Wild-life photos

[BigManAquatics]

Let me in or i'll huff, and puff, and blow your office in!!

 

[V1K]

Let me in or i'll huff, and puff, and blow your office in!!

Not exactly wildlife though...

 

[Lucy]

My neighbor's might look at my old above ground pool as an eye sore.
We call it an eco-system.

Just look at the color of this beauty
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There are at least four. They over winter under the leaf litter and have for years now.
I took a picture of two others in amplexus but it came out awful and I will give them their privacy. Ribbit!

 

[BPSabelhaus]

From yesterdays walk to “the creek” (kiddo is a Craig of the creek geek) the fluffiest fluff Mother Nature has to offer, plus teeny tiny frog.

Oh, they are wild, alright. You try taming them!!

This. Geese are jerks, but turkeys are vicious and wield knives on their legs.

 

[Lucy]

BPSabelhaus is that a mole?

 

[BPSabelhaus]

BPSabelhaus is that a mole?

Yep, just chillin and digging through moss munchin bugs.



Danger (if you’re a slug or baby mouse) noodle.

 

[V1K]

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Took me ages to notice the frog, I was like, why is he posting a photo of some not that great looking plants and detritus? Camouflage is working

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Took me ages to notice the frog, I was like, why is he posting a photo of some not that great looking plants and detritus? Camouflage is working

My kid stepped on it, twice lol

Look! A little frog!

“Where?” *steps on frog*
You just stepped on it!

*lifts foot*
Where? *steps on frog again*

Picked it up, was moving fine (grass and very mossy)

kids. Lol


Technically closer to wildlife than a plant, but neither.

Had some Prince Agarics pop up in the backyard at the edge of the greenbelt. Guess the dinner plans are moving from fried tofu with kimchi to agaricus risotto

Edit: Speaking of little frogs, this froglet got tangled up in some electrical tape on my porch.


Tossed it back in the pond, swam off.

On the way to work yesterday right by the kiddos school (large greenbelt that runs from our house to the school and beyond) told the kiddo there were coyotes behind the house, now he’s excited lol

 

[Flyfisha]

I think this is appropriate for the times we live in?

 

[DoubleDutch]

Dutch birds again

 

[FishDin]

Here are a couple from my yard. The first is a Japanese beetle which I call "Dead Bug Walking" because it has 3 parasitic wasp eggs on it. The spider has a very nice alien face on it's abdomen.

 

[Cue]

Golf Islands, BC. First guy is a ligia occidentalis, or rock louse. They kept taking flying leaps out of my hand before I could actually get a shot. Not much different than terrestrial isopods apparently.



Pseudacris regilla, Pacific chorus frog. This guy has lived in the same spot for three years, according to the local glass artist who’s lamp it claimed. Check out marcia de vicque glassworks if your interested in scenic (beautiful) glass art and jewelry!



O. maculosus, tidepool sculpin. After 15 years I have finally mastered being able to snag them with just my hands! Obviously this guy went back just after the photo was taken.



Tamiasciurus douglasii, douglas squirrel babies! There were about seven of these wee friends all over this tree. It’s quite refreshing compared to the invasive grey squirrels off-island.



Honestly pacific habitats, especially tidepools, will always have a place in my heart. Even if I’m not terrorizing grass eels/sculpins/crabs or whatnot anymore it’s still great to just sit for a while and watch them do their thing.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

We get a few “Dougs” (we call em all Doug) in our backyard. Even got a baby this year They’re great.

Dogs caught a young grey squirrel this year…



Colorful little invader in the greenhouse today.
So how about a garden snail pooping?





Stumpy is doing quite well. Has four legs and is losing his tail. Can’t even tell it was missing a piece!

 

[FishDin]

Saw this beauty on a walk.

 

[shrimpscaper]

Garter snake in the yard

 

[Leeman75]

Rabbits have overrun our neighborhood like never before. On a walk a couple of days ago, I literally saw about 30 of them!!

I've seen one that looks quite different, WAY lighter. I almost wonder if it's albino. This morning, it was in our yard and I got a pic.



Normally, rabbits here are gray or medium to dark brown, so this one really stands out.

 

[Cue]

If you see them again call animal control. Dumped buns don’t usually make it long in the wild

 

[BigManAquatics]

We have an intruder at work tonight! Better go and apprehend and fill out a report...

 

[KingOscar]

Rabbits have overrun our neighborhood like never before. On a walk a couple of days ago, I literally saw about 30 of them!!

I've seen one that looks quite different, WAY lighter. I almost wonder if it's albino. This morning, it was in our yard and I got a pic.

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Normally, rabbits here are gray or medium to dark brown, so this one really stands out.

It is sad when ignorant people release domesticated bunnies. They are not able to survive in the wild, especially in cold climates. My sister found and rescued one who required amputation of her frostbit ears.

As keepers of bunnies, my wife and I know domesticated rabbits when we see them. One day we noticed a full grown white rabbit near the side of a busy road. While attempting to capture her we found a young 6 week old bunny. He was frozen in place and easy to catch. We were unable to catch the adult rabbit who we suspect was the mother. There could have been other youngsters released at the same time but we only found the one.

Already owning one bun, we we attempted to find him a good home. Even refused to name him, only calling him 6/19 (the date we found him) in hopes of not building an attachment to him. We weren't able to find a home soon enough. When I saw my wife holding him cupped in one hand and feeding by hand him with the other, I knew it was over. Kaley ended up sharing our home with us, our dog and another bunny for about 8 years.

Our buns had large pens attached to their cages, and were allowed to run parts of our house when supervised. We had to train our dog Arabelle that house bunnies were part of the family and had to be treated with care! It took a few weeks but she and the bunnies became best friends.

 

[Basil]

It’s that time of year!

 

[Sokamix]

Song sparrow… I think? Super cute though. Stopped at a gas station on a road trip and thought I would take a some quick pi

 

[DoubleDutch]

Song sparrow… I think? Super cute though. Stopped at a gas station on a road trip and thought I would take a some quick pi

Think it is a Tree sparrow
Lapwing

 

[John58ford]

Merica bird. Sqwaaah!

 

[DoubleDutch]

Geese, Swans, Storks.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Not the most exciting, but this lacewing is an excellent mimic for a maple seed.

 

[FishDin]

This cabbage butterfly was taking a break from laying eggs on my broccoli.

 

[New2fishlovinit]

What you looking at



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was a mama and 4 fairly large juveniles

 

[BigManAquatics]

Wasn't letting me get very close, but came across a very young white-tail deer at work today. I probably could have got a bit closer, but right after i snapped this, some jerk drove by to look, cussing about how they chased the deer off.

Random katydid at work last night.

 

[qldmick]

Rainbow Lorikeet

 

[kallililly1973]

Photo courtesy of my girlfriend. Bees get absolutely covered in what I’m assuming the pollen from her rose of Sharon trees in and around her yard.

 

[KingOscar]

Cecropia moth my wife and I found in the middle of my workplace driveway. We moved it to the field and it flew away.

 

[Bwood22]

King Caterpillar loves jalapenos!

(My finger for size comparison)

 

[BigManAquatics]

Glowing eyes of a small raccoon at work last night. Wanted to escape, but was scared to come to the opening while i was out there.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

That's the biggest slug I've ever seen!!

Come out to the PNW, that’s average lol




Spotted in the garden near the ponds. Hopefully this means some of the tadpoles I put in there will be breed here next year.

Yeesh, must be frogday today. Went to grab my coffee and spotted this one in a lemon tree over the Japan blue Endler tub lol


Ok, it really is Frogday. That’s a second Pacific tree frog lol

 

[BPSabelhaus]

A frog.
In a banana.
In Seattle.

It may be wild, but it sure ain’t natural lol

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Frogs are still chilling out there. Three frogs, about a half doz tadpoles were put in the pond for the first time. Gotta be them.

 

[Lakefish]

I borrowed a friend's game camera a couple weeks ago after something made a huge mess of my pond. When I got home from work yesterday, I noticed a fresh pile of poop in front of the house, so I checked the camera today. Probably a good thing I got stuck in traffic and arrived home late
Plus a bonus trash bandit photo because I love them!

 

[StarGirl]

A couple of happily fed chipmunks? On our hike yesterday. They were taking food right out of people's hands.They were huge.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Spoonbill surprise nearby

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Mexican bush katydid (per Seek app) on a wild carrot.

edit: Forgot I found the brown frog again last night.

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Representatives of the third kingdom.

 

[kallililly1973]

Had a hitchhiker on the first car I worked on this morning.

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Actually, I just photograph them.... Wish I had the brain power to know the names of all the things I photograph.

 

[BPSabelhaus]

Representatives of the third kingdom.

Looks like a Mycenae of some sort. Orange bonnet?

Actually, I just photograph them.... Wish I had the brain power to know the names of all the things I photograph.

That’s the beauty of the intersection of evolution and technology. Not having to remember all the mushrooms that’ll kill you and the night sky when they fruit because you or somebody else wrote it down last time, means that you can focus more on art and composition If you want to know what they are there are books with pics and even apps (to at least point you in a general direction so you can verify with multiple sources later) to do the memory for you

 

[BigManAquatics]

First mantis i have seen this year. At least 5 inches long



The monarch butterfly may officially be on the endangered species list now, but can't tell in my area. Have seen them daily the last couple weeks.

 

[Thunder_o_b]

They fly by too fast!!

Got your back BigMan.

Adult and a baby.

I am very concerned about the state they are in. We will be planting milkweed next year.

I have seen several on the butterfly bushes, but far more swallow tail butterflies, and hummingbird moths this year.

 

[86 ssinit]

As I read this this guy is flying around my butterfly bush. Is this a Monarch?usually have yellows and blacks too. But just this 1 this morn.

 

[Thunder_o_b]

Moving day.

I came across these little ones a few years ago.

 

[Lakefish]

I never knew how much was going on in my backyard until a friend lent me this game camera.
Kudos to little bear, he doesn't dump over the lily pots anymore (and he can't catch the two goldfish). He came for a dip while I was having lunch in the living room, facing the wrong way. Never knew he was there. Love these guys!

 

[qldmick]

Bearded Dragon in the backyard,