Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics
- Thread starter Oh Little Oji
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I don't know if this really qualifies as a critter but I got my first tick yesterday! 
I'm sure it was where I was trimming my hedge of Burning Bushes. They had gotten higher than I wanted and I was really trimming them back heavily and kind of in the bushes trying to reach. So last night after my shower I thought I felt something on my back that I don't remember being there. 
So I showed my husband and he didn't say anything right away as he went for the tweezers. I'm like is it a tick? Is it a tick?? Is it?? He's like "yeeeès, hang on," as I'm screaming in horror.
Swearing every word in the book cuz I got a freaking tick on me! 
It was pretty small and as my husband's trying to show me I'm like, I don't want to see that damn thing! Get rid of it! Are there any more?" No. I walked away still writhing in disgust! Gawd, I hate those damn thongs!!! They give me the creeps!
And the next thing I did was grab my Wonderside to spray my dog! She's been on NexGard also but I think it's been a month or two since her last one and I need to get more.
Edit:
Yeah April 4th was her last nexgard.
I'm sure it was where I was trimming my hedge of Burning Bushes. They had gotten higher than I wanted and I was really trimming them back heavily and kind of in the bushes trying to reach. So last night after my shower I thought I felt something on my back that I don't remember being there. So I showed my husband and he didn't say anything right away as he went for the tweezers. I'm like is it a tick? Is it a tick?? Is it?? He's like "yeeeès, hang on," as I'm screaming in horror.
Swearing every word in the book cuz I got a freaking tick on me! It was pretty small and as my husband's trying to show me I'm like, I don't want to see that damn thing! Get rid of it! Are there any more?" No. I walked away still writhing in disgust! Gawd, I hate those damn thongs!!! They give me the creeps!And the next thing I did was grab my Wonderside to spray my dog! She's been on NexGard also but I think it's been a month or two since her last one and I need to get more.
Edit:
Yeah April 4th was her last nexgard.
I wanted to hit Agree or Laugh or Wow -
I am pretty much ok with any bugs unless they get on me to suck blood. Fleas, Ticks, Mosquitoes disgust me.
that's what I call a typo! Thong instead of Things! LOL wow I'm usually good at catching typos. That's a good one and I think I'm going to leave it.
I had to hit funny since ticks are such a fact of life here.
I didn't get any photos but yesterday there was a mom fox and 6 kits wandering around our back yard. I've never seen that many kits in one litter or whatever you call them with fox.
I didn't get any photos but yesterday there was a mom fox and 6 kits wandering around our back yard. I've never seen that many kits in one litter or whatever you call them with fox.
I am with you on freaking out when a tick is on me....so funny; about a week ago, we were in bed, and I kept wiping something away from my face, too sleepy to see what it was...when it made it's way to my arm I finally turned on the light - TICK!!!! I freaked and got it off in the bathroom. Could not sleep feeling that creepy crawly feeling anyway, and my husband kept thinking that he could feel it too....then HE got up to check himself, and he had one too!!! Spring and yard work....UGH!!!! Needless to say, we stripped the bed at 2am and put clean sheets on!
I would have done the same thing. Creepy crawlies belong OUTSIDE.
Rits
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Omg... I would not be able to sleep after that
I found a tick on my shirt on my shoulder yesterday. Thought it was just a random black bug until I saw it left its front legs up in that iconic tick stance trying to catch an animal walking by to grab onto. Ugh!!!
I don't mean to keep hitting funny on the tick horror stories but you can do the same to me when I have a terrifying snake encounter. 
Our little red headed turd better not start picking them up and bringing them to me again this year. The other day he managed to get a dead bird all the way into the living room.
Our little red headed turd better not start picking them up and bringing them to me again this year. The other day he managed to get a dead bird all the way into the living room.
I've wanted to hit funny on every one of them, but controlled myself.
Of course these things are funny after the fact, just not in the moment of things.I mean, did I ever tell you the story about the cat that dragged in a live rabbit through the doggy door at 2 o'clock in the morning and let it go under my bed??? Not funny then but it sure is now!
LOL! Albert used to sneak live toads and frogs into the house too. I could catch the toads but I never did find that quick frog.
You’re right.I've wanted to hit funny on every one of them, but controlled myself.
I mean, did I ever tell you the story about the cat that dragged in a live rabbit through the doggy door at 2 o'clock in the morning and let it go under my bed??? Not funny then but it sure is now!
That’s pretty funny
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I've had our hummingbird feeders up since about April 18th (about a week after seeing reports they've made it this far in their migration) but hadn't seen a single up until this past Saturday (May 13th)! Now I've been seeing at least one a day at different feeders so perhaps 'ours' were just a bit behind the pack 
Wow we saw our first one on May 10th this year.
Well, you both are earlier than me! If they've been here I haven't seen them. But I was just sitting on the back deck with my husband enjoying the warmth of the Sun ( it's actually a little cool out!) when he softly said, "hummingbird." I looked up to see it at one of the hanging plants on the gazebo. But then it came over to the little solar light "bee" that I've got hanging from the clothesline! He couldn't have been more than 3 ft away from me. I just kept looking at him, wanting to move to snap a picture, (phone was in my hand!) but I didn't dare. He looked all around that little fake bee until he finally decided there was nothing to eat and flew off!
They are year round here.
When the rain was going there was one on our fence when we got home.
It was raining cats and dogs.
Wife thought it was suffering, it was shaking and looking pitiful.
I took about 3 steps towards it before it blasted off makimgna racket.
Apparently I irritated him or her
When the rain was going there was one on our fence when we got home.
It was raining cats and dogs.
Wife thought it was suffering, it was shaking and looking pitiful.
I took about 3 steps towards it before it blasted off makimgna racket.
Apparently I irritated him or her
We don’t have tree squirrels around here, they live at higher elevation.
Just these lil bastards.
No car damage, yet.
But burrows undermining the shed, and antagonizing the dogs as well as destroying my garden.
I have a B.B. gun and a sweet vantage point up stairs.
Every year and a half or so we get a new one lurking.
They seem to enjoy teasing the dogs.
I've known personally 3 people who had a 2nd vehicle that they only used on occasion so it would be parked for 4 - 6 weeks without starting it. Those buggers moved in, made a nest & chewed wires. 2 of the 3 had to have a tow truck come get it, the other one the nest was in the air conditioning area of an old pick up truck and when she turned on the AC nesting material was blowing through the vents into the cab. Had to take it to the shop to have it cleaned out, but at least it didn't "break" anything. Smelled like rat piss though. I love all creatures, but these things I don't allow to live here. We kill about a dozen every summer then they come back the next year. They must have 50 feet of burrows under the barn. They were under a rental house I use to live in and there was probably a colony of 25. I don't do poisons so live trap and drown them was my method. I'd toss the fresh kill onto the roof and the ravens would come get it. No waste.
