Wildlife near you :)

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Drake Wood Duck keeping guard.

 

[dbl]

I shared this in another conversation but maybe it fits here. Living on the SW coast of Florida, we are a turtle nesting area. The nests are buried in the sand at the top of the beach and they hatch at night.

A couple of years ago, we befriended one of the Turtle Watchers and she let us know the projected hatch day of a particular nest. So we hiked to the beach to wait. At around 1am, we got lucky. It was one of the most incredible "nature" things I have ever witnessed. Literally 100+ hatchlings making their way across the beach to the water line.

Lights are a no-no so the picture is terrible, but you'll get the idea. The second picture is of the Turtle Watcher who comes the next morning to dig up the rest of the nest as part of their research. As you can see, they don't all hatch.

We are less than a mile from the beach, so technically this is wildlife near me...lol.

 

[fish farmer]

No pics...but it smells like SKUNK around here lately, spring is here when they are smelling up the place.

Saw about 8 turkeys today out back in the corn they left standing.

 

[JonoB]

Love the pics on this thread! I have a river behind my house so I get all the normal ducks and geese, plus lots of different species of fish. I think it holds something like 130 different fish species, which is pretty cool. Have a very, very healthy deer herd around the house. Here are some that I watch almost every evening:

 

[Dancingmad]

Awesome wildlife pics. I wish there was a like all button.

For the record I would eat like 95% of all the animals pictured here. Some for curiosity, others because I know they're tasty.

 

[Hogan]

We had a long-tailed weasel visit this morning. He's easy to spot right now because the snow has melted but his fur hasn't changed to brown yet. They are white in the winter and brown in the summer. We also have a family of 4 foxes that live behind our house and a herd of about 11 mule deer including one large 5 point buck. I look for his sheds but I can never find them!!

 

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We had a long-tailed weasel visit this morning. He's easy to spot right now because the snow has melted but his fur hasn't changed to brown yet. They are white in the winter and brown in the summer. We also have a family of 4 foxes that live behind our house and a herd of about 11 mule deer including one large 5 point buck. I look for his sheds but I can never find them!!

Great to get a shot of those quick little buggers.

 

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One of my favorite targets. In the early morning and with the right light you can catch their breath as they sing. Just a bit showing yesterday, but lots of chances to get the shot now that spring has the RWBB males geared up.

 

[sawdonkey]

One of my favorite targets. In the early morning and with the right light you can catch their breath as they sing. Just a bit showing yesterday, but lots of chances to get the shot now that spring has the RWBB males geared up.

It’s really entertaining to watch the RWBBs attack the sand hill cranes near where I live.

 

[Fudsey]

Bump this thread back up ;)

 

[mta_morrow]

Bump this thread back up ;)

Good bump! I like this thread!

 

[Oldreefer44]

Let's see: Black Bear, Mountain Lion, Beaver, Deer, Skunk, Porcupine, Opossum, Weasel, Otter, flying squirrel and an acre pond full of aquatic life among others.

 

[mta_morrow]

 

[Allen glover]

Spotted this small mob on the way into town yesterday

 

[Jbyrd71]

Mississippi Gulf Coast

 

[lapin]

Wildlife close to me.
Cant get much closer, but shes not so wild anymore



Then there is the snakes out back doing the nasty. Caught in the act.

 

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Young Great Blue Heron practicing nest building.

 

[dbl]

Young Great Blue Heron practicing nest building.

Another great shot Stanley, as usual.

 

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We have many GBHs in this wetlands park nearby. It is past nesting season but two young birds decided they would try their hand at playing house. The bird to the left is the one posted above.

 

[fishybizzness]

A whitetail deer in my yard !