Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics

[CRDobe]

Visitor right off my veranda.

 

[MyBuddy]

Visitor right off my veranda.View attachment 136984

He's eyeballing you!

Pretty color! Do you know what kind it is?

 

[CRDobe]

He's eyeballing you!

Pretty color! Do you know what kind it is?

Bird-eating snake. Probably 3-4 feet long.

 

[remy]

Saw this little guy by my front door. It’s a blue tailed mole skink.

 

[JanS]

Saw this little guy by my front door. It’s a blue tailed mole skink.

How cute and it looks so much like a snake but with the legs, it takes my fear back some.

 

[Cferg]

We have blue tailed skinks in California also. Although a different subspecies.

 

[MyBuddy]

And we have these little guys! Common name Prairie Racerunner. We just call them an Anole.

 

[Gpcoguy]

 

[MyBuddy]

This poor swallowtail looks a little chewed up.

 

[Ravenbird]

Hummingbirds! Biggest crowds are from middle of August until the temperatures start dropping.

 

[JanS]

Hummingbirds! Biggest crowds are from middle of August until the temperatures start dropping.

Great shots! Same here with them hitting the feeders the hardest starting this time of year. I made another batch of nectar today and I'm not sure if they'll head out before I use it all or not.

 

[Ravenbird]

I made another batch of nectar today and I'm not sure if they'll head out before I use it all or not.

I made 4 cups yesterday and it was gone by 5 p.m. They're getting ready to move on to Mexico & building their energy!

 

[LifeofRubie]

DAAAANG! that is so cool!

We have two little females that are constantly fighting over the "rain garden" feeder (I have four total feeders). I just wonder if feeders/nectar sources here are aplenty enough that they don't really "have" to share. I don't think I've ever seen two birds sharing one feeder, here.

Since I change mine out every couple of days or so, I make a double batch and keep the extra in the fridge (I only put a couple of inches of nectar in the feeders at a time). I changed all the feeders out around mid-day yesterday and they seemed to enjoy it was still refrigerator temp as it was nearing 100 degrees.

Edit to add: have I told this story before? My SIL has always bragged about her humming birds (she lives in a suburb further north west) and I always kinda shrugged it off as just that, bragging. We were at her house last summer for a get together and no kidding! Birds everywhere! I was extra surprised because her feeders were full of mold and clearly are not changed out regularly

 

[remy]

I saw this snake while walking with Remy last night. Not sure what kind it was. Originally I thought it was a black racer, but from what I saw online they have a more “scaly” look and this one almost looks to have stripes. It wasn’t very big, maybe 1ft at the most.

 

[JanS]

I thought it was a black racer, but from what I saw online they have a more “scaly” look and this one almost looks to have stripes. It wasn’t very big, maybe 1ft at the most.

Maybe one of those creepy lizzards discussed a page or two back?

 

[Panama]

I know, it's just a moth. I was in such awe of its size.

 

[Ravenbird]

Not my video, but this was a critter cam somewhere in the Nat'l Forest that surrounds my place. I've only seen one of these one time but it was in northern New Mexico, not here. Aren't they CUTE!

 

[JanS]

I know, it's just a moth. I was in such awe of its size.

Those are the coolest moths and almost 3 dimensional with the markings. We have a lot of them here too.

I've only seen one of these one time but it was in northern New Mexico, not here. Aren't they CUTE!

Wow that's something I've never seen but they are cute.

 

[CRDobe]

Not my video, but this was a critter cam somewhere in the Nat'l Forest that surrounds my place. I've only seen one of these one time but it was in northern New Mexico, not here. Aren't they CUTE!

We have those all over here in CR but they're dark brown. Pretty fun to watch them!

 

[JanS]

Apparently there are more and more cougar sightings around here.

Recent increase in cougar sightings throughout Minnesota

There's been a recent increase in the number of Cougar sightings throughout Minnesota. The Minnesota DNR reassured there are no nests being created.

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