Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics

[MyBuddy]

Here I am again! So yesterday my husband was washing his hands at the sink and I was standing there talking to him, both of us looking out the window as we were talking and not looking AT the window. Suddenly he says, who is that? I didn't even see him there! I swear these little frogs get in the house from the deck a lot! Mostly cuz I will leave the door open sometimes as I step out to water a flower or let the dogs out or something! Sometimes they're right by the door snd probably jump in without anybody seeing anything. But how they get all the way up to the sink is beyond me!



I gently wrapped him in a paper towel, took him outside, and sent him on his way!

 

[LifeofRubie]

@MyBuddy are you still seeing hummers? I thought ours would've started their migration already but we still see them fliting around!

 

[MyBuddy]

@MyBuddy are you still seeing hummers? I thought ours would've started their migration already but we still see them fliting around!

Oh, yes! Did you read my encounters above? And here's a short video of another one I saw a while looking out kitchen window just 5 days ago.

 

[MyBuddy]

I just can't stay out of this thread!

He is just so adorable. And looks like a rock or concrete zoomed in!



For perspective


We were over at our son's house and his oldest son came over to me with one of the biggest praying mantis I've seen in a long time!! I was pretty impressed. He had him crawling all over him! Even on his face!

An Alien!!

Of course I had to take him and get a picture of him on my arm. Or is that a she?


I've never been afraid of them but when my son saw him he says he actually had one take their front legs and claw at him and actually cut him. I'm surprised! Never had one do that. Anybody else?

 

[Lizbeli]

Pretty sure the brown fat ones are female. But theres so many species I could be wrong. I have picked up small ones, but I am a bit scared of the big ones grabbing onto a finger. Haha

 

[jazzies mum]

@MyBuddy Never had one actually cut me but they do feel strange with their grabby claws. We have a few different types here in Aussie land, all big!

Here's a pic of some millipedes that crawled between the ground sheet and tent bottom on the recent camping trip. Just harmless bush millipedes, but I was aghast at the number that were coiled up under there. Most had made their getaway before I got the camera. I done like leachy, wormy kinds of things, and these were getting too close to that for me! What made it worse was I had actually found one inside..........On My Sleeping Bag!!! the night before and had no idea there were HORDES right under me!
They are only about 3 inches long.

 

[AnnV]

That's why I like colder climate and weather better

 

[MyBuddy]

That's why I like colder climate and weather better

No no, love warm weather, hate the cold. Note to self. Sleep in house.

 

[Lizbeli]

I won’t lie. I have always wanted to go to Australia. Just beautiful there. But the spiders you guys have- oh my. I think I would die over there from a heart attack.

However, those millipedes are so super cute. I thought about getting a giant African millipede as a pet once lmao.

 

[MyBuddy]

I thought about getting a giant African millipede as a pet once lmao.

*blink*
You know I've heard it all now, don't you?

Another baby snake discovered near the woodpile. Is this a baby hognose? Or maybe something different altogether? I've seen at least three or four of these. Isn't it kind of late in the season for babies?



I was talking to my neighbor while she was walking by with her dog. I told her about the snakes I've seen lately. She is terrified of them and seems to always find them on her walk with her dog. So she continues on her walk and I thought I heard her give out a little scream. But I wasn't sure. I looked at where her and her dog were and they seemed fine so I didn't think much more of it. The next day she told me I jinxed her. She said after talking with me about snakes, her dog found one. I said, was that you that let out a little scream? She said yeah, she was wondering what the dog was doing and when she went to look there was a snake! Pretty good size too. Unbelievable. I guess when I walk I'm not looking that much at the ground. I'm looking for coyotes LOL

 

[Lizbeli]

Yes definitely looks like a hognose! I wish we had them around here. I wouldn’t be able to resist catching them (and of course releasing). The garter snakes we have here have a high tendency to “musk” and it is probably the worst smelling stuff out there along with the smell of a dead animal. Yuck!

 

[MyBuddy]

The garter snakes we have here have a high tendency to “musk” and it is probably the worst smelling stuff out there along with the smell of a dead animal. Yuck!

Really! I didn't know that a garter snake does that! Interesting! I wonder if the one here do too?

I remember a rodent type animal fell into our window well at our old house. We rescued him out of the window from the basement and he was so cute the kids wanted to keep him. He looked like a ferret! The name of it is on the tip of my tongue, but I can't think of it now! Anyway, once we caught him we got a whiff of him and O.M.G. he had to goooooo! Woo Baby!! He stunk!!! We released him outside 1,2,...3!!!

 

[Lizbeli]

Maybe it was a mink? Im not sure what sort of animals you have in your area. But minks are very ferret like. How did you catch him?

 

[MyBuddy]

Maybe it was a mink? Im not sure what sort of animals you have in your area. But minks are very ferret like. How did you catch him?

It could have been!

Well I'm not sure if you know what a window well or escape window well looks like. It's kind of hard to explain to someone who has never seen one. Later on I could take a picture if you still don't understand. It's still dark out LOL When you are in the basement there is a window to the 'well'. He had fallen down into that well area and couldn't get back up. We just opened the window from the basement side and had a net ready. The funniest part of the whole thing was I kept saying, don't let him loose in this basement! You better catch him! Sure enough he got loose! The four of us were trying to keep him enclosed in our office area so he didn't get lost in the basement where there was lots of places to hide. When we caught him we put him in a large aquarium that we had down there and put a cover on it. But when we realized the stench, we quickly took him outside for release!

We have the window wells here also and had a lot of creatures that would fall in there. We had a possum, a skunk, and lots of frogs and toads. I told my husband we need to put a cover on these things! There are I think five around the house. I was forever rescuing the frogs and toads! Finally he started installing the covers and it's been great. I think having the skunk in one of them finally convinced him.

 

[jazzies mum]

I think having the skunk in one of them finally convinced him.

Well, that would do it!

 

[PhilT]

The heron has chosen a better vantage point

 

[JanS]

I remember a rodent type animal fell into our window well at our old house. We rescued him out of the window from the basement and he was so cute the kids wanted to keep him.

I remember when you posted about it but I'll be darned if I can remember what it was either.

I was going through Della's photo folder this morning and found this one that must have accidently been put in the wrong one.
This was last November.

 

[MyBuddy]

I found this big guy in one of my horse stalls while cleaning. He was huge! I'm guessing about 2 inches! I helped him out the window on the manure fork. Find another place to live!

 

[MyBuddy]

I remember when you posted about it but I'll be darned if I can remember what it was either.

A weasel??

The long-tailed weasel can climb trees and is a good swimmer. It uses lots of different vocalizations including squeals, squeaks, trills and purrs. It also releases a strong smelling musk during mating season and when it is frightened.

 

[MyBuddy]

The other day on my walk with the dogs this Hawk flew out of the tree. Can anybody tell what kind it is? I know the pictures are not that clear. He was moving fast!