Strange things seen...

[Furby]

Based on American slang, it could also be a skank.

[Radar67]

That's what I said, skank....we just say it and spell it different down here.  ;D

Stew

[Don K]

Read a interesting article on the skink or skank, depending on what side of the Mason-Dixon line you hail from, while I was in Virginny earlier this summer. According to this article, there are two types of skinks, a Big Head  and the Brown Skink. Both are brown but the adult Big Head has a noticable big diamond shaped head. The heck to beat all is that both species juvenile has a blue tail and a barely discernable between the two. I've seen all brown and also the blue and thought it was two different lizards. We called them blue racers when I was young. Have never seen a Adult Big Head.

Hey Stew, That scaly bark will make you hurt yourself when you are peeping for Mr. Rattler won't he?  :D :D :D

Don 

[Radar67]

I don't have to peeping, I pass my wood pile, he moves, I jump....every time.  :D :D

Stew

[pigman]

Thanks guys. 8) I didn't care if it a skank or a skink. ;D  I was just worried that it may be a gecko here trying to sell me more insurance. ;)

Bob

[sawguy21]

Skank ??? That has a whole different meaning up here that don't belong on a family oriented forum. :D

[Don K]

That is a universal term definitely in certain situations ;)

[sprucebunny]

Moving on from reptiles and ... well ... moving on ...



I figured this was a bad guy but it turns out that some lifestage of this insect eats the larvae of wood boring bugs.

[Jeff]

ITS A CLICK BUG!

[OneWithWood]

Radar, your lizard is known as an Allegator Lizard for obvious reasons.  They are all over Yosemite.

[Radar67]

Thanks OWW, I'll have to do some research on that.

Stew

[Don K]

Stew, I got curious about my scaly barks, so I did a search on Alabama lizards and on the outdoor alabama website they call them Eastern Fence Lizards. I like Scaly Bark better. ;D

Don

OK found a genus name. Sceloporus undulatus. There is some good reading on them and supposedly make good lizard pets.

[Radar67]

I checked out both lizards and Don has the right one. The other had more of a shinny skin rather than scaly, also the range didn't match with the Alligator Lizard. Thanks to both for the help identifying the proper one.

Stew

[rbhunter]

Question??

I would like to know why the fish and game departments have such a hard time believing stories of cougar sightings. They always seem to deny the sightings without even checking into the stories. I have seen this in Kansas and also in Missouri. One was hit in Missouri by a car shortly after we moved here. Kind of hard to deny when you have a dead one to confirm.

[isawlogs]

I think it has to do with  " if it is indid alive and out there " they will need to take action or plan on the preservation of said cat .....  Now if they dont know of its existence .. no budget needed for something that aint there .

[Onthesauk]

And we pay for this nonsense. :(

[SwampDonkey]

Just got this in...



The folks are out in southern BC visiting friends and relatives. This comes from the back yard of where they are at. They like to watch them catch other critters.

[Timburr]

Is this another 'weeds from the back yard' plant identification challenge?  ;D

[limbrat]

Some lady you just got to give some distance.

[olyman]

here in iowa--there have been numerous bobcat sightings--but the game and fish deny it--suppose if someones killed-and maybe partially ate--like in commefornia--theyll pay attention???? too many highly edumacated people in some poistions---

[Onthesauk]

Just ran into a little black bear in the yard.  I sit out in the sun in the mornings and have a cup of coffee with the cats.  They were intent on something around the corner.  Walked over and here is a little bear just up the hill next to the house checking us out.  Have a feeling that he's been down in the apple trees over night.

[Tony]

    I live on a small watershed lake in N.MS. Looked out at the lake the other day and lo and behold there were 3 pelicans    I think they're lost.

                                              Tony   8)

[sprucebunny]

Another weird event but no pictures.

I was driving on a two lane in a rural area but entering the outskirts of a small city. There were hills and fields and trees along the road. Speed limit 40.
Out of the cornor of my eye, at about the roofline of the car, I saw a big bird go from flying to falling and a duck landed on it's back in the road about 20 feet in front of me !!!! I can only think that it flew into the power/phonelines. I believe that it's head landed somewhere else 

No where to pull over out of the road so no pics. Also I was a little shocked  :D

[Roxie]

I had a similar traumatic experience about a year ago watching a flock of snow geese flying overhead.  One member of the flock musta had a heart attack because one minute it was flying and the next it just came down like a rock.  I was very sad.   :'(

[sawdust]

Possibly they ran into invisible UFOs :D

sawdust


The screamin talked about earlier.... ever heard a peacock let loose? I still have nightmares.