Kevin Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, MerMaeve said: Have you ever seen the Downy Woodpecker-Hummingbird? Not yet I've only seen one at all.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 How bout the Altamira Oriole hummingbird Altamira Oriole by johnd1964, on Flickr 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerMaeve Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Kevin said: Not yet I've only seen one at all.? Wow. They are the most common woodpecker in SW MI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 The bug failed to look both ways 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Case Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Let me try this again with the correct links this time. This is an oldie I posted before the crash ... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Get a grip! This critter has been hanging head down over the door from my kitchen to the patio every evening for the past week. I suspect he's waiting to meet up with an edible moth. If he makes an Acapulco style cliff dive into my margarita he will suffer immediate execution by Ariat boot heel!!! . 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Case Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, TexasCobra said: Get a grip! This critter has been hanging head down over the door from my kitchen to the patio every evening for the past week. I suspect he's waiting to meet up with an edible moth. If he makes an Acapulco style cliff dive into my margarita he will suffer immediate execution by Ariat boot heel!!! Well now, that gives Happy Hour a whole new meaning! ? BTW, if you live in Texas you must live near the coast, 'cause that critter looks to be an amphibian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 11:46 PM, Dave Case said: Well now, that gives Happy Hour a whole new meaning! ? BTW, if you live in Texas you must live near the coast, 'cause that critter looks to be an amphibian. Nope, I live 22 miles north of San Antonio International Airport on the brow of a limestone hill that overlooks the Guadalupe River about two miles due north. We are surrounded by ranch land. This August and September have been two of the hottest and driest months recorded for this area in the past 100 years. Water restrictions at present do not permit us to use sprinkler systems and all my lawn grass appears to be dead. It crunches when you step on it. With the exception of spot application of fire ant and poison ivy killers, I have never used chemicals on the lawn and garden. I plant native species to nourish the hummingbirds and other critters. I do have a swimming pool. That may explain the presence of amphibians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 "Thank you all for hosting this wonderful annual picnic of the Sparrow House Condominium Society. I must take Gertie home now. She has had too many of the fermented juniper berries ." 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 10/2/2019 at 10:24 PM, TexasCobra said: Get a grip! This critter has been hanging head down over the door from my kitchen to the patio every evening for the past week. I suspect he's waiting to meet up with an edible moth. If he makes an Acapulco style cliff dive into my margarita he will suffer immediate execution by Ariat boot heel!!! . I believe this is a Texas Salamander because it is the only salamander with white spots that inhabits my area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 'We will have to stop meeting like this. Somebody is watching us!" Well, they obviously took exception to my enormous telephoto lens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) Fermented crab-apple juggling by Gertie's (see above post by TexasCobra) cousin... Waxwing.mp4 Cedar Waxwing; DuPage Co., IL Edited October 11, 2019 by G_kayaker 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 Yes. It is rather hard to fly without wings, but I make it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 10/7/2019 at 11:12 AM, TexasCobra said: I believe this is a Texas Salamander because it is the only salamander with white spots that inhabits my area. Maybe Mediterranean Gecko? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_house_gecko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) On 10/14/2019 at 11:42 PM, G_kayaker said: Maybe Mediterranean Gecko? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_house_gecko Yep, that identification as Mediterranean Gecko was confirmed by by a biologist. I did not know that geckos common in Texas. Edited October 16, 2019 by TexasCobra misspelled word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Lefty reenacts the day he bowled a perfect game... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Oh yeah, I can shuffle... running man in da house! Palm Warbler; DuPage Co., IL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 You call me an indigent and itinerant squatter! My people harvested this land for hundreds of thousands of years before you smelly and carnivorous bipeds invaded the territory!"" "Bipeds with pointed objects and projectiles must be avoided." You've got to know when to hold 'em Know when to fold 'em Know when to walk away And know when to run Homeowner may be armed and carnivorous! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 My stylist, you ask..? Ed Grimley, of course! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnd Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Feeder Fight feeder fight by johnd1964, on Flickr 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G_kayaker Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 When someone sneaks Milk Duds into your Halloween M&M stash... Have a Happy one!! ? ?♀️ ? ?? 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seattle Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 They went that a way 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasCobra Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 The ears tell the story. These ugly critters kept following me around when I visited Mom's ranch in Gillespie County. They would have kept their distance if I had brought one of my three 75 pound Bouvier des Flandres dogs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JP48 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Seems like it's time for this one... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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