Backyard Wildlife

[Tom Butler]

You have more than 1 ?

In post #1230 there is a second one hiding in the upper corner of the door. It stayed in the vicinity of the one on the screen for quite a while. The one on the screen has been a guest for three weeks now.

 

[SilverFly]

 

[Stonedfish]

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I saw lots of deer today while out fishing.
Six to be exact and all on the road. Fortunately none attacked my vehicles grill and they are all still out roaming around.
SF

 

[Greg Armstrong]

From our front porch.

A bobcat walked through the same spot exactly one minute before this little buck did, so I guess they must be buddies.

 

[Tom Butler]

Hadn't seen the mantis eat in a day or two, but a bit after starting the Blackstone I noticed it was eating an earwig.

 

[Tom Butler]

The moth put up a fluttering struggle but the mantis finally pinned it and went to work

After eating the head and removing the wings it went to work on the body.

Carcuses and mantis turds

 

[Tom Butler]

The wife got us up last night and said the mantis was doing something weird. Turns out it was final molt time. Check out the wing buds.

And this morning full wings.

 

[rudyc]

Mom and a little one, along with the "in crowd"

 

[SilverFly]

Figures that I sleep in and miss seeing the ever elusive pileated woodpecker on a backyard fir, maybe 50' from the deck. At least my wife is starting to take notice and got a pic. Gonna hafta breakdown and buy a decent camera at some point.

 

[Merle]

Checked the trail cam in the back wood last weekend and found we had a sturdy fellow visit us one Friday afternoon in July.




Our dog also showed up in the camera about 40 minutes earlier, just missed him!

 

[Tom Butler]

Got back from my sons surgery in Seattle to find a mantis setup at the front door.

And the one out back is still there. Weird.

 

[Jim F.]

They like you. Hope the surgery went well.

I've yet to see a mantis around here this year. Enjoy the opportunity.

 

[Tom Butler]

Hope the surgery went well.

It went very well we think, thanks. Rotator cuff. Got held up by the Elensburg fire for 2hr. Monday on the way over, then after the block wouldn't let his lung work so we stayed an extra night at UW Medicine. Quite the adventure.