hbvol50 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meghann Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Avery said: Nice shot! Oh man do I have photos of bucks with big racks that are tame. Got a hilarious facial expression from one too! 😂 https://instagram.com/p/CUci6DNAUdR/ Oh hey, another instagrammer. *follows* 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avery Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 My guess is a young Eastern Spadefoot, but I have no clue. Sadly only pic I got. @Seanbirds? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Just now, Avery said: My guess is a young Eastern Spadefoot, but I have no clue. Sadly only pic I got. @Seanbirds? You’re correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I spent some time today trying to determine what was happening - fairly sure it was a Snapping Turtle intimate moment (the hatchlings only recently finished their migration to the lake!!, but apparently mating can extend into November). I was a little confused by the quite light speckled view, which I think is the underside of one of the happy couple. The young Green Heron was observing at the same time and seemed to be equally puzzled by the events. If anyone with Snapper expertise can confirm or shed more light I would appreciate it. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, RobinHood said: I spent some time today trying to determine what was happening - fairly sure it was a Snapping Turtle intimate moment (the hatchlings only recently finished their migration to the lake!!, but apparently mating can extend into November). I was a little confused by the quite light speckled view, which I think is the underside of one of the happy couple. The young Green Heron was observing at the same time and seemed to be equally puzzled by the events. If anyone with Snapper expertise can confirm or shed more light I would appreciate it. @Clip has witnessed something similar to this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodi Nielson Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 This chunky buck crossed my path on my morning walk a couple days ago 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 This tarantula was 5 to 6 inches long. Found him in the Amazon. I even held one of them... 😕 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Spectacled Caiman 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Shank Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Some kind of Amazonian snake 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PalmWarbler Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Interesting plant 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peromyscus Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, PalmWarbler said: Interesting plant Cool! That looks like a Northern Pitcherplant https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/1568 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/7/2021 at 5:59 PM, Seanbirds said: @Clip has witnessed something similar to this. Yep I have! Started on the bank but moved into the water. I was bit worried he was going to drown her, he had her under for so long. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 8 hours ago, Clip said: Yep I have! Started on the bank but moved into the water. I was bit worried he was going to drown her, he had her under for so long. Snappers can hold their breath for an amazing amount of time. Up to over an hour, I believe. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 5:02 PM, Seanbirds said: Snappers can hold their breath for an amazing amount of time. Up to over an hour, I believe. Good to know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Florida White tailed Deer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 I don't think I ever got around to posting these after our trip to the Keys in March. The Key Deer are very use to humans and will walk right up to you hoping for food. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Clip Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 This was one great birding day back in April 2015. Thanks to a tip I got from a fellow birder I went out seeking Chestnut-collared Longspurs. This trip took me from a south east Suburbs of Denver to just just shy of the Colorado Nebraska border in the Pawnee National Grasslands. I birded along (saw some great birds) the way hitting a few hot spots but I also encountered this interaction of a Fox and her pups (photo below) right off the road that divides the two halves of Pawnee National Grasslands. This photo only shows two pups but there were at least 5. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world at this point but then I went onto get my target Chestnut-collared Longspur. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiscalus quiscula Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/18/2021 at 10:36 AM, Clip said: I don't think I ever got around to posting these after our trip to the Keys in March. The Key Deer are very use to humans and will walk right up to you hoping for food. Reminds me of the deer in Nara, Japan. Some of the young bucks there could be pretty agressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 20 hours ago, Quiscalus quiscula said: Reminds me of the deer in Nara, Japan. Some of the young bucks there could be pretty agressive. These deer were not aggressive at all. They were friendly even though we did not feed them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Clip said: Hmmm.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, Kevin said: Hmmm.... Yep! Hmmm???? and Why??? and What the...? Having lived in land locked Colorado most of life living near the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico has been different in many ways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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