What Did You See In Your Yard Today?

[Falcon Ranchero]

Went for a morning cruise on the fourwheeler in the bush behind my grandma's house and saw a porcupine. Chased him down the gully then took refuge under the remains of the '53 Chevy 210 that's down there. Figured I better let him alone

Edited October 30, 2024 by Falcon Ranchero

[stitchdup]

1 hour ago, Falcon Ranchero said:

Went for a morning cruise on the fourwheeler in the bush behind my grandma's house and saw a porcupine. Chased him down the gully then took refuge under the remains of the '53 Chevy 210 that's down there. Figured I better let him alone

your smarter than this guy then

 

[rattle can man]

Rain!! finally. First time with more than .01" since Aug.

[bobss396]

On 10/24/2024 at 10:36 AM, rattle can man said:

aeound a dozen red-wing blackbirds.

These are shore birds by me, one will show up now and them by me. They have a distinctive call. 

They are also smart. I saw one hold a peanut in one claw and peck it apart to eat them. I never saw any other bird do this.

[A modeler named mike]

1 hour ago, bobss396 said:

These are shore birds by me, one will show up now and them by me. They have a distinctive call. 

They are also smart. I saw one hold a peanut in one claw and peck it apart to eat them. I never saw any other bird do this.

The blue jays swop down often to take a peanut and fly over to a nearby tree or sit on the split rail fence and peck away to get the nuts out. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 hours ago, bobss396 said:

...I saw one hold a peanut in one claw and peck it apart to eat them. I never saw any other bird do this.

Some time back, I watched a small hawk sitting on my mailbox, holding a squirrel in one calw while he ate it.

Edited October 31, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

17 hours ago, stitchdup said:

your smarter than this guy then

 

How do you do that? Try to kiss the thing? Trip and fall face-first on it? Try to use it for a comb?

Edited October 31, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy
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[stitchdup]

Just now, Ace-Garageguy said:

Hoe do you do that? Try to kiss the thing? Trip and fall face-first on it? Try to use it for a comb?

apparently he heard a noise inside a hollow tree trunk and stuck his head in to look

[JollySipper]

36 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Some time back, I watched a small hawk sitting on my mailbox, holding a squirrel in one calw while he ate it.

Wow, that's rough! Life as a wild animal, I guess? We have a pair of red-tail hawks that live in the woods behind me. You can hear them screeching once in a while. There's also more crows around, as the mockingbirds that run them away have pretty much left for winter.........

[Rob Hall]

I have seen coyotes come out of the woods behind my house early in the morning and late in the evening...I keep an eye out when I have my dogs out, as they could easily scale a 4ft fence.  Lots of wildlife even in suburbia...

My 2 acres extends into the woods, beyond the woods is a park, a golf course and a subdivision..

Edited October 31, 2024 by Rob Hall

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, Rob Hall said:

I have seen coyotes...Lots of wildlife even in suburbia...

Yeah, we have coyotes around here too. I don't see them often (only 2 daytime sightings in the yard since 1999), but occasionally hear them communicating at night..

I'm on a wooded lot, so the cats can go up trees to get away from 'em, but raccoons can climb almost as well as cats, and though 'coons usually won't go after a full grown cat, they will take kittens. And we have several big raccoons.

I heard one of my feral kits screaming one night, went out to see what the h. was going on, but by the time I found her and chased Rocky off, there was barely enough left to bury.

Edited October 31, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[TonyK]

I hear coyotes almost every morning when I take the dogs out. It's early and still dark. Once in awhile my dogs will stop and listen but usually they pay no mind and do their business so they can go back in to get their treat.

[Ace-Garageguy]

In my yard today: Luckily I just happened to be home this AM when the county code enforcement officer showed back up to count my cars again. Nice guy, and working with me as I find them off-property temporary homes.

He's just doing his job, and he's not being a hind-end about it, so OK, and it's the first time in 10 years at this address there's been a problem.

But why it's anyone's right to tell me how many vehicles I can have on my property, so long as they're not up on blocks with chickens living in them, is quite beyond my comprehension.  

Edited October 31, 2024 by Ace-Garageguy

[stitchdup]

14 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

In my yard today: Luckily I just happened to be home this AM when the county code enforcement officer showed back up to count my cars again. Nice guy, and working with me as I find them off-property temporary homes.

He's just doing his job, and he's not being a hind-end about it, so OK, and it's the first time in 10 years at this address there's been a problem.

But why it's anyone's right to tell me how many vehicles I can have on my property, so long as they're not up on blocks with chickens living in them, is quite beyond my comprehension.  

just say they are air b+bs, that seems to get anything classed as a house

[A modeler named mike]

1 hour ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

But why it's anyone's right to tell me how many vehicles I can have on my property, so long as they're not up on blocks with chickens living in them, is quite beyond my comprehension.  

Sounds like an excellent idea for a diorama...

[bobss396]

21 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Some time back, I watched a small hawk sitting on my mailbox, holding a squirrel in one calw while he ate it.

My girlfriend was driving home from work, she works out east and takes the back roads to avoid traffic. The area is pretty rural.

She comes up on a hawk who was tearing apart a live bluejay.. she stopped and the hawk looked her in the eye.. like she was next.

[NYLIBUD]

Leaves,and more leaves.lol?‍???

[Ace-Garageguy]

4 hours ago, bobss396 said:

My girlfriend was driving home from work, she works out east and takes the back roads to avoid traffic. The area is pretty rural.

She comes up on a hawk who was tearing apart a live bluejay.. she stopped and the hawk looked her in the eye.. like she was next.

Nature's cruel. Even the sweetest housecat will gleefully torture a small rodent or bird for hours.

Eventually they eat most of them, but I've never understood the penchant for torture, and it's the only thing I don't like about cats.

Lotta things I don't understand about humans either though, and humans supposedly have the power of reason and conscious compassion.

[stitchdup]

saw a big bird of prey the other day but it was out on the water. i'm sure its one of the sea eagles thats been nesting on the island of hoy. i thought it was big when i first saw it but it just seemed to get bigger so i must have noticed it from a distance. their due to start breeding soon as their a young couple but i only saw one

[johnyrotten]

On 10/31/2024 at 12:53 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

In my yard today: Luckily I just happened to be home this AM when the county code enforcement officer showed back up to count my cars again. Nice guy, and working with me as I find them off-property temporary homes.

He's just doing his job, and he's not being a hind-end about it, so OK, and it's the first time in 10 years at this address there's been a problem.

But why it's anyone's right to tell me how many vehicles I can have on my property, so long as they're not up on blocks with chickens living in them, is quite beyond my comprehension.  

Not sure about your area, but here code enforcement CANNOT go/look under a cover to "check" a vehicle. I actually managed to get the building/zoning guy in some trouble back when I was 18 for that exact reason. Since your guy's working with you, might not be that big of a deal. 

Edited November 1, 2024 by johnyrotten
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[johnyrotten]

3 hours ago, stitchdup said:

saw a big bird of prey the other day but it was out on the water. i'm sure its one of the sea eagles thats been nesting on the island of hoy. i thought it was big when i first saw it but it just seemed to get bigger so i must have noticed it from a distance. their due to start breeding soon as their a young couple but i only saw one

I see hawks and the occasional bald eagle, cool birds to watch. These things, however are everywhere there happens to be roadkill. Turkey vulture.

[stitchdup]

29 minutes ago, johnyrotten said:

I see hawks and the occasional bald eagle, cool birds to watch. These things, however are everywhere there happens to be roadkill. Turkey vulture.

the only other birds of prey around me are hawks and owls but they are smaller than folk think. the seagulls are bigger than most of them. its impressive to watch them hunt though they miss more than nature documentaries would make us believe, lol

[bobss396]

Not a great picture and still a bit dark, the bluejays showed up for breakfast.

[Chuckyg1]

Stepped out to check the mail today, and the across the street neighbors cat ran out from my front flower bed. When looked to see what it was doing, I found this. 

[89AKurt]

I was going to show the Rat I trapped, but you beat me to it.