Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics
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Coco Loco
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Wow! I saw about 5 black squirrels on my walk to the pond this morning. Then 4 more while there.
I'm in Canada and we have black, grey and brown ones here. They drive my boy crazy. His prey drive kicks in fast with them. Sugar looks up in trees on our walks for them!!
I'm in Canada and we have black, grey and brown ones here. They drive my boy crazy. His prey drive kicks in fast with them. Sugar looks up in trees on our walks for them!!
We only have the little red tree rats out here but there are tons of grey ones in town (about 10 miles from here) and I don't see any red squirrels in town.
The other day looked out of the kitchen window and saw a Red Tailed Hawk sitting in the grass. He/she was eating something, was able to grab a shot, not very good quality, but you can see it's a snake. Probably Gopher snake, as doesn't have the markings of a Garter snake, and too chilly for Rattlers to be out yet.
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LifeofRubie
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Speaking of a snack... Rubie found this in the backyard today. I feel like there have a been a few examples over the years of either headless bunny bodies or, much to Rubie's delight, a bodyless bunny head. What would kill them and just worry about the head and leave everything else behind?
I'll keep the picture as a thumbnail for anyone sensitive.
We do have coyotes, foxes, owls, hawks that would take down a bunny. I would think a bird could fly off with it. I've seen foxes run straight through the opening in our fence but perhaps a coyote or fox could get inside the yard wit out it but not out with it?
Looks like she was digging a nest in our yard about 10 ft from where she was left so honestly... fine.
I'll keep the picture as a thumbnail for anyone sensitive.
We do have coyotes, foxes, owls, hawks that would take down a bunny. I would think a bird could fly off with it. I've seen foxes run straight through the opening in our fence but perhaps a coyote or fox could get inside the yard wit out it but not out with it?
Looks like she was digging a nest in our yard about 10 ft from where she was left so honestly... fine.
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If the rabbit is fairly large, a hawk or owl would not be able to fly with it and they do often eat the head, for whatever reason... 
Fox and coyote I'd think would carry it away. I did see an amusing video of a fox pulling its catch through a narrow slatted fence. I'll see if I can find it, pretty sure it was YouTube.
I had a 3rd chicken killed a couple of weeks ago and all the answers from the chicken experts said hawk. It was mostly intact but all the meat had been eaten from the beak to the base of the neck. A pretty gross thing to see, the feathered body with a skeleton neck and skull. But the experts agreed that raptors will often do that.
Fox and coyote I'd think would carry it away. I did see an amusing video of a fox pulling its catch through a narrow slatted fence. I'll see if I can find it, pretty sure it was YouTube.I had a 3rd chicken killed a couple of weeks ago and all the answers from the chicken experts said hawk. It was mostly intact but all the meat had been eaten from the beak to the base of the neck. A pretty gross thing to see, the feathered body with a skeleton neck and skull. But the experts agreed that raptors will often do that.
BG1
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Okay, I am laughing at the idea of a dobie playing w/ a bunny head. I can just imagine her tossing it all around and pouncing on it again.
I would guess either a hawk or fox but most everything preys on bunnies.
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Shed hunter! All set for a nice european mount.
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This juvenile song dog (i think, cant accurately age or sex it from angle and distance)
...came trotting thru the neighborhood looking a bit lost, then anxious as I walked down the street to check which way he went...and basically to "push him" as habituation, ie hazing; "not welcome to stick around the houses here"...
Its not the first time I've seem a singleton pass thru in the day...
Its more common to see one after dark looking for outdoor cats, possum, ground squirrel or norway rats in this green belt area.
I'd guess he is a yearling pushed out to hunt while mom feeds the pups, or possibly the dad doing some daytime grocery shopping.
Its getting dry now, grass turning brown so the easy prey is gone, more work needed to eat good.
We tell our neighbors with little dogs to "keep them in the yard, under careful eyeball and in at nite."
Outdoor cats dont last long here.
...came trotting thru the neighborhood looking a bit lost, then anxious as I walked down the street to check which way he went...and basically to "push him" as habituation, ie hazing; "not welcome to stick around the houses here"...
Its not the first time I've seem a singleton pass thru in the day...
Its more common to see one after dark looking for outdoor cats, possum, ground squirrel or norway rats in this green belt area.
I'd guess he is a yearling pushed out to hunt while mom feeds the pups, or possibly the dad doing some daytime grocery shopping.
Its getting dry now, grass turning brown so the easy prey is gone, more work needed to eat good.
We tell our neighbors with little dogs to "keep them in the yard, under careful eyeball and in at nite."
Outdoor cats dont last long here.
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