A tiny deer and an owl

mings · Post by **mings** » February 10, 2006 12:39 pm

CaptainP wrote:
mings wrote:Lets see. When I woke up I saw 2 homeless dudes, a large fat homeless cat, and piles of trash - I love New York.
Any homeless prawns?

nah. My crib is too rad to leave.

z-man · Post by **z-man** » February 10, 2006 12:44 pm

We are far too suburban to get any big wildlife, though we have a family of raccoons that eat the catfood we leave out by the front door. The squirrels on the birdfeeders out back are usually pretty entertaining.

We have a pond behind the house that usually has ducks and egrets, and a blue heron visits pretty frequently. Occasionally some ospreys will come by to eat, and on several occasions we have had bald eagles in the big pine by the pond (The county south of us supposedly has the largest concentration of bald eagles in the lower 48 states)

Moonie · Post by **Moonie** » February 10, 2006 3:20 pm

sy wrote:
PartofthePhlock wrote: Owl are huge their wing spand amazing. I heard that when an owl will settle in the same spot for life, maybe you will get to see it regulary.

Wild Turkeys are fun to watch. You have fox, how cool. They are beautiful. Goat and sheep, Sy you have it all. I bet you love where you live.
If only I could just live with the animals around me and ditch all the people, I'd be pretty good, then

Can I ever agree with that one..pretty close to it down here in the wilds of S/E Georgia..I much prefer flora and fauna to homo sapien as neighbors..

I saw a few hen turkeys and a tom just the other day...he was all fanned out..struttin' his stuff for the ladies..

white tail deer should not have dropped any offspring yet..(in OK that is...) it's mating season right now..(in OK...that is), I'm not sure about Georgia, or any other state, for that matter.....possibly a single survivor of twins, or just a runt...

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » February 10, 2006 8:46 pm

I have some Racoons in my yard sometimes, a Fox , have seen a
Cougar in my front yard and deer..

When it gets snow on the foothills there are Quail and Huns..

sy · Post by sy » February 10, 2006 9:13 pm

ragtopW wrote:I have some Racoons in my yard sometimes, a Fox , have seen a
Cougar in my front yard and deer..

When it gets snow on the foothills there are Quail and Huns..

a cougar?

ragtopW · Post by **ragtopW** » February 10, 2006 9:22 pm

sy wrote:
ragtopW wrote:I have some Racoons in my yard sometimes, a Fox , have seen a
Cougar in my front yard and deer..

When it gets snow on the foothills there are Quail and Huns..
a cougar?

I live right next to the foothills..

I saw some very nice Footprints in the snow last winter but by the time I
walked to 7-11 and got the paper they were gone.. melted..

thegoatgod · Post by **thegoatgod** » February 11, 2006 3:28 am

sy wrote:
PartofthePhlock wrote:How beautiful to have an owl.....we had one until the crows chased it off.

It's all good, I love my critter friends.

Enjoy your new friends, Sy.
I never realized how big that owl was until he took off one morning and he was perched on my mailbox. It was amazing.

We have lots of critters that I catch running around the backyard...wild turkeys (which are just funny to watch), and a bunch of foxes from time to time.

And occasionally, some of the livestock gets loose from the farm that's beyond the woods behind me. Twice, I found thegoatgod eating the one shrub by my basement door, and a couple of sheep.That's always interesting to walk out on

I hate deer!

And I told you i was sorry about the shrub, me and my friends had been drinking, and we coulda sworn it was the marshmellow bush from the willy wonka movie gah your never gonna let me live that one down are you?

Sam · Post by **Sam** » February 11, 2006 10:44 am

Have seen deer in the yard numerous times one big buck swam the river one day.Used to try and have a garden but the deer would eat the peas and corn.
Haven't actually seen any owls as of late, they come and go and yep some of them suckers are BIG. What is wild in the evening er have what Mom named "laughing owls". You know why soon as you hear them. I don't know if they got in somebody's "shroom patch" or if that might be mating calls or what. I usually see Turkey Buzzards riding thermals.
HAve had wild turkeys in the yard once or twice and even some wild geese. Once, some of my neighbor's cows came for a visit.

Have caught a wild piglet in the yard and raised it for a while. Until I got Col Bud, there was a colony of grey foxes that hung around for awhile.
Have many numerous varieties of wild birds from sparrows to woodpeckers ( have at least two kinds of woodpeckers red-brested and the pileated) waiting on the robins this year to come strip the holly tree like they do every year. Occasionally see bats of some sort flying around.
Have the usual assortment od armadillos, opposums, and raccoons. Summer time there are numerous varieties of snakes. I saw an Indigo out here once and not sure where it went. They are highly protected and VERY BIG! They are good to have around the place.

In the river, are the usual alligators, turtles, and snakes. Occasionally will see a dolpnin or two and really get lucky and see manatees. You can see various wading birds, herons of various kinds up to the Great Blue, egrets, maybe woodstorks and sandpipers,etc. you can see Kingfishers reguarly. Ospreys and Bald Eagles come and go. There are swifts that come by in the afternoons along the river. Depending on the weather large flocks of seagulls but they never come near.

Nomal morings I usaully see the cats,the dogs, General Lee, and Snake and some VERY SCARY when I get up and look in the mirror...If I look out the window, it just varies as to what I will see out there.

rsgeist · Post by **rsgeist** » February 11, 2006 12:17 pm

thegoatgod wrote:
sy wrote:
PartofthePhlock wrote:How beautiful to have an owl.....we had one until the crows chased it off.

It's all good, I love my critter friends.

Enjoy your new friends, Sy.
I never realized how big that owl was until he took off one morning and he was perched on my mailbox. It was amazing.

We have lots of critters that I catch running around the backyard...wild turkeys (which are just funny to watch), and a bunch of foxes from time to time.

And occasionally, some of the livestock gets loose from the farm that's beyond the woods behind me. Twice, I found thegoatgod eating the one shrub by my basement door, and a couple of sheep.That's always interesting to walk out on

I hate deer!

And I told you i was sorry about the shrub, me and my friends had been drinking, and we coulda sworn it was the marshmellow bush from the willy wonka movie gah your never gonna let me live that one down are you?

Bambi sends his regards!

jonesbeach10 · Post by **jonesbeach10** » February 11, 2006 12:24 pm

thegoatgod wrote:
sy wrote:
PartofthePhlock wrote:How beautiful to have an owl.....we had one until the crows chased it off.

It's all good, I love my critter friends.

Enjoy your new friends, Sy.
I never realized how big that owl was until he took off one morning and he was perched on my mailbox. It was amazing.

We have lots of critters that I catch running around the backyard...wild turkeys (which are just funny to watch), and a bunch of foxes from time to time.

And occasionally, some of the livestock gets loose from the farm that's beyond the woods behind me. Twice, I found thegoatgod eating the one shrub by my basement door, and a couple of sheep.That's always interesting to walk out on

I hate deer!

And I told you i was sorry about the shrub, me and my friends had been drinking, and we coulda sworn it was the marshmellow bush from the willy wonka movie gah your never gonna let me live that one down are you?

Bambi wrote:well i was going to work this mornin minding my own bizness when a beautiful Wrangler comes down the the road, as i see him, he notices me, I poured it on as the deadly jeep kept heading my way, as I gain speed he finally found the brakes, as i reach my top speed, i also reach the before mentioned jeep, his eyes get wide, he couldnt speak but i know his eyes were saying "oh sh!t" as i hit this jeep perfectly in the grill, he bust my ribs, he also makes me sh!t myself, it goes all over the jeep, i cause damage to his whole front end, i almost make him defecate upon impact, as he slows down I land about 20 feet ahead of him, then slide upon my side for another 30 yards, he gets out and he has a knife, I look at him like "f you", get up, charge at him then run back into the woods, he stood in the middle of the road amazed that I wasnt knocked human and began the 3 mile hike to cellphone service, i hate jeeps

Bambi hasn't forgotten. He's even making Bambi II out of it where he's out for revenge against the goats.

sy · Post by sy » February 11, 2006 2:16 pm

thegoatgod wrote:
sy wrote:
PartofthePhlock wrote:How beautiful to have an owl.....we had one until the crows chased it off.

It's all good, I love my critter friends.

Enjoy your new friends, Sy.
I never realized how big that owl was until he took off one morning and he was perched on my mailbox. It was amazing.

We have lots of critters that I catch running around the backyard...wild turkeys (which are just funny to watch), and a bunch of foxes from time to time.

And occasionally, some of the livestock gets loose from the farm that's beyond the woods behind me. Twice, I found thegoatgod eating the one shrub by my basement door, and a couple of sheep.That's always interesting to walk out on

I hate deer!

And I told you i was sorry about the shrub, me and my friends had been drinking, and we coulda sworn it was the marshmellow bush from the willy wonka movie gah your never gonna let me live that one down are you?

Ah that was definitely a good laugh right there

Sam · Post by **Sam** » February 11, 2006 4:06 pm

The robins arrived about a half hour ago...or at least decided to make it known they have arrived. Overcast and rainy here today. an assorment of birds out there and I am sort of surprised to see them out and about in this weather.