jazzies mum
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Is this from the forest right where you live? Bears? Wolves?
Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics
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Yes these are all on our property. I'd still take these over the wildlife/reptiles you have in your land. LOLIs this from the forest right where you live? Bears? Wolves?
jazzies mum
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I guess it is what you are used to living with.
I would love to have deer around the place and there are some areas in Australia where there is a feral population, but they are really shy of people.
Some people are just lucky! LOL I've seen pictures of owls from some of you and always thought, I'd love to see one here! I try to be observant because I know they can be very small with some varieties and very quiet. But I never seem to see any.
Well, my son had one caught in his new addition! Everything is closed up except for the garage doors. It's only halfway boarded up. So it must have come in that way. When he went out there he saw it fly past him! He said he was so small! And his eyes looked small until he started walking toward him! He said the closer he got to him the bigger his eyes got! LOL That must have been so funny! He finally flew up into the second floor area and my son opened a window and he flew out! He said he seemed pretty smart not to hit a close window. It's not a great picture but can anybody tell what kind it is. He said it was probably less than a foot tall. He looks so cute!
Well, my son had one caught in his new addition! Everything is closed up except for the garage doors. It's only halfway boarded up. So it must have come in that way. When he went out there he saw it fly past him! He said he was so small! And his eyes looked small until he started walking toward him! He said the closer he got to him the bigger his eyes got!
LOL That must have been so funny! He finally flew up into the second floor area and my son opened a window and he flew out! He said he seemed pretty smart not to hit a close window. It's not a great picture but can anybody tell what kind it is. He said it was probably less than a foot tall. He looks so cute!
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Big Buck!
The long eared owl is the only one I could find close to looking like that. It almost looks like a cat there. LOL
Long-eared Owl Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
I bet he weighs a few pounds with all of that bulk...
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Actually my daughter-in-law said she's been researching and she found that the Screech Owl is what it most resembles.
I know I asked you a long time ago what brand of trail cams you have or recommend and I do have 2 Moultrie brand that you recommended. I'm looking into them again for a Christmas present for our son. Is there something new on the market now that is better? I know he would love something that is wireless that he could see on his phone, but those are really pricey and include a data plan. So dream on son.
But I'm still curious about them.
We've never had a Moultrie so that must have been someone else.
We used to have Cuddyback's but they're really expensive and the technology has improved a ton.
Right now we have a couple of Reconyx and a couple of SpyPoints and they take pretty nice images; especially during the day.
Oh, well then I don't remember who recommended Moultrie but they've served me well. I think I remember the Cuddleback. Do the others take good nighttime pics? The ones you posted looked pretty good. Sometimes I feel there isn't enough light unless the animal is close up. Like the light doesn't splay back very far. I'll check those brands out though, thanks! You've never had experience with a wireless one, have you? Or known anyone with it?
I've heard they're really nice but we don't have any experience with them. One of the new guys at work was showing me some live footage of a UPS driver in his yard by the horse barn today when we were out for a break it was pretty high quality.
Are you talking about the trail cam or like a home security thing? Cuz I've got that. The ones I've heard of are trail cams that can be live fed to your phone.
He didn't say but I'm guessing it was home security. I think some of the trail cams are the same too.
I never heard them before I slept with windows open. My windows are open probably from May - Sept. here. No air conditioning, because nights are usually 50's - 60's and cool the house in the summer. At least once or twice a month I hear a Great Horned or the Barn Owl here. In the winter I hear them sometimes when I take the dog out at 5 a.m. Seeing them is rare. I've only seen 2 in my life in the wild.
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Lol! The skunks were under the deck in the backyard. We had been wondering what Skynyrd had been barking
