Wild-life photos - Page 47

[DoubleDutch]

DoubleDutch what kind of birds are those? The little ones remind me of Juncos, but they're not. That big guy is beautiful and very scary!
Oh geez, just saw the names at the top too busy looking at the pictures to see it!

Those are young Barnswallows still getting fed by their parents. Getting ready to fly to Africa soon. I love them.

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

Sings: i got some wild, wild life!!

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

Katydids and mantisses galore at work at 6am...

 

[DoubleDutch]

Cloudy pics

 

[Betta'sAnonymous]

Cloudy pics

What are thise cute li'l birds?

 

[DoubleDutch]

What are thise cute li'l birds?

Barnswallows.
They'll fly to Africa end of this month.
Hoping to welcome them back in march 2021 then.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Not sure what this bird is, shot him at the zoo in I believe a critters of S. Texas/Mexico exhibit.

 

[Demeter]

Tiny toad, these little guys are out in droves. They’ll be happy once the ant hatch start flying around, I like to place toads right near the entrance and watch them gorge themselves, natural pest control!

 

[kallililly1973]

Caught this little guy just cruising along the wall of my most favorite fishing spot since I was a kid! Baby snapping turtle. I also caught a one pound bass!

 

[Elkwatcher]

Swallows and a Kestrel

Great shots! DoubleDutch

 

[DoubleDutch]

Another hike in Incredible Dr.Pol-country

 

[chromedome52]

Only Dr. Pol I know of is the one on TV, and he's in Michigan. You guys got another Dr. Pol?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Only Dr. Pol I know of is the one on TV, and he's in Michigan. You guys got another Dr. Pol?

He was born and raised in Wateren in the Netherlands. That place is in the middle.of the aerea I hiked and I even passed the farmhouse.

So it is the same Dr.Pol.
We had the young one and you the old(er) one hahahah.

 

[NBettas83]

I completely forgot about this thread!

 

[PerfectSatyr683]

I just a few weeks ago I found a butterfly chrysalis in my giant field and I kept it in a butterfly hatching about 20 gallon netted cage to see what happens and this morning it had hatched and it was a black spotted cabbage white so beautiful

 

[qldmick]

These are Scaly-breasted lorikeets, had to look them up as I'm used to seeing rainbow lorikeets in the garden instead.

 

[Koneko]

Nice lorikeet video.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Grey Heron

 

[qldmick]

Here's the rainbow Lorikeets I'm used to seeing.

 

[smee82]

I like this thread.
The ducks my daughter loves to feed were out this morning when i walked her to kindergarten

Feeding the other ducks at the park across the road

Feeding the ducks while her little brother looks on

Lots of fish

Feeding time

 

[NBettas83]

Grey Heron

We have a lot of Herons in Colorado too, they are so pretty!

 

[Donovan Jones]

Went catfishing yesterday and saw this guy drowning. Rescued him and he let me snag some good pics, not that he had a choice. His wings were wet.

 

[julifhy]

I hadn't posted here in a while...
Here are some sort of recent pictures I took

This one's my personal favorite :

 

[jake37]

We have a ton of blue herons in Tn along with a few green ones. the green heron is quite small compared to these gigantic blue ones.

We have a lot of Herons in Colorado too, they are so pretty!

 

[smee82]

I found a photo of the most deadliest creature in the world the rare australian drop bear.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Flight quarters!

 

[Elkwatcher]

Flight quarters!

I had to log in when I saw the email notification of my all time favourite raptor. Great shot! @Pescado_Verde

 

[Basil]

Flight quarters!

Are they black vultures?
Great shot!!

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Are they black vultures?
Great shot!!

Yes they are. Thanks!

 

[Pescado_Verde]

Not raptors, cranes. New world vultures.

 

[Elkwatcher]

Not raptors, cranes. New world vultures.

This is an interesting article, some people think they are raptors some don't. I'm still sitting on the fence. The vulture still remains my all time favourite bird.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Had to share the sheep as well hahaha
Pretty wild as you can see.

 

[jake37]

Wow didn't know you had wild sheeps out there. When I was in colorado we had a lot of wild goats in the mountains....

 

[Elkwatcher]

Had to share the sheep as well hahaha
Pretty wild as you can see.

Nice to see they still have their tails, we dock them out here.

 

[Pescado_Verde]

This is an interesting article, some people think they are raptors some don't. I'm still sitting on the fence. The vulture still remains my all time favourite bird.

Very interesting! I found this article that is fairly recent an it seems to disagree with what I thought I knew, or at least what I had read not long ago. It says that Old World vultures are NOT raptorial but that New World vultures ARE! Just the opposite of what I thought.

 

[Basil]

Yes they are. Thanks!

They are also one of my favorites. Well, unless they are bathing in the horse water tub!

 

[Elkwatcher]

Very interesting! I found this article that is fairly recent an it seems to disagree with what I thought I knew, or at least what I had read not long ago. It says that Old World vultures are NOT raptorial but that New World vultures ARE! Just the opposite of what I thought.

They are trying to confuse us, which in my case isn't hard to do! Be they new or old world I always wondered because their behaviour is unlike eagles, owls and hawks who are predators and not scavengers. Good article!

 

[kallililly1973]

Just got these nice shots of a big praying mantis. I saved him from climbing my fence and put him in the bushes and as I snapped the last shot he looked at as to say “thanks”

 

[jake37]

Yea but .... oh well being a male praying mantis sucks.

Just got these nice shots of a big praying mantis. I saved him from climbing my fence and put him in the bushes and as I snapped the last shot he looked at as to say “thanks”

 

[kallililly1973]

Yea but .... oh well being a male praying mantis sucks.

Why is that? I was just guessing the gender... but I assume bein a male sucks cuz the female lops their heads off after mating or something along those lines?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Why is that? I was just guessing the gender... but I assume bein a male sucks cuz the female lops their heads off after mating or something along those lines?

Isn't that reason enough ? hahahaha

Wow didn't know you had wild sheeps out there. When I was in colorado we had a lot of wild goats in the mountains....

We haven"t any wild sheeps here Jake.
Only wild as in running when frightened hahaha.
To be honest we don't have "real nature" here in our tiny country.
That's why panick has hit now there are some wolves which decided to live here and crossed the border from Germany.
We aren't used to animals that behave natural anymore. Reaction : panick, fear, etc etc...

 

[Pescado_Verde]

They are trying to confuse us, which in my case isn't hard to do! Be they new or old world I always wondered because their behaviour is unlike eagles, owls and hawks who are predators and not scavengers. Good article!

I think they kick butt, folks can call them whatever.

 

[smee82]

Turns out my daughters not the only one to have a pet crab around here. Except i never thought about
Taking it for a walk

 

[juniperlea]

Assuming this is an owl. Is it? Anyone know its ID?

 

[jake37]

It is most definitely an owl like looking bird. You will know for sure when it turns its head backwards. that's the 100% sure way to know it is an owl - but be careful some people get screamish when it happens - esp little sisters.

Assuming this is an owl. Is it? Anyone know its ID?

 

[julifhy]

Assuming this is an owl. Is it? Anyone know its ID?

It looks like a hawk to me

 

[jake37]

I wonder if it is a red tail hawk.

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What part of usa do you live ?

It looks like a hawk to me

 

[Pescado_Verde]

A couple shots from the zoo of a koi pond, a Komodo dragon and then one from the river of a guy throwing a cast net trying to get bait for fishing.

 

[86 ssinit]

Saw this guy on the trail today

 

[Sputnik]

Saw this guy on the trail today

Is that a black racer? Looks like it to me- love those snakes!