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What's your wild life like?

Discussion in 'Non-Vegas Chat' started by Happygirl21, Jun 11, 2020.

  1. Richard Alpert

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    One of many dragonflies that stopped by to say "Hi" at the lake yesterday. :D

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  2. Mythcalbst

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    Shortly after we went to work from home last year, I was working one morning when I heard a noise out on the patio. Looking out, I found I had a visitor.

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  3. DBear

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    Saw this fella right before my morning hike in Banff.

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    Live in suburb sw of Seattle, so nothing like yours. Just ferel rabbits running around. Why keep one or two for pets when you can help populate the neighborhood with a hundred. At least they help on some of the weeds!
     
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  5. bubbakitty

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    Tame I know. Just got home from golf and was saved by this apparently terrible lizard. ;) C4980229-E1FA-4910-AC12-A2B2D3BB135F.jpeg cats are great…..for insurance companies I guess.
     
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  6. Ten_On_The_End

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    I had to "gently" shoo these "lovely creatures" off the sidewalk so I could get on with my morning walk.

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  7. Ten_On_The_End

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    I took this pic safely through the glass. All the wildlife around here seems well fed.

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  8. Joeman

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    We call them "Honking Dragons!" :D

    I remember when Canada geese were more migratory, and you'd only see them at a certain time of the year. It was kind of a treat. Now they are here year-round.
     
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    This fellow stopped by for a quick visit this morning... :D

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    D1E44A38-541F-419E-951D-3CEC10F4F33F.jpeg Just another reason I love where we live. These guys have been hanging around lately. For those of you who don’t recognize them..,, they are Sandhill Cranes.
     
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    These guys were hanging out at my moms on Saturday. B98A4EAD-441F-480A-AD42-CFD4C604E2EF.jpeg
     
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  12. mescalita

    mescalita old and in the way...

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    This guy was just hanging out on the garage door today...

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    Holy crap, what is that beast?
     
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  14. mescalita

    mescalita old and in the way...

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    One of our resident swallowtails.

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  15. UnicornTX

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    Don’t usually see these in my backyard. 093BABEB-62FC-4E2E-B76E-DAC987AA0B59.jpeg
     
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  16. Ten_On_The_End

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    Every time I see a mantis I'm reminded of this movie I had on 8mm when I was a kid. Thanks for posting. They are so cool.

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  17. AlwaysUpForFun

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    Very cool! I saw one last week in our yard. It was devouring a bee that it had caught on the blooms of some chives. What I don’t see very often anymore are Walking Sticks.
     
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  18. mescalita

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  19. Ten_On_The_End

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    Great camouflage. My daughter used to hide toads in her room as pets.

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    Uh, here, kitty-kitty. :) :)