Wild-life photos - Page 44

[Pescado_Verde]

Shooting caged animals again, East African Crowned Crane today.

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

My mom grew up in Minesota and she ate those all the time.

They are kinda tasty

 

[DoubleDutch]

Insect-time

 

[ghostdawg]

My mom grew up in Minesota and she ate those all the time.

I did eat turtle soup once, years ago, it was okay. I've always heard turtle meat taste like 7 different types of meat. I'm not sure if it's true or not!

 

[ghostdawg]

I've heard of worm in a bottle but worm suckers...

 

[jake37]

Tequila !

I've heard of work in a bottle but worm suckers...

 

[ghostdawg]

Yes, Tequila. Is that what the sucker is also, tequila? I found it at a car wash one day. I also edited it from "work to worm", these old eyes!

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Not tequila, mezcal. Mezcal has the worm.

 

[ghostdawg]

Thanks. Some reason I always thought it was tequila. Probably was too drunk to noticed!

 

[DoubleDutch]

 

[Renaissanista]

Squirrel being squirrely.
It's like 95 degrees F out there in direct sun. Yet, he seems to like it.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Meet Polly the pollinator

 

[MomeWrath]

Meet Polly the pollinator

She's so fluffy!!!!!

Here's a fine gentleman I spotted sitting on my black taro plant the other day. A forktailed bush katydid. I like his stripey antennae.
I guess bugs count as wildlife? haha

 

[julifhy]

Our hummingbird feeder is red with yellow flowers that are outlined in red. We also have a lot of wasps, but it doesn’t seem to be a problem. Somehow the wasps in our backyard are really chill lol.

So I just got bit by a wasp twice... they are not as chill as I thought they were

Here are some butterfly and moth pictures I took while camping:

We were camping by a lake and here was the view :

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

Couple visitors at work today

 

[Demeter]

So there’s this black bumblebee that loves to go swimming. I’ve saved this guy 4 days in a row, not sure if it’s the same one or just coincidence. All i know is I don’t see black bumblebees too often around here.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Small boys probably qualify as wildlife so I'll put this here. Oh, and there's an otter too.

 

[Algonquin]

An Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly.

 

[DoubleDutch]

European butterflies (pics taken in Germany)

 

[Leeman75]

Just spied this morning while fishing (gasp!) with my boys. I loved the bright blue color on this dragonfly.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Go to the zoo, take pictures of the native birds, lol. Did learn something though - New World vultures are descended from cranes and Old World vultures are descended from raptors. Anyway, some vulture pics and a crane (NOT native). I don't see the resemblance.

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[qldmick]

A few interesting creatures found whilst cutting wood.

 

[fish 321]

Black bear familly roaming the neighborhood.

 

[DoubleDutch]

German wildlife

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch wildlife again

 

[julifhy]

Santa Cruz wildlife hilarious

I also swam next to a jellyfish and later a sea lion

 

[Renaissanista]

About 2". Crawled across my wood floor.
I'm in the US.
I dont know what beetle this is, but it was big.

 

[fish 321]

About 2". Crawled across my wood floor.
I'm in the US.
I dont know what beetle this is, but it was big.

Looks like a stag beetle.

 

[Renaissanista]

Stag beetle....good to know. First I ever saw one.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Stag beetle....good to know. First I ever saw one.

Judging by how this year is going I'd say stag beetle with COVAIDS.

 

[erinw347]

This guy landed on my window recently

 

[Renaissanista]

Good thing I practiced social distancing with him then.
He was swept up and thrown outside right quick.
Didn't know beetles could get Covid. He wasn't wearing a mask over his horn, though. Lol

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Back to the zoo today! One of the few places a person can go these days that doesn't require a mask! So what we have here is a spoonbill, a turkey and a trumpet vine after a brief shower passed thru courtesy of tropical storm Hanna.

 

[jake37]

Do you live in USA ? If so what state? Most of the zoo i know of are closed to the public.

Back to the zoo today! One of the few places a person can go these days that doesn't require a mask! So what we have here is a spoonbill, a turkey and a trumpet vine after a brief shower passed thru courtesy of tropical storm Hanna.

 

[Pariah]

Do you live in USA ? If so what state? Most of the zoo i know of are closed to the public.

I was thinking the same. We always buy season passes to the Columbus zoo. They're open, but you have to make a reservation and it's only 2 hours, which is not enough time, so we're waiting for things to go back to normal before renewing our membership.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Do you live in USA ? If so what state? Most of the zoo i know of are closed to the public.

Yes, Texas. Wide open spaces, 100 degree temps and lots of sunshine aren't really conducive to CV.

 

[Algonquin]

A lovely woodpecker... although not too bright. He's shown up twice on my porch, pecking the pressure treated wood divider

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

Do you live in USA ? If so what state? Most of the zoo i know of are closed to the public.

Last i knew the zoo a few blocks from my house was still open to the public. Of course, wife won't let me take the kids...but i still wanna go, they got new stuff the last couple of years

 

[jake37]

Yea Omaha is suppose to have one of the better zoos - never been but my sister has been a few times.

 

[FishTankFanatic]

I know this isn't an animal but I'm pretty sure a plant could be considered wildlife?

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

Yea Omaha is suppose to have one of the better zoos - never been but my sister has been a few times.

It actually is. Sadly thats not the one by me

 

[Pescado_Verde]

I know this isn't an animal but I'm pretty sure a plant could be considered wildlife?

Probably would be bad luck to NOT post that!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Marsh Harrier
Grey Heron

 

[FishBoy101]

Back to the zoo today! One of the few places a person can go these days that doesn't require a mask! So what we have here is a spoonbill, a turkey and a trumpet vine after a brief shower passed thru courtesy of tropical storm Hanna.

Ah, lucky. haven't been to the zoo in so long.

 

[julifhy]

Here’s our grass hopper friend who lives in our backyard

We also have a domestic bunny in our backyard. My best guess is that someone released it. It’s not the first time this happened. I’m going to ask my neighbors for a puppy pen and try to lure the bunny in it with some apples and carrots lol. Hopefully it works.

 

[mrjohn]

Maybe this should be posted somewhere else, but anyone know what creature these nests belong to?
They are on the side of my house.

 

[jake37]

oops

 

[Leeman75]

Maybe this should be posted somewhere else, but anyone know what creature these nests belong to?
They are on the side of my house.

I believe that's a Mud Dauber nest. We get those at the top of the inside of my garage door almost ever year. They're pretty harmless for wasps.

 

[mrjohn]

I believe that's a Mud Dauber nest. We get those at the top of the inside of my garage door almost ever year. They're pretty harmless for wasps.

Thanks! I was thinking some type of wasp but wasn't sure. We had an infestation of yellow jackets last year. They found a hole that led to a crawl space that was connected to my bedroom. I was stung a few times and we had to call pest control twice. I was worried that it was happening all over again.

 

[MiaK]

2 pics from our weekly hiking. Wichita mountains, OK