Wildlife

[evdog]

meep meep!

[plugboots]

I know the first step is to admit that you have a problem.
A few years ago we put up a hummingbird feeder and it was cool to watch them. Now we have three feeders, typically 10-20 hummingbirds and we go to Costco to buy 50 pound bags of sugar. We were gone for a week and we paid a kid to come twice and feed them.

[AK47bp]

I know the first step is to admit that you have a problem.
A few years ago we put up a hummingbird feeder and it was cool to watch them. Now we have three feeders, typically 10-20 hummingbirds and we go to Costco to buy 50 pound bags of sugar. We were gone for a week and we paid a kid to come twice and feed them.

I planted 2 honeysuckle plants 5 years ago which are huge now.

I have hummingbirds all day everyday, I stare at them like some kind of stalker psychopath, sipping my coffee.

Such cool birds.

Jesus Christ pose.

[old goat]

We used to have bird feeders.

[plugboots]

Oh great now I have to put in a gazillion dollar irrigation system for the fucking honeysuckles

[AK47bp]

Oh great now I have to put in a gazillion dollar irrigation system for the fucking honeysuckles

Ha. They don’t need much water once established but if I recall you are in a much drier area than I am.

As an added bonus the bees and butterflies also love them, they are fragrant, and it adds a decorative cover along a fence.

[plugboots]

Oh, I had a honeysuckle fence as a kid I know all about em, I’m just down the hummingbird rabbit hole.
Mixed metaphor?

[Norseman]

[John_B]

Norseman where did you spot the sandhills?

[Norseman]

Norseman where did you spot the sandhills?

sw montana

cool to see the fuzzy lil colt with the pair

[John_B]

sw montana

cool to see the fuzzy lil colt with the pair

Ah cool, I didn't even notice that. There is a nesting pair pretty close to my house but I haven't managed to spot them yet.

[rudy]

Posted this in the view right now thread but fits better here

[stapes]

Not my pics but screen grabs from a video friend took. Healthy cat. Beautiful animal. Also scary lol.

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

Nesting pair on the NH lake we live on. They have 2 fledglings but those are not nearly as photogenic as the parents.

[JimmyCarter]

7yr old: dad, come quick, there’s a mommy horseshoe crab and it’s carrying a baby horseshoe crab on its back!!

Me: Yes…that’s exactly right

[old goat]

Nesting pair on the NH lake we live on. They have 2 fledglings but those are not nearly as photogenic as the parents.

For some reason, when I see bald eagles I think of Warren Harding--a man who looked much more impressive than he was.

[Hopeless Sinner]

My wildlife biologist buddies had no idea what that growth is. Could be a benign tumor, perhaps a papilloma.

[JimmyCarter]

That tick’s been on there for about 5 years


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[PB]

That nightmarish/alien tick’s been on there for about 5 years


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FIFY

[MyNameIsAugustWest]

For some reason, when I see bald eagles I think of Warren Harding--a man who looked much more impressive than he was.

These 2 are pretty awesome. I've seen them pluck lots of fish out of the water from my deck. Also seen one of them carrying a snake back to the nest for the young'uns.

[AK47bp]

My wildlife biologist buddies had no idea what that growth is. Could be a benign tumor, perhaps a papilloma.

Cyst. Looks like the shit Dr Pimple Popper would take care of.

[AK47bp]

This cutie was in my garage tonight.

[BobMc]

Saw these guys on the river on Sunday.

[plugboots]

Cathartes aura

[MakersTeleMark]

I see the same shit all the time. Most people would say wow, that's amazing. My favorite are the pine martins.

But, do you ever get the chance to re-live a dream? I saw a video about a cotopaxi today that instantly tapped into a dream that I had last night that I totally forgot, like most, where I know I was geeking out about an ocelot. It just took me right back to that dream that I forgot before I even made it to the shitter. Crazy how our minds work.

Anyway, carry on. Sorry to interrupt. Just wildlife.

This is the only thread I could think to post that experience in. More things that amuse me? But I really do want to see them both in person. They aren't even similar, but in my mind, I think it was the bucket list rarity that made the connection. Fascinating.