What Did You See In Your Yard Today?

[mchook]

20 hours ago, slusher said:

What kind of spider is that, looks creepy?

I'm not sure but yes creepy as...

[89AKurt]

The young Buck that has been going for the Apples out back, was startled because I was out front crouched down working on rocks.

Never have seen such large mushrooms before.  A website declares that they will not determine if they are "Destroying Angel" poisonous at all, just assume all are.
I picked the upside down last night, and the other had grown.

More nearby.

 

[bobss396]

Attempting to grow some broccoli and cabbage before it gets too cold.

[Russell C]

From this afternoon, Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) has figured out how to land on the hummingbird feeder for a sugar water snack.

Edited September 12 by Russell C

[slusher]

5 hours ago, Russell C said:

From this afternoon, Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) has figured out how to land on the hummingbird feeder for a sugar water snack.

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Have not seen a wood Pecker like that before..

[ksnow]

7 hours ago, Russell C said:

From this afternoon, Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) has figured out how to land on the hummingbird feeder for a sugar water snack.

Cool bird. Looks similar to the flickers we see around here. 

We have finches and orioles that try to use the hummingbird feeders.

[Russell C]

18 hours ago, slusher said:

Have not seen a wood Pecker like that before..

Native more or less just to the Arizona Sonoran desert and on down into northern Mexico / Baja Peninsula. They're one of the birdies that create "saguaro boots," but when I looked that up just now, I learned that it's a long range planning thing, where the pecked-out area lining within the saguaro doesn't harden up for at least a year to provide a nest area to live in.

[rattle can man]

A woodpecker going at my new gutters the last two days. The deer have left after I dug up their sweet potato leaf buffet

[johnyrotten]

Almost stepped on this dude on my way out the door. This guy's well fed from the looks of it.

[bobss396]

More Bird Buddy visitors. The blue Jay was stunning.

[TonyK]

I never "see" them in my yard but enjoy listening to the crickets all night during the summer. Strange that last night was the first time I didn't hear them. Maybe it's getting too cold at night now.

I did enjoy hearing an owl hooting very close to our open bedroom window. After a bit he moved further away but was still asking the same question "who, who, who"?

[johnyrotten]

37 minutes ago, TonyK said:

did enjoy hearing an owl hooting very close to our open bedroom window.

I've got a pair that live somewhere on the property, we get to watch and hear them all the time. Kinda interesting watching them hunt. 

[ChrisBcritter]

This was about a month ago. I had the boss's dog doing what comes naturally in his backyard and when I was removing the results to the trash bag I heard a VERY loud, angry buzz:

Rattlesnake that looked to be about 30" long. Got the dog inside and called Animal Control, and a nice guy named Ryan came out and got it with a grabber after several tries (it had wound itself up under that shrub on the upper right), and got it in that can, and it was REALLY buzzing at that point! Thanked him profusely.

[slusher]

On 9/15/2025 at 6:40 AM, bobss396 said:

More Bird Buddy visitors. The blue Jay was stunning.

Pretty biujays Bob!

[bobss396]

5 hours ago, slusher said:

Pretty biujays Bob!

They are my personal air force! I have at least a dozen of them.

[JollySipper]

Hundreds of these little purple/lavender gnat things flying all over......... I thought they were ashes or something, until one landed on me..... then another, and Another! I don't have any idea where they are coming from. Maybe when the spiders show up, they'll thin them down some..........

 

[johnyrotten]

[espo]

Look like one-year olds? Need to check security camaras before going out to fill the bird feeders. 

[johnyrotten]

39 minutes ago, espo said:

Look like one-year olds? Need to check security camaras before going out to fill the bird feeders. 

Mom is just off screen on the left. You can see a glimpse of her right as the video starts on the left. The bird feeders are gonna come down for a bit I'm thinking. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

8 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

Mom is just off screen on the left. You can see a glimpse of her right as the video starts on the left. The bird feeders are gonna come down for a bit I'm thinking. 

Bear chili.

https://sportchief.com/en/blogs/blog/chili-black-bear-wild-game-recipe?

[johnyrotten]

4 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Bear chili.

https://sportchief.com/en/blogs/blog/chili-black-bear-wild-game-recipe?

Only if it comes down to it, Bill. That had me laughing. 

[espo]

11 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Bear chili.

https://sportchief.com/en/blogs/blog/chili-black-bear-wild-game-recipe?

Does it taste "gamey"?  

[Ace-Garageguy]

42 minutes ago, espo said:

Does it taste "gamey"?  

Kinda depends on what the bear's been eatin'.  

[bobss396]

Actually by the MTA Coney Island yard in Brooklyn where my son works.

[slusher]

Skunk  🦨 to risky for photo..