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Thread: Wildlife
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07-23-2019, 11:17 AM #526
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07-23-2019, 11:52 AM #527
Arrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!
Two fawns that have been hanging around my farm came *this* close to getting hit by a wheat truck headed to the silo this morning as the doe and I looked on. Thank goodness the driver braked. That ain't easy in those big trucks on a 50mph road. I was surprised he did and though it would have broken my heart to have to clean them off the road I would not have faulted him for not braking.
Darn deer!“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
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07-23-2019, 02:52 PM #528
Another scary deer story:
A friend and I were bouldering late at night just below Snowbird, chugging beers and puffing clouds of smoke (because, bouldering) when we started hearing coyotes. It was just a few distant howls at first but within minutes it turned into a major production from a large pack. We sat there in awe for a bit then realized they were moving in our direction and decided we'd be better off on top of the boulder, just in case. A whole bunch of them came out of the brush not 30 seconds later and ran past us, traveling down canyon and howling as they went. I have no idea how many there were but it felt like at least 30. When they cleared the area we got off our rock and decided to call it a night as we were both a bit spooked. A few minutes later as we were walking along the shoulder getting back to the car I looked up into the brush and saw 4 or 5 pairs of eyes starting at me, reflecting the headlamp. I just about pooped myself thinking the coyotes were back and were silently stalking us. We kept walking and every time we'd look in the brush the eyes would be there, staring silently and not moving. Then we realized the eyes were attached to an animal that was way too tall to be a coyote, probably tall enough to be a huge wolf / a bear / a mutant moose / jeebus-knows what kind of killer beast a drunk stoner can think of... And just as I was about to start running for my life a fucking mule deer poked his long ass face out of the brush and flicked his stupid ears at me. A bunch of them were just grazing in the brush, not caring one bit about us but freezing and starting back every time we pointed the headlamps at them.
I've hated the fuckers ever since.
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07-23-2019, 03:27 PM #529
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07-23-2019, 04:06 PM #530“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
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07-23-2019, 04:23 PM #531
The only animal that's ever killed someone in Yosemite was a buck that pawed a kid to death some years ago. Of course, in Yosemite the only large animals are deer, black bears. and people. Some of them are very, very large--the people that is.
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07-23-2019, 08:18 PM #532
Bison gonna bison.
https://buckrail.com/9-year-old-girl...n-yellowstone/
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07-23-2019, 09:29 PM #533
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07-24-2019, 08:57 AM #534
Unusual amount of humpback wales breaching close to shore. Typically you never see a whale from shore in my hometown, but they are super active right now. It's cool, but also questionable as to why and what is changing.
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07-24-2019, 10:32 AM #535
Friend of mine just moved from Everett WA to somewhere up in the hills and is terrified of cougars. He's taken to running with a waist pack with bear spray and a large knife, as if a cougar would give him a chance to use either. He's also freaked about the rattlesnakes on his property. Methinks he'll be moving back to civilization soon.
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07-24-2019, 10:36 AM #536
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07-24-2019, 11:11 AM #537“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
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07-24-2019, 04:15 PM #538Well maybe I'm the faggot America
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda
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07-25-2019, 11:33 AM #539
These boys visit every morning.
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07-25-2019, 12:03 PM #540
oh deer! ^
glad jenny posted the bison video- that was a textbook toss! although I wish it had happened to one of the adults that should have known better vs the kid
Old Goat- yes we have pelicans here. They are mostly up in Yellowstone though- husband sees them everyday he is up there (usually 2 or 3 days a wk)
we can point you in their direction if you ever wander up here
also- the little snake eating the fish video- so gross!
I have seen that once too and it was probably one of the most cool but disturbing things I've witnesses in person
skid luxury
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07-25-2019, 01:37 PM #541“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
Dunkin’ Donuts Worker Dances With Customer Who Has Autism
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07-25-2019, 02:18 PM #542
Glademaster and I nearly walked into a cougar on a hike Monday night, came around a corner and saw it maybe 10 feet away heading down the trail. We were talking but I don't think it knew we were there because the creek was loud. The rest of the hike back to the car was interesting, that's definitely the closest I've been to a predator in the wild, and probably the closest to any large animal out there.
Both my ex and one of the women I've been seeing were not at all amused by how cool I thought it was after the fact.
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07-25-2019, 03:26 PM #543Registered User
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07-25-2019, 03:29 PM #544
Since I keep singing it every time I see this thread title.............
“When you see something that is not right, not just, not fair, you have a moral obligation to say something. To do something." Rep. John Lewis
Kindness is a bridge between all people
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07-25-2019, 03:34 PM #545
Cool elk photo bbear! I was lucky enough to see lots of elk this spring in the early mornings in an area that burned last summer. They were really enjoying the new tender grass. One morning, about 30 feet from me, a group of 8 to 10 bulls stood up from their morning nap, already in velvet. One was huge and looked like he was at least a 6 point. I was too surprised and in awe to see them that close to take a picture.
I saw lots of pikas on my run in the Beaverheads two weeks ago. They are so cute!
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07-25-2019, 03:51 PM #546
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07-25-2019, 04:48 PM #547Registered User
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Cougars we have learned are best left alone
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07-28-2019, 12:13 AM #548Registered User
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07-31-2019, 01:48 PM #549
Just now on my lunch break while sitting on a bench overlooking the bay...
Peeping commotion overhead, look up to see an osprey evading a bald eagle, with a crow heckling them both from a few body lengths behind. They dogfight for maybe a minute, smaller osprey pulling some good maneuvers and holding its own... second eagle comes in fast from the side, forcing a couple desperate maneuvers from the osprey before it finally drops its fish... eagle does a barrel roll and catches the fish mid-air, 40 feet above the water. Both eagles fly together to a big spruce on the shore and are eating the score now.
Impressed by the teamwork, and by the osprey's flying ability with the mass of his catch.
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07-31-2019, 05:20 PM #550
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