texan

midnite rider said:
Looks like a Cicada Killer Wasp.

yep - they are awesome - not really interested in people. When the males hatch out and are hanging around waiting on the females to come out, they can be a little territorial. They will chase each other and even birds away.

The Cicada Killer Thriller Page

Aug 29, 2013#235

lawn mower fanatic

1 Lucky Texan said:
yep - they are awesome - not really interested in people. When the males hatch out and are hanging around waiting on the females to come out, they can be a little territorial. They will chase each other and even birds away.

The Cicada Killer Thriller Page

Try mowing a yard with 10 of them just in the side yard!

Aug 30, 2013#236

RobertBrown

Cicada killer in my front yard
One year there were dozens in my yard, now just one or two.
My dog had her head out the window of my truck one day and one got her in the nose. She did not like that one bit.

Aug 30, 2013#237

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1 Lucky Texan

CK's use burrows so, they really like areas that are almost bare of grass/vegetation - perhaps under hedges if there is no mulch?

The females are a lot bigger than the males. They carry stunned cicadas back the their burrow and lay an egg on it so, it becomes the larvae's meal.

Aug 30, 2013#238

lawn mower fanatic

1 Lucky Texan said:
CK's use burrows so, they really like areas that are almost bare of grass/vegetation - perhaps under hedges if there is no mulch?

The females are a lot bigger than the males. They carry stunned cicadas back the their burrow and lay an egg on it so, it becomes the larvae's meal.

They also like sandy places like a volleyball court or around the edge of a concrete basketball court.

(http://blog.brasurespestcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/bpc_cicadakiller.jpg)

Sep 9, 2013#239

RobertBrown

Sep 9, 2013#240

midnite rider

Sep 11, 2013#241

Carscw

Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Sep 11, 2013#242

Bison

I seen the other day this Black bear with 2 cubs with bison bull laying down in the foreground....Bull ain't concerned:wink:

Sep 11, 2013#243

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1 Lucky Texan

Carscw said:
Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

View attachment 17174

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

My local expert snake breeding co-worker says it's a black Rat Snake, sub-adult to adult.

Sep 13, 2013#244

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I seen the other day this Black bear with 2 cubs with bison bull laying down in the foreground....Bull ain't concerned:wink:

If I had a bunch of money.......I would buy you a better camera for Christmas. You havs some great photo ops where you live........

Sep 13, 2013#245

RobertBrown

Carscw said:
Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

View attachment 17174

I have never seen a snake like that.
Looks like a cross between a black racer and a grey rat snake

Sep 14, 2013#246

Bison

RobertBrown said:
If I had a bunch of money.......I would buy you a better camera for Christmas. You havs some great photo ops where you live........

If i had a bunch of money i could send you some so you could buy me a better camera:laughing:
On second thought,.. if i had money i could buy me a better camera myself,...saves the hassle of sending it to you:wink:
That way you might not get the urge to spend it on the hookers instead:tongue:...:laughing:

Sep 14, 2013#247

RobertBrown

Well.....Thanks for looking out for me

Sep 14, 2013#248

Bison

Your welcome:biggrin:

Sep 14, 2013#249

lawn mower fanatic

Saw a praying mantis in our living room the other day....have no idea how it got in!

Sep 14, 2013#250

RobertBrown

lawn mower fanatic said:
Saw a praying mantis in our living room the other day....have no idea how it got in!

I'm thinkin there should be an image here......seein how this is the "critter picture thread". What is up with that? No picture? Is it here and I can't see it? MOD-ER-A-TOR......

Sep 14, 2013#251

lawn mower fanatic

RobertBrown said:
I'm thinkin there should be an image here......seein how this is the "critter picture thread". What is up with that? No picture? Is it here and I can't see it? MOD-ER-A-TOR......

OK...OK...I actually did take one...but it's kind of far away.

Sep 15, 2013#252

Bison

I spotted this seagull,..ican't remember what species it is?:confused2:

Sep 15, 2013#253

RobertBrown

Oh that is a hairing gull....That gull needs to duck

I see summer finally arrived in Alberta........and it looks as though you got a decent camera.

I thought you didn't allow pet pictures in your critter thread?????

Sep 16, 2013#254

Bison

RobertBrown said:
Oh that is a hairing gull....That gull needs to duck

I see summer finally arrived in Alberta........and it looks as though you got a decent camera.

I thought you didn't allow pet pictures in your critter thread?????

Thats it!! :thumbsup::laughing:.

Yeah it's been hotter than ell for the last 10 days.

I wish the pic was taken with my camera, i always wanted a pic of a gull :drool:

Sep 28, 2013#255

lawn mower fanatic

Bison said:
Thats it!! :thumbsup::laughing:.

Yeah it's been hotter than ell for the last 10 days.

I wish the pic was taken with my camera, i always wanted a pic of a gull :drool:

Yesterday I was coming back from a lawn when I saw a turkey buzzard in the road! It was feasting on a dead rabbit that was run over. That just proves people speed through the neighborhood because with a speed limit of 25mph you wouldn't think it would be that easy to run over a rabbit.

It was huge....when I got closer it flew up to a nearby roof. Glad I always have my camera!

Sep 28, 2013#256

Carscw

lawn mower fanatic said:
Yesterday I was coming back from a lawn when I saw a turkey buzzard in the road! It was feasting on a dead rabbit that was run over. That just proves people speed through the neighborhood because with a speed limit of 25mph you wouldn't think it would be that easy to run over a rabbit. It was huge....when I got closer it flew up to a nearby roof. Glad I always have my camera! <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17551"/> <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17552"/> <img src="http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17553"/>

I have got 3 rabbits this year with my mower and two birds with a trimmer. And 100s of bees with my body

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

Sep 28, 2013#257

lawn mower fanatic

Carscw said:
I have got 3 rabbits this year with my mower and two birds with a trimmer. And 100s of bees with my body

(( cowboy up and get over it ))

There was a time when I almost got some baby rabbits with my mower (and a chipmunk or two). The grass was long and I just didn't see them....luckily they were quick so I never ran anything over...yet!

Oct 17, 2013#258

Bison

Now this is what i call decent Texas fishing worm :smile:

Oct 17, 2013#259

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1 Lucky Texan

Bison said:
Now this is what i call decent Texas fishing worm :smile:

is that an Oarfish?

Oct 18, 2013#260

midnite rider

1 Lucky Texan said:
is that an Oarfish?

Yes otherwise known as a sea serpent, the longest bony fish in the world.

Oct 23, 2013#261

djdicetn

midnite rider said:
Yes otherwise known as a sea serpent, the longest bony fish in the world.

Yeah, I saw that oarfish recently on the news. They are indeginous to the "VERY deep sea" and this is a VERY rare find close to shore. There are also rumored reports of other "deep sea creatures" being found near or on the shores/beaches. Scientists are "speculating" that it may be related to "the greenhouse effect", aka the warming of the ocean waters where these critters live. Sounds like Al Gore preachin' don't it?:0)

Oct 31, 2013#262

Bison

3 moose in front of my house yesterday

Oct 31, 2013#263

RobertBrown

Bison said:
3 moose in front of my house yesterday

No doubt a cow with two yearlings. Conditions must be favorable if the cows are dropping twins. Were they heading towards the pond? Or is it frozen already?
Have you seen any wolves about?

Nov 1, 2013#264

Bison

Yes is cow with 2 yearlings, prob heading for a drink at the river 300 yards that direction. They been hanging around the house for a week now.
I seen 2 wolves the other day on a nearby hay field hunting mice, lots of field mice around this summer.
I had a pack of seven right behind the house last winter when i woke up one morning,..seen a big linx there too,...camera was in the shop both times

I really should buy and set up a critter cam there, there is so many diff tracks in winter it looks like a highway and the river is only 150 yards away.

Nov 1, 2013#265

sdsra

My critters

These are some of the critters in my back yard, one is a very rare albino ground hog, some wild turkey and deer and more squirrel and rabbits that I care to mention.

Nov 1, 2013#266

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I really should buy and set up a critter cam there, there is so many diff tracks in winter it looks like a highway and the river is only 150 yards away.

You can get a decent game cam for under 100$ last time I checked. Takes B/W pics at night without a flash. Made by Bushnell.
Or you can spend a lot more for more features and resolution, but I don't think you need it.

Nov 1, 2013#267

RobertBrown

Re: My critters

sdsra said:
These are some of the critters in my back yard, one is a very rare albino ground hog, some wild turkey and deer and more squirrel and rabbits that I care to mention.

I like that albino ground hog. I have had white squirrels here from time to time. They are pure white but not albino...something to do with a recessed gene. The eyes are not red.

Nov 1, 2013#268

1

1 Lucky Texan

Re: My critters

RobertBrown said:
I like that albino ground hog. I have had white squirrels here from time to time. They are pure white but not albino...something to do with a recessed gene. The eyes are not red.

yeah, there's other conditions called amelanistic and leucistic, etc.

I work with a snake breeder that understands all that stuff.

Nov 4, 2013#269

Bison

Re: My critters

sdsra said:
These are some of the critters in my back yard, one is a very rare albino ground hog, some wild turkey and deer and more squirrel and rabbits that I care to mention.

That white ground hog is nice :thumbsup:

Nov 4, 2013#270

sdsra

I'll trade him for one of your bison.

Nov 4, 2013#271

Bison

sdsra said:
I'll trade him for one of your bison.

I bet you would,...for this one:wink:

Nov 7, 2013#272

sdsra

Yea buddy, I'll package him up right now and you do the same.....lol

Nov 8, 2013#273

Bison

sdsra said:
Yea buddy, I'll package him up right now and you do the same.....lol

I'll have to charge you $ 20 a LB on the diff in weight + freight though :wink:

Nov 8, 2013#274

sdsra

Uh, maybe we better forget about it for now.

Nov 9, 2013#275

Bison

Party pooper :tongue:

Nov 9, 2013#276

Bison

I hitched up my moose and went to do some logging

Nov 9, 2013#277

H

Hustling

In 1999 I asked one of my boys to go see what the dog was barking at. It was this fawn inside of their tent in the back yard. I think it's mother may have gotten hit. Me not knowing enough not to - had touched it before thinking about it. Some say that the mother wouldn't return if she detected human scent on it. I don't know if that is the case but we didn't cage this little guy for a week. He hung around the house and we fed him calf starter because he would stand outside the house and bawl until we did. Craziest thing. We finally found a person who raised deer and gave him to them. The game warden was no help - we didn't know what to do and I wasn't going to let it starve. The Mother never came to get it. This is my youngest son with the deer. He is sitting inside the dog kennel but the deer never had to be pinned up.

Nov 9, 2013#278

H

Hustling

Bison said:
I hitched up my moose and went to do some logging

Thats awesome!

Nov 9, 2013#279

sdsra

Bison said:
I hitched up my moose and went to do some logging

Bison is this for real, I never knew you could train one like that and he is gigantic.

Nov 9, 2013#280

Bison

Hustling said:
In 1999 I asked one of my boys to go see what the dog was barking at. It was this fawn inside of their tent in the back yard. I think it's mother may have gotten hit. Me not knowing enough not to - had touched it before thinking about it. Some say that the mother wouldn't return if she detected human scent on it. I don't know if that is the case but we didn't cage this little guy for a week. He hung around the house and we fed him calf starter because he would stand outside the house and bawl until we did. Craziest thing. We finally found a person who raised deer and gave him to them. The game warden was no help - we didn't know what to do and I wasn't going to let it starve. The Mother never came to get it. This is my youngest son with the deer. He is sitting inside the dog kennel but the deer never had to be pinned up.

Cool :thumbsup:

sdsra said:
Bison is this for real, I never knew you could train one like that and he is gigantic.

Yes it is for real(hard to fake something like that me thinks)
I wish is was me in the pic though,..but it ain't.

here's a couple more

Nov 22, 2013#281

RobertBrown

Amazing to watch but ....don't try this at home

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Nov 24, 2013#282

jekjr

Found this one on Facebook this morning. "Supposedly" taken in the mountains of Honduras. Probably photoshopped but interesting.

Nov 24, 2013#283

Bison

Yeah that looks clearly rubber,
Was mebbe Medusa's head dress :laughing:

Nov 24, 2013#284

midnite rider

Clearly photoshopped as they all strike the same pose. These only exist in mythology and symbolism except for the two headed serpent although rare ( 1 in 10,000) does exist in the wild and captivity.

Nov 25, 2013#285

Bison

I cleaned up this bison skull the other day.
It measures 31 1/2" between the horn tips,..biggest one i ever had

Nov 26, 2013#286

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I cleaned up this bison skull the other day.
It measures 31 1/2" between the horn tips,..biggest one i ever had

Looks to be a nice one (nothing to scale it to). If I had your place, that would hang on my front porch.

Nov 27, 2013#287

Bison

I have one hanging under the overhang over the deck already'
There's 3 of them actually and if you look close you'll see the other 2 :wink:

I think i have my artist daughter put a injun painting on the big one and hang that one in my shop.:smile:

Nov 27, 2013#288

wjjones

Stinky my 25+ lb kitty.

Nov 28, 2013#289

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I have one hanging under the overhang over the deck already'
There's 3 of them actually and if you look close you'll see the other 2 :wink:

I think i have my artist daughter put a injun painting on the big one and hang that one in my shop.:smile:

That deer skull on the right is whitetail. I thought those were fairly sparse that far north. Do you see whitetail often there?

Nov 28, 2013#290

Bison

Plenty Whitetail up here,..Mule deer and Elk as well.
Got this WT in my living room.
These 3 were having an argument behind my house early in the morning a couple days ago

Nov 29, 2013#291

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Plenty Whitetail up here,..Mule deer and Elk as well.
Got this WT in my living room.
These 3 were having an argument behind my house early in the morning a couple days ago

The bucks are probably in the rut now where your at. I'm thinking the bulls (Bison) have already passed through the breeding season?
Did you get plenty of firewood for this winter? Get enough hay cut?

Nov 29, 2013#292

Bison

Yeah the bucks are in full rut now it got cold.
The bison are done breeding since mid september.

Plenty firewood and hay as well.

Here's another pic of that big skull,..might give a better idea as to its size :wink:

Nov 29, 2013#293

RobertBrown

Bison said:
Yeah the bucks are in full rut now it got cold.
The bison are done breeding since mid september.

Plenty firewood and hay as well.

Here's another pic of that big skull,..might give a better idea as to its size :wink:

WOW!
That is huge. I get it now.
When I see a buffalo, I see what our country was and what is was meant to be. For me that represents freedom and power. That is a treasure my friend, display it proudly.
Imagine if you could see what he has seen, and feel what he has felt. He keeps his home on his hide, when it 20 below, he bears the pain and looks for the sun.
When the sun is hot and the flies are many, he endures and moves to the water and the heard follows. he was a leader, a king.

Nov 29, 2013#294

Carscw

My wife and a deer
And if course with a craftsman

Just came walking up

Nov 30, 2013#295

Bison

Carscw said:
View attachment 18438

My wife and a deer
And if course with a craftsman

Just came walking up

very nice :thumbsup:

Nov 30, 2013#296

Bison

RobertBrown said:
WOW!
That is huge. I get it now.
When I see a buffalo, I see what our country was and what is was meant to be. For me that represents freedom and power. That is a treasure my friend, display it proudly.
Imagine if you could see what he has seen, and feel what he has felt. He keeps his home on his hide, when it 20 below, he bears the pain and looks for the sun.
When the sun is hot and the flies are many, he endures and moves to the water and the heard follows. he was a leader, a king.

just 1/2" shy of matching all time world record according to this site Biggest bison killed-world record set by E.D.Riekens Jr.

Yes bison are majestic animals,.especially the big bulls.

Dec 10, 2013#297

RatRacer

Regal jumping spider, captured on a window at work today. This is big, about 1" long, for a jumper. I guess that's why the Regal name....

Mar 3, 2014#298

RobertBrown

Florida Panther

Captured with a cell phone.

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Mar 9, 2014#299

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1 Lucky Texan

my dog's occasional nemesis

uses our fence as a highway - my dog is unamused when this occurs.

Mar 18, 2014#300

D

DucST4

Even with my chessie around the house, last Summer, this guy hung around the for a few weeks.

Mar 18, 2014#301

1

1 Lucky Texan

DucST4 said:
Even with my chessie around the house, last Summer, this guy hung around the for a few weeks.

a friend of mine runs the Bird dept at the Ft Worth Zoo. He told me once that , when they are in an area, hawks will use a few favorite perches many times.

cool pic

May 19, 2014#302

RobertBrown

Seems to me there was a member here who lies butterfly's
The rest of you will just have to live with it.

May 21, 2014#303

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1 Lucky Texan

I don't have a camera here at work, but there are 2 'blobs' of slime mold on the mulch in our landscape bed near the main entrance.

slime molds are fascinating organisms.

Physarum polycephalum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47qiwqKRef0

Jun 2, 2014#304

1

1 Lucky Texan

found a snake in my LIVING ROOM!

Storeria dekayi texana (Texas Brown Snake)

typical adult size

Jun 24, 2014#305

RobertBrown

Jun 24, 2014#306

Bison

Did your pet croc has babies Robert?

Very very nice pics BTW:thumbsup:

Jun 24, 2014#307

RobertBrown

Thanks for compliment, those pictures were hard to get.

No, that's a wild one (alligator)and those are her babies. She is looking for a piece to tear off, cause I'm way to close for her comfort. The young ones call her when you get close and she swims over. She is about 8' long, can't really tell, could be 9'.
Oh.... and pet crocs are illegal. Crocodiles are protected here.
So why are there no Bison pictures? They should have dropped some calves by now, right. We want to see some young buffalo's...white ones.

Jun 25, 2014#308

Bison

Is that the gator that had set up shop in your pond last year(that's why i called it your pet :smile

Here ye go, there's even some that look white.lol

Jun 25, 2014#309

RobertBrown

Lots of calves and lots of tall green grass. Looks like money to me. But what do I know?
I know it makes me hungry....ha!
I wish I had a buffalo ranch.

Jul 16, 2014#310

Gary L.

Took this photo down the road from my farm...

Aug 16, 2014#311

Bison

i found a couple bats behind the door in my salt shed

Aug 16, 2014#312

RobertBrown

Bison said:
i found a couple bats behind the door in my salt shed

Salt shed?.......I've got questions....
I am assuming that you use the shed to store salt.......What do you use the salt for?
How do bats get in to the salt shed?
The one looks like he is ready to be salted, did he get hit with the door when you opened it?
The other needs to find a warm place to spend the winter or migrate.
Bats eat a lot of mosquitoes, good to have around in July eh?

Aug 16, 2014#313

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1 Lucky Texan

uncommon to see bats that aren't ill. You're lucky. In Texas, it's unlikely a person is more than 40 feet away from a bat - you just won't see them.

Aug 16, 2014#314

Bison

Salt shed is to store the salt blocks and seed and such.
The salt is for the bison, lick blocks,...I buy them by the pallet.

The door of the shed is a foot higher than the opening and the top is warped so it leaves a 1" gap,..perfect safe place for these bats to spend the day so they thought till i disturbed their peace:smile:
I think they were different species,..the one was brown, the other one black.
They both looked healthy and crawled around trying to hide again.
I took the pics, got the salt i needed and closed the door carefully as not to crush them.

Aug 17, 2014#315

RobertBrown

You need all of the bats you can get. Some of the eastern species have been reduced by up to 99%. They are succumbing to a disease called "White nose syndrome". It is spreading west and north. It's a fungus that spreads when the bats roost.
Alberta's bat population at risk

It may have been this species, also known as "northern long eared myotis".
USFWS: Northern Long-Eared Bat

Aug 17, 2014#316

Bison

Thanks for posting that Robert,I did not know about that white nose disease.
I'm sure the bat in my pic was not infected.

To bad we can't infect pesky species like "politicians" with it.

Aug 19, 2014#317

S

Stevie-Ray

Found this little guy nosing around my house foundation. Good place to catch spiders. He came out from under the deck and was basking in the sun on a patio block for a while, then went to hunting. Looks like a Coal Skink.

Nov 25, 2014#318

Bison

I have this weaseI(cute IittIe feIIa) roaming in my shop every now and then, he is now in his winter cIothes.

Nov 28, 2014#319

RobertBrown

Bison said:
I have this weaseI(cute IittIe feIIa) roaming in my shop every now and then, he is now in his winter cIothes.

That's a good one to have. To much energy to hibernate..... A serious predator, one of the few that can kill prey larger than it's self. It is most likely looking for rodent pests, such as mice or rats. I suppose it may be looking for high calorie meal such as fat or sugar. Could also be drawn to glycol.

Ethylene glycol will kill it....slowly.

here is a video...this one is being fed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_9qtwPpw2s

Check out this one killing a rat that is just as big if not bigger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB_1WG0w85E

Dec 3, 2014#320

X-man

Right now I have a little black mouse hiding from the elements in my shed. Cute little guy.

Named him Mickey

But in all seriousness, I still gotta get a couple mouse traps and set them up in there before it becomes a problem.

Dec 5, 2014#321

BKBrown

Try putting some moth balls near any wires he might chew on.

X-man said:
Right now I have a little black mouse hiding from the elements in my shed. Cute little guy.

Named him Mickey

But in all seriousness, I still gotta get a couple mouse traps and set them up in there before it becomes a problem.

Dec 5, 2014#322

RobertBrown

X-man said:
Right now I have a little black mouse hiding from the elements in my shed. Cute little guy.

Named him Mickey

But in all seriousness, I still gotta get a couple mouse traps and set them up in there before it becomes a problem.

Good call! There is never just one mouse. Before you know it they're causing problems or getting in the pantry. Better to stay on top of it.

Jan 5, 2015#323

V

valley ranch

Let's see if this uploads.

Jan 11, 2015#324

RobertBrown

looks to be a bull, some kind of highland mixed breed?
I would say he needs a pasture..

Jul 6, 2015#325

S

Stevie-Ray

We normally have at least one tree frog clinging to our doorwall screen at night. This time, he was there when I closed the doorwall for the night, and moved to the table to sun himself the next day. This little guy is about the size of a quarter. We used to have hundreds of them sticking to the front of our house at night when we came home, but since I no longer leave the porch light on, the bugs have diminished, and the frogs aren't so prolific.

Aug 16, 2015#326

lawn mower fanatic

Reviving this thread!! We have an infestation of bag worms on this one bush. I must have picked off at least 40 of them yesterday. Anyone else have these?

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