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Post by Calvin on Feb 25, 2014 23:03:36 GMT -5
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Post by Michael Chriss on Feb 25, 2014 23:28:20 GMT -5
Pretty dang cool!
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Post by indycals on Feb 26, 2014 0:50:56 GMT -5
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Post by pje on Feb 26, 2014 1:08:09 GMT -5
 Here's a shot I took of a small hawk at our bird bath a couple years ago. My wife feeds the quail so the hawks stop by occasionally for the birdy buffet. Paul Erlendson |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 26, 2014 1:43:59 GMT -5
Here's a few from Colorado. Yes, we have Pelicans in Colorado. Usually they live at the reservoir in Denver, but I've seen them fly by my house. Incidentally, while the mountain goat is wild, they are not native to Colorado - I believe they were introduced in the 1940s. We do have big horn sheep that are native. I've only seen the goats above 13,000 feet, the big horns are usually not quite that high up. I love them all! You have a goofy pic, an interesting pic, and I'm too good to use that human thing! pic. even though its free! - just adjust the black knob. |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 26, 2014 1:47:39 GMT -5
View AttachmentHere's a shot I took of a small hawk at our bird bath a couple years ago. My wife feeds the quail so the hawks stop by occasionally for the birdy buffet. Paul Erlendson That is very impressive that it would go down to a residential area. (assuming you live in a residential area) There must be no water (pond river) close by? |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 26, 2014 2:12:07 GMT -5
Speeking of hawks...when I used to live in northeastern Oregon we had a lot of huge Red Tail Hawks. As a little kid I used to spend hours outside, and many hours watching the hawks fly by with rats, snakes, and sometimes poor little bunnies in their talons. But the one thing about hawks is they are always trying to figure out the easiest way to do things, its there way of saving energy. One of the coolest things I would watch them do is use "dirt devils" (miniature dust tornados) as an elevator to get to a higher altitude....They would fly right into the center of these "Dust Devils" and it would shoot them straight up and within a few seconds they would be a good half mile in the sky. I wished I had video of it, because I'd prolly be rich off of YouTube advertisements.  |
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Post by indycals on Feb 26, 2014 2:34:58 GMT -5
Here's a few from Colorado. Yes, we have Pelicans in Colorado. Usually they live at the reservoir in Denver, but I've seen them fly by my house. Incidentally, while the mountain goat is wild, they are not native to Colorado - I believe they were introduced in the 1940s. We do have big horn sheep that are native. I've only seen the goats above 13,000 feet, the big horns are usually not quite that high up. I love them all! You have a goofy pic, an interesting pic, and I'm too good to use that human thing! pic. even though its free! - just adjust the black knob. Yeah, if he could read he'd know he didn't need a quarter. |
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Post by INDY22IAM on Feb 26, 2014 8:49:24 GMT -5
Those are all great pictures. On the goat picture there should be a caption on it reading objects are closer than they appear.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Feb 26, 2014 10:06:21 GMT -5
This is about as wild as it gets around here, this is the rare and elusive Eastern Diamondback Muttley eating a tree in my yard-  |
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Post by Patrick on Feb 26, 2014 12:42:38 GMT -5
I have some trees that need trimmin'. Send that Ol' Diamondback over!
Patrick
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Post by clm1545 on Feb 26, 2014 14:35:40 GMT -5
Really neat shots, Calvin. As you may have noticed, I have a "thing" for Eagles.
Take Care
Craig
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Post by clm1545 on Feb 26, 2014 14:38:04 GMT -5
This is about as wild as it gets around here, this is the rare and elusive Eastern Diamondback Muttley eating a tree in my yard- Good looking pup. Sandy. Looks like there was a Beagle somewere in his past. |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 26, 2014 15:12:02 GMT -5
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Post by johnwebster on Feb 27, 2014 4:40:16 GMT -5
 Black rat snakes interrupted while mating wrapped around the door from my kitchen to my garage. Moments later my girlfriend motored up the driveway to find me in the middle of the garage in my slippers holding a broom. |
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Feb 27, 2014 6:50:16 GMT -5
John, SNAKES! Holy Crap! I would have flipped out if I'd opened the door and seen that! A broom? How about a flame thrower or a bazooka!
Craig, Probably is some beagle there, but she's much taller than one. The vet thinks she might be a foxhound, but we'll never know. She was a rescue dog from a hoarders house when she was just weeks old.
Really, great shots of y'all's real wildlife.
Sandy
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Post by harveythedog2 on Feb 27, 2014 8:01:47 GMT -5
Great pics guys. We have Hawks but I am not much of a photographer. Great pic of your dog Sandy. Here is a pic of my buddy, the real Harveythedog.  |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Feb 27, 2014 8:11:46 GMT -5
John, if I'd opened that door I'd still be running!
John
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Post by kip on Feb 27, 2014 8:51:42 GMT -5
Actually, its quite easy to find out the ancestry of your Eastern Diamondback Muttley. For about $60 there are several places that will do DNA analysis and tell you what breeds your dog is a mix of. I've done it for 3 dogs and its fun--takes about two weeks--and the results are sometimes very surprising. I had an 80 pound mutt that had lots of Jack Russell and Chihuahua in his background. (Also some large dogs of course) Try "Wisdom Panel Insights" on the Web or I think you can get a kit on Ebay. You just swab the dog's mouth.
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Post by Calvin on Feb 27, 2014 9:44:16 GMT -5
Black rat snakes interrupted while mating wrapped around the door from my kitchen to my garage. Moments later my girlfriend motored up the driveway to find me in the middle of the garage in my slippers holding a broom. LOL! Thats awesome!  |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 27, 2014 9:46:10 GMT -5
Here is a pic of my buddy, the real Harveythedog. I've always wondered what the real Harvey the dog looks like! |
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Post by clm1545 on Feb 27, 2014 11:55:39 GMT -5
Black rat snakes interrupted while mating wrapped around the door from my kitchen to my garage. Moments later my girlfriend motored up the driveway to find me in the middle of the garage in my slippers holding a broom. OMG If I opened a door, and saw that, I would have been ready for a colonoscopy. I would have been completely cleaned out. |
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Post by lance on Feb 27, 2014 23:00:45 GMT -5
These were posted on my facebook page, I can really relate to the one with the Lab's.   |
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Post by clm1545 on Feb 27, 2014 23:17:31 GMT -5
Oh Crap, I know what that is. That may keep me up all night. Thanks a lot, Lance.
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Post by indycals on Feb 27, 2014 23:24:30 GMT -5
Not so much wild, as 'free range', I call this: "The moment you realize you are either in a Far Side™ cartoon or a Bovine Horror Film."  |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 27, 2014 23:27:22 GMT -5
I took this video a few weeks ago of a male Turkey trying to get in.
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Post by Calvin on Feb 27, 2014 23:29:57 GMT -5
Not so much wild, as 'free range', I call this: "The moment you realize you are either in a Far Side™ cartoon or a Bovine Horror Film." LOL that's cool! Not just the cattle but the background is awesome! What kind of lens did you use? |
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Post by Calvin on Feb 27, 2014 23:31:46 GMT -5
Oh Crap, I know what that is. That may keep me up all night. Thanks a lot, Lance. I'm currently digging through my tapes as I have a home video somewhere I took when I was about 12 of a Bull snake eating a water snake...if I find it I'll post it on You Tube... |
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Post by indycals on Feb 27, 2014 23:38:12 GMT -5
Not so much wild, as 'free range', I call this: "The moment you realize you are either in a Far Side™ cartoon or a Bovine Horror Film." LOL that's cool! Not just the cattle but the background is awesome! What kind of lens did you use? 24-105F4L IS They were about 100 yds away when we got out of the car, within 5 minutes they were about 10 yds away and still getting closer - they were quite curious to see what we were doing. |
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Post by racerbrown on Feb 28, 2014 7:42:40 GMT -5
well michael, they probably wanted to know what lens you were using... duane |
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