Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics

[jazzies mum]

Royal Spoonbills at a waterhole. Crazy looking birds!

 

[Tropicalbri's]

Royal Spoonbills at a waterhole. Crazy looking birds!View attachment 105934

They are beautiful though!

 

[Gpcoguy]

 

[MyBuddy]

Last week when the dogs and I were taking our walk I found this guy! I always find it odd to find them simply dead on the ground. I mean, I never see them alive. Only proof of them by the Mounds on our property. But every once in a while I will find one like this. I don't know if it was killed by my dog or somebody else. There doesn't seem to be much damage to the body so I don't know what to think. It's just weird to see them. And they're really quite ugly.





Edit: Its a mole

 

[JanS]

I do see them dead on occasion too but never alive. I'd chalk it up to someone having poison out but that's doubtful here when we're so remote.

 

[MyBuddy]

This has got to be some kind of Critter, right? I've been watching this area especially because there's not a lot of grass there. It's where I walk the horses out to the Corral and I keep seeing these little eruptions LOL must be some kind of an insect coming out of the ground? Anybody know what that is?

 

[JanS]

I don't have a clue but you could be right about it being some sort of bug or worm emerging.

 

[Rits]

If I had to guess its earthworm castings.

 

[MyBuddy]

If I had to guess its earthworm castings.

I wish! We never see earthworms here! Well I shouldn't say never but it's a rarity. We are on Sand and I've never seen a big old fat earthworm. Ugh I guess I shouldn't say never. ( Never is such a big word . ) I think I've seen them a couple of times. And it was very exciting!! lol We get those tiny ones on the sidewalk when it rains? But they're so small. Maybe an inch long.

And those aren't casting that you see. It's the sand kicked up out of the hole. I'll try and get a close-up.

 

[JanS]

Ugh I guess I shouldn't say never. ( Never is such a big word . )

LOL, for whatever reason that hit my funny bone. We have really sandy soil too and we have tons of them, especially in the garden where the soil is richer. We don't have night crawlers like many people do but some of our earth worms are pretty big.

 

[MyBuddy]

The first snake of the season!! Hubby and I were cutting up some wood and he found him while raking. I think it looks like a baby Hognose.

 

[MyBuddy]

We have really sandy soil too and we have tons of them, especially in the garden where the soil is richer.

And here's why I never like to say, never!
Yesterday I was transplanting a ton of sedum out of one garden and this guy showed up! He was actually the only one I found. But, oh, so promising!!

 

[Lizbeli]

The first snake of the season!! Hubby and I were cutting up some wood and he found him while raking. I think it looks like a baby Hognose.

So cute! I love snakes, and the hognose snake to me is adorable. They actually have rear fangs and are mildly venomous. But the fangs are tiny and they don’t pose a significant threat to humans. Very cool find!

 

[Rits]

Hognoses are so cute lol what a treat to find!

 

[MyBuddy]

So cute! I love snakes, and the hognose snake to me is adorable. They actually have rear fangs and are mildly venomous. But the fangs are tiny and they don’t pose a significant threat to humans. Very cool find!

Yea, it was cute how he was trying to strike my camera when I was trying to get a clear picture! Hold still! LOL

 

[JanS]

The turkeys are back. Well I'm sure they've been around all winter but sheltering somewhere. This one was looking right into our lower level window yesterday but the dogs scared it away when they started barking.

 

[Rnrgyrl]

I have Robins! They nest on my porch every year!

 

[Gpcoguy]

Looks tasty

 

[jazzies mum]

Looks tasty

 

[JanS]

Looks tasty

I'm guessing you mean the turkey and not the robins? LOL