Looking out my backdoor

[crtreedude]

I have yet to see an animal here that does well against a long fang - otherwise known as a machete. Imagine something 2 1/2 foot long and so sharp that it can easily cut through 3 inches of soft wood in a whack.

The animal rehabilitation center here got a mountain lion once much worse for wear who messed with a farm hand - it was a pair that attacked. One mountain lion was dead - the other took about 6 months to heal. And it has a serious fear of knives!

You can miss with a gun - but a machete? Swing that paw at me and you are losing it brother bear!

[Bill]

More DanG critters then when I go looking for 'em . . .

[gary]

This is my natural air conditioner . It is on the west side of the house and keeps it in shade most of the day.

[Onthesauk]

My first try at posting a picture.  This is taken off the porch on the back of the house looking across the valley.  It's hard to call this the back of the house except that the front door is on the other side of the house.  I have been taking out a few trees every winter to open up the view and finally this year took out the last clump of big leaf maple.  Really changed!



OK, appears this works.  Maybe I can get out and get some pictures of some of the saw and shake mills in our area now.

[Burlkraft]

WOW.......Nice backdoor view ;D ;D ;D

[asy]

WOWWEE!!!

THat's gotta come close to the BEST backyard view I've ever seen.

More photos please.

asy :D

[Mooseherder]

My wife had a couple visitors today.
They decided to go and clean out the Fish Stock. :D

This was the second day they were here.

[sprucebunny]

Mooseherder...those sure look like seals from here  smiley_dunce 

Are they plentiful in Florida ???

[beenthere]

SB

plentiful....

Seals or Otters?  Lookin like otter's to me. 

[PineNut]

Was unloading some equipment from a truck today when I heard something rattle the garage door. Looked over and saw a very young fawn that had been next to the garage door running (not too fast) across the yard. Probably was his mother I saw when I went to check the mail yesterday.

[sprucebunny]

Lookin like otter's to me.
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I've only seen an otter once. It was sliding in snow. I expected thier legs to show more.

Are otters common in Florida ???

The Dumbbunny

[crtreedude]

We have tolomukos here - they look like a cross between an otter and a weasel - but bigger. I have seen them about 5 times if I recall.

This morning, Silky, the new Cocker Spaniel puppy did not want to go outside. Never did find out why - but I suspect it was a sizeable cat - perhaps an ocelot or bigger.

[Mooseherder]

sprucebunny
There are quite a few River Otters I guess. We usually get a couple visits per year that we know of. We live around alot of fresh water canals and also a protected wildlife area.
The rest of the time they could be here fishing while we are at work. digin1
They are fun to watch.

[Mooseherder]

Our Visitors were back today. ;)

[tinkerin]

These fellas showed up in my backyard last fall.  Thanksgiving week as a matter of fact.  They came to tease me days before the deer opener!
The 8 point stayed three days with his group of 11 does.  The 10 point (non-typical, as his rack was weirdly shaped) was only here a day, but the picture was taken within 10 feet of my house.

Both of these boys were seen again after deer season was over. :D

[Ron Scott]

Nice Pennsylvania bucks. Haven't seen many in PA that nice.

[Onthesauk]

Pulled in the yard yesterday and had a doe with two fawns down on the meadow.  Probably in to eat fallen apples.  I stopped the truck and one of the fawns came bounding toward me, thought he was going to come right up to me.  Then they all ran past and up the hill.  I just happened to be between them and their escape route.