Seanbirds Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 On 7/30/2020 at 3:29 AM, gladner said: About 50 feet up in a sycamore tree, my wife was scanning for owls or other birds when she gasped. In her binocs was a Black Rat Snake instead. Wasn't expecting to ever see a snake that high! They're great climbers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 A really good looking coyote from a couple of days ago. The size definitely supported the coyote/wolf supposition. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 7:39 PM, Charlie Spencer said: There's a bird walk on the last Saturday of the month at Saluda Shoals Park (Columbia, SC). There's a small pond that's maintained to teach kids about wetlands. In March '19, somebody spotted the first case opening. We found several more within fifty feet, some hatching, some not. That was good because some were still around to open a few days later when a school group came through. I don't normally shoot macro. The little buggers may have been 1/4" long. I remember as a kid one year there was a bloom of these guys. They were almost impossible to see on the cement. All I could see were their shadows as hundreds moved away from me as I walked 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Spencer Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, MacMe said: I remember as a kid one year there was a bloom of these guys. They were almost impossible to see on the cement. All I could see were their shadows as hundreds moved away from me as I walked I was reading on my deck one warm spring day several years ago when I felt this tiny little movement on my arm. I looked down and there was one of the tiny bugs creeping through my arm hair. Peripherally I notice more movement. Mama Mantis had laid her egg sac inside the hollow tube frame of the folding deck chair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 10 hours ago, RobinHood said: A really good looking coyote from a couple of days ago. The size definitely supported the coyote/wolf supposition. That doesn't look anything like the coyotes I see around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 16 hours ago, Kevin said: That doesn't look anything like the coyotes I see around here! It is pretty much accepted that most, if not all, of the Ontario coyotes are a mix of Coyote and Grey Wolf. This was one of the largest I have seen recently and was the same size or possibly slightly larger than a German Shepherd. It was stalking around some sewage lagoons mid-morning so lots of good meals in the area. I think elsewhere in North America the coyotes are typically somewhat smaller and perhaps look less "wolf like" - but limited experience so maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Brain Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Kevin said: That doesn't look anything like the coyotes I see around here! 4 hours ago, RobinHood said: It is pretty much accepted that most, if not all, of the Ontario coyotes are a mix of Coyote and Grey Wolf. This was one of the largest I have seen recently and was the same size or possibly slightly larger than a German Shepherd. It was stalking around some sewage lagoons mid-morning so lots of good meals in the area. I think elsewhere in North America the coyotes are typically somewhat smaller and perhaps look less "wolf like" - but limited experience so maybe not. I've seen lots of Coyotes in several states.....Wyo, Ala, Ga, Fla, and Calif., as well as a few while passing through other Western states. There is a very wide range of variety among them in all these different places, as well as variety within the same state. Back in the early 80's I was driving through southern Ga and saw what I thought must be a Red Wolf. It was very similar to the photo RobinHood posted above except it was more reddish. I decided later it was a Coyote after doing some research. Below is a link to an interesting article about the Red Wolf that I just found. https://www.southernenvironment.org/news-and-press/news-feed/agency-hides-red-wolf-information-while-leaving-species-to-dwindle-in-wild 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyonabird Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) I witnessed this interaction between a wasp and a small bee. The stared at each other a few seconds then the bee left. Edited August 23, 2020 by Spyonabird 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 A fiddler crab. I think he needs to balance his arm workout some. Sort of reminds me of the Charger zombie in Left for Dead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 One more. Some type of cicada. Both pics are the same individual 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Cochrane Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Smokey sunrise in California. And this was before it got bad. The air quality was over 400 yesterday. Ill try tomorrow morning to see how red the sun is. I haven't left my house in a week due to the air. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Texas Spider by johnd1964, on Flickr 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipperatl Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 (edited) Short-tailed Weasel by chipperatl2, on Flickr Mink by chipperatl2, on Flickr _91A2073 by chipperatl2, on Flickr _91A9181 by chipperatl2, on Flickr Edited September 6, 2020 by chipperatl 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evie12 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Harbor Seal off the coast of Long Island. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 The humble groundhog. This one came right up to us yesterday and seemed to be either posing for a photo (I had to back up) or looking for a handout!! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Chipmunk eating a Queen's Cup berry 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyonabird Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Eastern Comma 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 The Texas coast has some really pretty sunsets! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Young Buck Ft Worth Nature Center 10-18 by johnd1964, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Painted Turtle giving me "the look". 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacMe Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 I like how even though the petals are fused you can still see a five-pointed star. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Lily Pad Ft Worth Nature Center After a Storm 9-18 by johnd1964, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearcat6 Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 Oregon coast sun set 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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