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Noice.
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he's fallen right into your trap, now don't miss
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Mar 12, 2018 02:33
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I caught Monsieur Poubelle in the act: Measures were taken to preserve our bird seed and suet but the discouragement cone just provided a convenient perch: 
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Mar 24, 2018 14:00
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bird s! Barred Owl  Great Blue Heron Purple Gallinule Green Heron Anhinga Vultures hanging out
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Mar 24, 2018 17:39
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Mods pls rename this thread critterquest 2019
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Mar 24, 2018 18:38
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oh heck dude those are some good birds
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Mar 24, 2018 19:37
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El Burbo posted:awesome bird pics You must be on the southern east coast.  Those are some great shots.
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Mar 24, 2018 19:41
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Jikes posted:You must be on the southern east coast. Yeah, south florida 
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Mar 25, 2018 01:45
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The green herons behind my house are nesting. c: Also in south Florida.
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Mar 25, 2018 05:33
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I love green herons. Such serious looking fellows.
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Mar 25, 2018 05:55
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Beautiful shots! Also in south Florida and we've had limpkins in our backyard making a ton of noise. Wish I could ever get a clear view of them to get a few pics.
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my cat is norris posted:I love green herons. Such serious looking fellows. This may have debuted in Critterquest previously, but I think it's worth reviving while waiting for spring critters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyVVJ7migZ4 
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Mar 27, 2018 23:09
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i got my mockingbird friend to mimick my whistle and the next day he had a girlfriend, which i think makes me his wingman
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Alpenglow posted:This may have debuted in Critterquest previously, but I think it's worth reviving while waiting for spring critters: Just incredible barfmanship!
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Spring has finally arrived in Northern Europe. Just got home from a trip to northern Germany and loads of critters have awoken from their winter sleep. Like this salamander (Lissotriton vulgaris).  Wolf spider (Pardosa lugubris species complex).  The Rostock botanical garden was buzzing with bees, bumblebees and the occasional butterfly (peacocks).  A ground beetle from the Harpalus genus. Probably H. latus.  Do anyone of you know which larva and nymph these are below:  This nymph I found flailing about on the water surface in an alder moor.  Falukorv fucked around with this message at 12:08 on Apr 9, 2018 |
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Apr 9, 2018 11:58
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Can we make baby great blue herons great again? 
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Skutter posted:Can we make baby great blue herons great again? Yes! Good fella there
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I don't know where else to share this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U05VXQRFhns
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Apr 20, 2018 16:21
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my cat is norris posted:I don't know where else to share this. Not only bees do this... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nro1PXouuX8
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Apr 20, 2018 19:17
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 DSC_5372.jpg by photon_catcher, on Flickr
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Those are some really pretty colors!
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my cat is norris posted:Those are some really pretty colors! They vary a bit, I've found some cherry red ones too but they're extremely common up here apparently.
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 Cool beetle in my PA backyard, chillin on some weedy grass. It's about as long as my pinky is wide, and very bulbous, almost semispherical. I looked thru pics of "common PA beetles" and didn't see any good matches. What is??
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Apr 23, 2018 12:20
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Looks like a false potato beetle I think.
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That's definitely it. Cool thanks! It was really pretty and from what I read just now, it shouldn't be a pest to my veggies 
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alnilam posted:
False potato beetle I think: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_potato_beetle  As an aside I like how all the PA goons started posting at once. the yeti fucked around with this message at 15:48 on Apr 23, 2018 |
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'TIS THE SEASON! I want to get out to Raccoon Creek and look for herps now that the weather is nicer. Do you think anything is moving, this time of year? Got buzzed by a few curious carpenter bees today. Really made me happy to see them out and about.
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my cat is norris posted:'TIS THE SEASON! Salamanders for sure. I found an armload of redbacks in Sewickley a few weekends ago and this time last year I found a handful of slimies too. I've only been to Raccoon Creek once but I imagine you'd have decent luck especially if any seasonal pools are accessible.
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the yeti posted:Salamanders for sure. I found an armload of redbacks in Sewickley a few weekends ago and this time last year I found a handful of slimies too. I've only been to Raccoon Creek once but I imagine you'd have decent luck especially if any seasonal pools are accessible. Fantastic! I'll make my plans for the weekend, then. It'll be raining all week, but Friday and Saturday should be tolerable. Edit: Any suggestions for looking around Sewickley? I mean, I love Raccoon Creek and am happy to go out there to explore the creeks and streams, but Sewickley IS closer to home... my cat is norris fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Apr 23, 2018 |
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Apr 23, 2018 19:54
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No photos because um, "gently caress (getting that close to) that noise," but to pile on the PA goon experiences, drat Spring Peepers are loud. The marshy spot in Frick Park has been a legitimate hearing damage hazard for the last few weeks.
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Are you talking about like down near where 9 mile run hits commercial st? Around this time last year I camped up at minister creek in ANF and the spring peepers were fuckin nuts
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I was pruning a Japanese maple when I came across two of these odd-looking things. Cocoons maybe? They look like that expanding foam insulation up close. 
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POOL IS CLOSED posted:I was pruning a Japanese maple when I came across two of these odd-looking things. Cocoons maybe? They look like that expanding foam insulation up close. Praying mantis eggs hard to say if they've hatched already with the weird spring weather lots of places have had but put them in a sheltered spot in a bush or something just in case.
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my cat is norris posted:Fantastic! I'll make my plans for the weekend, then. It'll be raining all week, but Friday and Saturday should be tolerable. Sewickley heights borough park is my usual place but I think there are some other public areas up there , if you wanna shoot me a pm I'll point out my spots Alpenglow posted:No photos because um, "gently caress (getting that close to) that noise," but to pile on the PA goon experiences, drat Spring Peepers are loud. The marshy spot in Frick Park has been a legitimate hearing damage hazard for the last few weeks. I need to head back over there; Frick Park has a remarkable amount of wildlife for being right in the middle of things
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A friend of mine found this cool night heron in central Lisbon: As this is in Lisbon, it most certainly comes from the zoo, where they nest them in the open. Wild ones aren’t urban and exist further inland along the Tagus river valleys and also wetlands of the lower Mondego River in central Portugal. Falukorv fucked around with this message at 09:09 on Apr 24, 2018 |
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Apr 24, 2018 09:06
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Falukorv posted:A friend of mine found this cool night heron in central Lisbon: Heron score: not so great.
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the yeti posted:Praying mantis eggs  I figured they might be some manner of pest and put them in a bag of brush I gotta dispose of soon. e: I searched through the yard waste tonight in the rain and could only find one  the trash men came by already and took the bags
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