Backyard Wildlife

[wanderingrichard]

Anyone have any guesses on what this is? Was on top of my shed....
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Better photo....
Squirrel? Rat?
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I think, from the shape of things, possibly squirrel. I take it the forward part of the upper jaw and the "nose" were missing

 

[Long_Rod_Silvers]

I think, from the shape of things, possibly squirrel. I take it the forward part of the upper jaw and the "nose" were missing

Yeah, correct, big chunk of the skull is missing.

 

[Jim F.]

I'd also say squirrel.

 

[Tom Butler]

Morning Mantis

 

[Buzzy]

Afternoon Hex

 

[Kilchis]

Mid-day…..I have no idea what this is.

 

[Cabezon]

Mid-day…..I have no idea what this is.

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It looks like a hover fly, but I'm not sure which species.
Steve

 

[Jim F.]

Could hear a Screech Owl this morning but No sighting/photo op.

 

[Stonedfish]

 

[M_D]

Mid-day…..I have no idea what this is.

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The markings on it’s back are pretty cool.

Man oh man nature makes some neat stuff

 

[tkww]

Some species of parasitoid wasp. No color that I could see, but pretty cool iridescence.

 

[Paige]

Some species of parasitoid wasp. No color that I could see, but pretty cool iridescence.

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I was stung by a black wasp in Cody Wyoming when I was 7 or 8, had immediate reaction and rushed to the hospital. I now carry an epi pen, but have never been stung by another wasp, dozens of hornets though, little basturds!

 

[troutstalker]

I was stung a few years ago by a black hornet or wasp and it was the most painful sting that I've experienced from an insect.

 

[tkww]

I was stung by a black wasp in Cody Wyoming when I was 7 or 8, had immediate reaction and rushed to the hospital. I now carry an epi pen, but have never been stung by another wasp, dozens of hornets though, little basturds!

I was stung a few years ago by a black hornet or wasp and it was the most painful sting that I've experienced from an insect.

I've heard that if they do sting, it's pretty painful--more so than the usual hornet/wasp sting. I guess I should be feel lucky, as the way I found this guy was by just standing there and then having something obvious start crawling up my leg. I frantically started shaking and whipping my leg, as I had no idea what was going on. It fell off--spider still in tow--and then kept dragging it across the patio and up onto the stump where it paused.

 

[Jim F.]

I followed one the other day as it dragged a Black Widow across the patio; I was hoping to see where she had built her nursery. It's amazing how quickly they can move with a large spider, wings going & crawling backwards. She disappeared under a large Arborvitae.

 

[SKYKO]

Gang activity !

In Bend, OR from a few years ago, right in town off Simpson and Century between Powder house and Pine Mountain Sports. They are like rabbits at certain times.

 

[Cabezon]

This velvet buck is just about ready for the curtain to rise.

Steve

 

[Greg Armstrong]

I could hear them coming from a mile away with all the dry leaves in the woods. They were trying hard to be sneaky, but it wasn’t working.

 

[Stonedfish]

Does this qualify?
SF

 

[Scott Salzer]

In my opinion, yep!