Critters and wildlife in your area - post your pics

Saw this little guy in my horse barn a couple of days ago. I don't know if it's a baby snake, which is kind of late in the year for that. Or if this is an adult of some kind. Anyone know?
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It looks like it could be a northern red bellied snake. We used to have them around here but I haven't seen them for quite a while. They say their mildly venomous but when they're so small, they probably won't do much harm.
 
This was in Germany but I thought it was really cool.
Wow isn't that neat! We get tons and tons of Starlings here and I've posted them. But not quite as many as in that video or staying in flight for long. Mine usually is a huge swarm that just passes from one area of trees to another. The one I posted showed Kali chasing after them when they all landed on my property! It was pretty funny.
 
Not the best picture because it’s a screenshot of a video I took. I noticed this duck looked a little odd so I looked it up. Turns out it is a mallard mixed with a domestic duck, which makes sense because someone in my neighborhood has 3 white “pet” ducks. Pretty interesting!
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Last week hiking, Asha showed a lot of interest in this culvert on the side of a hill. So I came back with a flashlight the next hike, and even though it's not a good photo, it is most definitely a skunk! Evidently they are smart enough not to spray in their own den. Asha never barked or got crazy like she does on a rat or squirrel, she just kept looking and running to look in one end and then the other, so I knew something was in there. No rain this summer, I guess that skunk thought this would be a good place to call home.

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This little dwarf lilac tree attracts so many sparrows it's unbelievable that they all fit in there! Every time I walk by a flock of them flies out! Kali and I were coming up on it again and I thought I'd try and get a picture because there was a bunch of them sitting on top. But as I took the picture Kali had walked by ahead of me and they all took off! This is the picture I got. LOL
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At any given time during the day you will see them flying in and out of that tree. Diving inside it like a pro! Or sitting on top like these were. They go back and forth from that tree to the other side of the house where I have the suet feeders. It's like their own little Clan. 😁
 
This little dwarf lilac tree attracts so many sparrows it's unbelievable that they all fit in there! Every time I walk by a flock of them flies out! Kali and I were coming up on it again and I thought I'd try and get a picture because there was a bunch of them sitting on top. But as I took the picture Kali had walked by ahead of me and they all took off! This is the picture I got. LOL
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At any given time during the day you will see them flying in and out of that tree. Diving inside it like a pro! Or sitting on top like these were. They go back and forth from that tree to the other side of the house where I have the suet feeders. It's like their own little Clan. 😁
My mom has a lilac tree by the front door and they do the same. They go scattering anytime you go out the door. 😂It's smart though when you think about predators.That tree is like a fortress!
 
Every time I go out to feed the horses with Kali I'm always taking a quick look around as the overhead door goes up. Always on the lookout for something I need to see before she does. Today was one of those days. Except it wasn't really a scary thing. It was just a deer. But I certainly didn't want her to see it as she may have given chase. Although she always has an e-collar on.

When I looked out, the deer and I locked eyes. Both of us Frozen LOL then she moved a little deeper into some brush as I quickly grabbed my phone for a blurry picture.
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