Kevin Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Out on the trail and it looks like someone didn't finish their dinner. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 9:32 AM, Kevin said: Is that a 6' piece of grass? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Just now, SirVive said: Is that a 6' piece of grass? That a catail, but there is plenty of Johnson Grass around 6 foot tall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonestranger Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 This was a first for me. We were sitting out on the front deck watching the birds Thursday evening when we heard this strange sound coming from up the road. It was short bursts spaced out at times and in rapid succession at other times. All of a sudden I spot the source of the sound as it shows itself from behind the neighbour's trees, a hot air balloon drifting through the river valley below the tree tops. We see hot air balloons all around us on a regular basis but this is the first time I've seen one give a tour from within the valley instead of from above. This thing was so low that I joked to MJ that I wasn't sure if it was floating on air currents or the river currents. The balloon is rising out of the valley at this point so I can only imagine just how low they were prior to us spotting them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Snake....Don't know what kind though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, Tanager 101 said: Snake....Don't know what kind though. Where? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, Seanbirds said: Where? Michigan.......Specifically the Joseph M. Soehnel Trail in Bay County. It was sunning itself in the morning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Just now, Tanager 101 said: Michigan.......Specifically the Joseph M. Soehnel Trail in Bay County. It was sunning itself in the morning. It's a garter, probably Butler's! But I'll check. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpoetmarcr Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I think he was people-watching. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/27/2022 at 9:00 AM, Tanager 101 said: Snake....Don't know what kind though. Whoopsie, this is a Common Gartersnake. Butler's would have stripes on the side as well as the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirVive Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/26/2022 at 8:24 PM, lonestranger said: Once when I was about 10 we spotted one going over really low and ran out to watch it. It kept getting lower and lower so my younger brothers and I chased through the fields after it and watched it barely clear our fence where we had cattle and touch down in the neighbor's field. Boy wasn't that exciting! Of course we jumped that fence lickety split and went to check it out. They made us run all the way back to the house to get permission but after the all OK they took us up for a ride to the end of the tether. Made some little kid's day! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Clem Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Wild Cottontail Rabbit with 1 blue eye and one brown eye. He seems to be able to see out of both eyes, but the blue eye has no pupil. I have a feeling this not a good sign. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birding Boy Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 5 hours ago, Tanager 101 said: Whoah, where'd you see the Blanding's? Nice pic! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 9:16 PM, Chris Clem said: Wild Cottontail Rabbit with 1 blue eye and one brown eye. He seems to be able to see out of both eyes, but the blue eye has no pupil. I have a feeling this not a good sign. I'd say the blue eye is probably a cataract. I use to have a ferret that had cataracts in both eyes. She was a sweetheart. She managed to find her way around just fine. Might cause headaches but otherwise the rabbit should be able to live a pretty normal life. Hopefully, it won't develop into glaucoma. Then it could be a problem without medical intervention. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 On 5/26/2022 at 7:37 PM, Kevin said: @Seanbirds I understand it is missing part of it shell, but I don't remember ever seeing one of these. Sorry for the bad photos, it moved pretty fast. Maybe Enoclerus ichneumoneus or something similar in the Checkered Beetle family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IKLland Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Turtle ID, anyone? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birds are cool Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Amazing photo. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kevin Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 20 minutes ago, Birds are cool said: Ikiland If you will type the @ symbol and then start typing the user's name you are wishing to mention, it should ofer you a list of members. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 8 hours ago, IKLland said: Turtle ID, anyone? Southwestern Pond Turtle. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clip Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 @Kevin and anyone else interested in bug identification: I know books can get expensive especially as they relate to bugs but I highly recommend this one at least for North America: http://www.kaufmanfieldguides.com/insects.html. No general field guide can be completely comprehensive on insects as that book would be humongous! But, this one has a nice sampling of all the main categories of insects. This if nothing else can point you in the right direction (narrow the scope of your search) on sites such as bugguide.net. Every now and then I actually find the exact bug I'm trying to id but it will definitely help get you to an id faster. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanager 101 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/5/2022 at 1:09 AM, Birding Boy said: Whoah, where'd you see the Blanding's? Nice pic! Joseph M. Soehnel Trail 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanbirds Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Tanager 101 said: Joseph M. Soehnel Trail Bro you shoulda taken me there!! Lol ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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