Backyard Wildlife
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Once in a while on aquiet morning around 5:30 or so on my garden walk I have heard a vert loud “Kerthunk!” Of a falling squirrel or raccoon… scares the crap out of me in this small urban yard. I figure they are city wildlife so it is not surprising
If Big Pines CG in the Yakima Canyon has ever been your backyard….
My backyard
kerrys
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I watched an eagle pound a duck repeatedly on a small lake. I think the duck was molting and couldn’t fly or perhaps it was injured in some way. The eagle pounded that duck over and over eventually landing on the duck drowning it. The two were about 15 feet from the shore. The eagle, holding the duck with its talons swam to shore using its wings. Hopped up onto a log and proceeded to shred the duck. Feathers everywhere. Amazing to watch.
That's awesome!
Wow….much more feather development in the last 24 hours. Those wing feathers are getting long
It’s almost like they’re in a hurry to be safe and get outa the nest or sumpin…go figure
I’m gonna outa town the next couple days…I wonder if they’ll be gone by the time I get back.
It’s almost like they’re in a hurry to be safe and get outa the nest or sumpin…go figure
I’m gonna outa town the next couple days…I wonder if they’ll be gone by the time I get back.
I watched two families of geese with their goslings paddling along Leighton Lake (BC), one of the goslings was about half the size of its siblings. As the two families of geese made their way onshore, several ravens attacked that small gosling. The adult geese tried to protect the little goose but the ravens (four or five of them) were persistent and too quick. In the end, the little gosling fed the ravens. Survival of the fittest, fascinating to watch.
Most of the time, that same family of ravens were robbing food from campers who left their totes open. Very learned birds.
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Hi @SilverFly,
As I mentioned, Swainson's thrush are often heard but challenging to see. So, I was quite pleased when I managed to capture two good pictures of a bird at Nisqually.
I find that varied thrushes have a similar, cryptic behavior in summer, alway with a tree trunk between you and the singing bird in their breeding habitat in the mountains. But in the winter, they appear regularly in my yard to forage on the lawn, especially if there is snow at higher elevations.
Steve
Female Rufous that i rarely catch a good photo
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Was taking a nap in my backyard grass but scooted away before I could get a good picture.
SF
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