show off your wildlife...

[bluesman2a]

When the animals come up to the door of the shop, you know you live in the woods...

This little feller has visited about 3-4 times this week, and will regularly go after the apples on my neighbor's tree which is only about 40 feet from the front door of the shop.

This big scary sucker lived behind my shop until it killed a small dog and I had to put it down.

Canadian immigrant grass-pickers:

Scary alien creature:

Party reptile:

The OTHER deere that lives BEHIND the house:

I hope you have enjoyed our little photo-safari of wierd stuff that lives around my shop... What lives in/around/on/under yours?

 

[boiler7904]

This big scary sucker lived behind my shop until it killed a small dog and I had to put it down.

Canadian immigrant grass-pickers:

What the hell kind of spider is that and how close to life size is it in that picture?

Living on our subdivisions detention pond, we get the same migratory grass pickers you do except I call them Feathered **** Shooters cause that's about all they do.

 

[Coach James]

What kind of spider was that? It killed a small dog?

I don't have pics, but I sit on the back porch and watch deer, foxes, coyotes and rabbits come on the back property. I've seen many deer in front of our house as well. Plenty of camelions, spiders etc. Only spider problem though is the black widows. I killed two earlier this summer with the round part of their bodies almost the size of my thumb nail!

Coach

 

[jay50]

Get those deer fattened up for the winter hunting season.

 

[MustangRick]

We called them garden spiders when I was growing up. That may describe a few dozen types of different spiders. I remember killing a green and black one that was so big that the legs stuck out out from under my shoe on both sides. You remembered where they were in the yard and never played in that area for a few weeks. Grass hoppers were no match for those things.

 

[PAToyota]

My latest is that I have a pair of hummingbirds hanging out around a feeder I recently put up - still have to try to catch them with the camera.

 

[bluesman2a]

What the hell kind of spider is that and how close to life size is it in that picture?

I don't know what kind it is, but I swear that sum-ma-bizitch growled at me one day. I figured it was him or me. Actual size would put the outstretched legs to the size of a large palm and the body a little bigger than a quarter. While it didn't REALLY kill a dog, it had the attitude to take one on and I like dogs better...

 

[flesburg]

Do not have any pictures yet, but we live near the edge of a town (Pontiac, IL) of about 12000 and have three red fox living in some trees at the fence line between our neighbors yard and our yard.

 

[FunfDreisig]

My new garage is only a slab today so its a bit hard to say what will be coming up to the door But our cabin is only a short distance away and....

We have everything from mice to mountain lions; humming birds to red shouldered hawks and great horned owls ; garden snakes to rattlers; cricket frogs to spiny soft shelled turtles, etc. IOW gone are the buffalo, antelope and wolfs. But we have the complete natural fauna that survived the onslaught of European settlers, with few making a come back

A southern house spider lives behind our mini-split inside unit and keeps the little flying insects in check. Dozens of lady bugs over-winter in the humidity of our bathroom -- we feed them raisins to keep them healthy. We go though about a quart a day of sugar water for the black chinned hummers. Recently a mother fox has been feeding a few feet from the deck 2-4 times a day on the peanuts in the bird seed we put out on the ground for the song birds (e.g. painted buntings, rufus crowned sparrows, lark sparrows, cardinals, etc.). Rio grand turkeys frequent this feeding area regularly in the Spring. It's not uncommon to see a fox, a **** and a skunk feeding there in the late eveing. We don't even keep track the deer

BTW this is why roughly 60% of the wall space in my new garage will be able to be opened -- the "audio visual system" for my garage will be the wildlife

Funf Dreisig

 

[amishman]

We have a little of everything. Deer, fox, quail, you name it. Plus this friendly critter I snapped a picture of.

tj

 

[FunfDreisig]

We have a little of everything. Deer, fox, quail, you name it. Plus this friendly critter I snapped a picture of.

tj

So are you saying this is your new "four post lift"

I'm betting this one does not have "Made in China" on the base of the lift posts. Could you check for us?

Funf Dreisig

 

[Palmetto]

That looks like a Bannana Spider. I was driving through the woods on my 4wheeler yesterday, and drove through a few webs. Thats a terrible feeling having that web wrapped around your face, and not knowing where that spider is! Bad thing is when you think you have it all off, and then 5 minutes later while cruising down another trial you feel something on your ear.....SWAT....SPLAT....EWWW.......

 

[Rowdy Rat]

We called them garden spiders when I was growing up.

That's what it is...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_garden_spider

 

[82_454_shorty]

Most of my critters are indoors

I don't get much natural wildlife around the house because of these 2 guys who already live with me:

 

[goodfellow]

When the animals come up to the door of the shop, you know you live in the woods...

Those are great pics -- you're lucky to have that much wildlife. All I get is squirrels

 

[W-Cummins]

Here is another view of a 8 legged visitor

William....

 

[Coach James]

We also have bears around here but they are rarely seen. I have seen tracks though. Our property borders Ft Bragg with a dirt road as the boundry and I see lots of deer, fox and some bear tracks on it.

82 454, what kind of rifle is that leaning on the wall? From the receiver ring and sights, it looks like a type of Mauser.

Coach

 

[goodfellow]

We also have bears around here but they are rarely seen. I have seen tracks though. Our property borders Ft Bragg with a dirt road as the boundry and I see lots of deer, fox and some bear tracks on it.

82 454, what kind of rifle is that leaning on the wall? From the receiver ring and sights, it looks like a type of Mauser.

Coach

Yup, noticed that rifle as well. Looks like it has a fixed magazine -- could also be a Manlicher or Enfield

 

[Coach James]

Thought about Enfield but my Enfields have sloped mags and boxier stocks. I have one Mannlicher but it is a lot shorter than the rifle in the picture.

You know, after blowing up the picture, the magazine does look like a Mannlicher. A Steyr perhaps?

Coach

 

[ultgar]

 

[ron in sc]

ultgar,

Is that a sloth of some kind? If not what is it?

 

[ultgar]

Scared the hell out of me when I pulled in the driveway and saw it. Thought it was some sickly animal and called the police.

Turns out my neighbor (the one holding the 3-toed sloth) collects unusual animals and this one had escaped about 2 weeks earlier. He had probably been living in my landscaping for awhile as the house he escaped from was about 300' away.

Steve

 

[82_454_shorty]

We also have bears around here but they are rarely seen. I have seen tracks though. Our property borders Ft Bragg with a dirt road as the boundry and I see lots of deer, fox and some bear tracks on it.

82 454, what kind of rifle is that leaning on the wall? From the receiver ring and sights, it looks like a type of Mauser.

Coach

You've got a sharp eye Coach! It's a Mauser G98 that I picked up at a roadside antiques stand for $50. Nice old gun with a 1000 yard vernier sight.

 

[82_454_shorty]

Scared the hell out of me when I pulled in the driveway and saw it. Thought it was some sickly animal and called the police.

Turns out my neighbor (the one holding the 3-toed sloth) collects unusual animals and this one had escaped about 2 weeks earlier. He had probably been living in my landscaping for awhile as the house he escaped from was about 300' away.

Steve

Damn that's a face only a mother could love.

 

[amishman]

Don't show my wife the lush greenery and lush property in this picture. Sheesh! Everything is mostly shades of brown here in California.

tj

 

[fourfeathers]

My Dad had a fawn in his damn garage a month ago. He heard a noise behind him, and it was right there in his 2 car attached garage.

He said to look out for a deaf baby deer out there somewhere. lol
(He screamed, I spose) -for those of us with a nice beer buzz

 

[boiler7904]

These pics were taken in our subdivision and are posted on the HOA website

 

[Brad54]

We've got a bunch of deer here in our subdivision. At the border of the treeline on our property (1 acre lot...everyone on our street has 1/2 acre of yard, 1/2 acre of untamed woods in the back), my son has seen 3 deer fighting (no antlers--rearing up and kicking each other...I'm very jealous of him seeing that!), a rare pilated wood pecker just a few feet from him in the woods (I guess these things are HUGE from what he said and I later read about. HUGE), and before it got real developed here, we had coyote running the woods. I saw one crossing the street while pulling out of the neighborhood one morning. Boy Wonder was stalking around in the woods, heard something coming, hunkered down in a thicket and watched one pass close enough he could see the hair in its ears.

-Brad

 

[Coach James]

You've got a sharp eye Coach! It's a Mauser G98 that I picked up at a roadside antiques stand for $50. Nice old gun with a 1000 yard vernier sight.

A+ for me!!! I love old military rifles. I have several Mausers amongst my others.

Does your model have the 0.318 bore or 0.323?

My most accurate rifle is one of my Mosin Nagants I picked up at a pawn shop. $50 for the rifle and a box of ammunition.

Coach

 

[Phatsub]

These were all taken from the internet but this is what thrive in my town.

 

[revlover]

So are you saying this is your new "four post lift"

I'm betting this one does not have "Made in China" on the base of the lift posts. Could you check for us?

Funf Dreisig

Ouch......

 

[rburke65]

Brad54 Don't know where your from (as most folks on this sight want to keep their location a secrete) but you are right about the pileated woodpeckers. We are lucky enough to have one in our area that visits our feeder. This guy loves the suet blocks we put out for the birds. Let me tell you when he lands, there isn't any one else around. He is just unbelievable how large of a woodpecker he is. http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Pileated_Woodpecker_dtl.html

 

[ultgar]

These guys are starting to move into a lot of suburban neighborhoods here in NJ.......

 

[RobRace10]

These friends were hiding in my chimney last month!!!

 

[82_454_shorty]

Ultgar,

Let me know when the Tom turkeys start bothering you and I'll be glad to help you out

 

[HOTFR8]

I have a mob of about 15 Kangaroos here of and on. Do not realy worry about getting photos of them. I have also had Echidnas and Snakes with the odd Blue Tongue lizard.

Last Summer the Tiger Snake would have been the worst. Red Back Spiders are a daily item and I just hit them with fly spray.

 

[wilbilt]

We have a little of everything. Deer, fox, quail, you name it. Plus this friendly critter I snapped a picture of.

tj

amishman, I am west of you as the crow flies, at the eastern edge of the valley. I have never seen one of those here, but if it gets any drier, who knows?

We have coyotes, possums, skunks, snakes, pheasants, egrets, geese, and the occasional big cat. Turkeys, hawks and vultures are common, too.

 

[Bib Overalls]

I was out in the shop the other day and my dogs came in to visit and laze on the cool concrete. They went crazy. Seems there was a garden snake under one of my engine blocks. I left him be. And the next time I checked he was gone (or moved somewhere else in the building). We live on 3 acres and see lots of wildlife.

 

[jarhead]

I thought this guy was just enjoying a bird bath under my tripod sprinkler. He didnt move for hours and I was a little scared to try to move him. I pulled the tripod over and drug it away so I could continue watering.

A few hours later he had moved only a few feet. I went out to check on him and he was injured and would only fly 10 -15 feet at a time.

I was concerned he would take out my Jack Russell (because he has to mess with everything) so I I took a broom handle and set a milk crate over him and moved him out into my pasture. His talons were intense when he latched onto the milk crate. He was gone the next morning. I am not sure if the fox family across the county road made a meal out of him. I hope not because they kill snakes and I hate snakes!

 

[timgr]

Wood Frog, in my garage last fall.