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the second spider is some kind of orb weaver or close relative.
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I didn't take this picture, but I saw it on the Weather Network website of all places and thought you lot would enjoy it:
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I wonder if it was after the woodpecker's eggs or if woodpeckers are just smart enough to know that squirrels are assholes/
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Jun 14, 2015 02:45
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The Red Queen posted:smart enough to know that squirrels are assholes/ The only animal dumb enough to not realize this is humans
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Jun 14, 2015 05:25
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nice picture, but please don't turn this into PYF wildlife pictures.
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Jun 14, 2015 08:06
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The "Queenfisher" (the female Belted Kingfisher I've been following at Arcata Marsh since she fledged last summer) has returned after pairing off with a male and leaving in March. I'm on the lookout for fledglings, but in the mean time she's really enjoying the schools of smelt that gather around the tidal sluices at this time of year. queenfisher-wings by Redwood Planet, on Flickr  queenfisher-hovering by Redwood Planet, on Flickr I finally got up close to one of the kites in my neighborhood that I frequently see hunting when I drive home during the evening.  vole-wild-ride by Redwood Planet, on Flickr It looked like it was taking the vole back to a nest in a distant pine tree (they usually eat them on a perch near their hunting territory unless they're feeding a mate or hatchlings). This raccoon was foraging around the edges of Klopp Lake (a tidal pond at Arcata Marsh). I think it might have been looking for shrimp, since that's the only thing I've ever seen birds pull from the rocks there.  raccoon-klopp by Redwood Planet, on Flickr It's late in the season, but we have a couple new flocks of Mallard ducklings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT5emgQZN8I
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Jun 14, 2015 23:59
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A jackalope Lepus americanus by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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Jun 15, 2015 03:11
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this little baby box turtle was in my back yard next to the birdbath. I suspect a bluejay or squirrel or something must have dropped him there, as there are no adult female turtles living in the yard and no signs of a nest nearby. he plainly didn't travel very far on his own; his eyes were actually still glued shut with what I assume was egg gunk when I found him.  
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Jun 15, 2015 04:41
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^^^ Holy poo poo, he's a cute little guy  I don't care how common Red-Tails are, they still look cool.  Red-Tailed Hawk by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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Jun 15, 2015 05:34
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Bubbacub posted:^^^ Holy poo poo, he's a cute little guy Wait... This ISN'T a Moon Potato post? gently caress you both.
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Jun 15, 2015 05:58
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Bubbacub change your name to Earth Potato
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Jun 15, 2015 06:44
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I saw a very unusual (for me) butterfly recently: It was quite big and beautiful and I dont know what it is! Also saw this froggy: 
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Jun 15, 2015 13:10
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that's no butterfly, that's a lime hawkmoth! beautiful creatures 
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Jun 15, 2015 13:22
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I've been using my CCTV camera to keep an eye on these house finches.      
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Jun 15, 2015 15:11
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Baby birds are so fukken ugly 
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Jun 15, 2015 15:41
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Caught and released this bad boy from an old house today
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Jun 15, 2015 17:28
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anotherblownsave posted:Caught and released this bad boy from an old house today Baby birds are so fukken ugly
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Jun 15, 2015 17:40
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Baby birds are called bees.
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Jun 15, 2015 19:22
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vaguely posted:that's no butterfly, that's a lime hawkmoth! beautiful creatures Ah yes that makes sense! I have been seeing their larvae around about every other year, nice to finally see what they become!
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Jun 15, 2015 22:42
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Black tailed deer fawn.
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Koboje posted:I saw a very unusual (for me) butterfly recently: Lime hawk moth/Lindsvärmare (Mimas tiliae) and Moor frog/åkergroda (Rana arvalis). The frog could possibly be a common frog /vanlig groda (Rana temporaria), but moor frogs have a more pointed nose like the one in the picture, but they're not that easy to tell apart. Everyone, please post the location when you post pics if you want an id.
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Jun 16, 2015 08:17
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Dread Head posted:Black tailed deer fawn. Usually the moms at least TRY to hide them. This one's momma must not be very smart, or just hates her babies.
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It was the middle of a gravel road that is somewhat busy! We shoed it off the road as we already flagged 2 cars down that nearly hit it.
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Jun 16, 2015 16:49
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DNova posted:Baby birds are called bees. 
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Jun 16, 2015 19:13
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Jun 16, 2015 20:00
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The Red Queen posted:Usually the moms at least TRY to hide them. This one's momma must not be very smart, or just hates her babies. They've gotten lazy as poo poo now that they don't have to worry about mountain lions and wolves anymore.
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Jun 17, 2015 18:45
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They still have to worry about coyotes pretty much everywhere, and bears in a lot of places (for fawns).
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Jun 17, 2015 23:40
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Bubbacub posted:They've gotten lazy as poo poo now that they don't have to worry about mountain lions and wolves anymore. That's what you think.
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Jun 18, 2015 00:17
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OneTwentySix posted:They still have to worry about coyotes pretty much everywhere, and bears in a lot of places (for fawns). It was laying in the territory of its most dangerous predators (cars)
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Jun 18, 2015 09:09
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Found this guy in my backyard. Banana Spider, I'm told. Excuse the crappy pic, the wind was picking up and I was concerned I'd end up wearing him.
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Jun 18, 2015 10:01
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yep, aka the golden silk orb weaver Nephila sp. their webs are absolutely beautiful and so effective that they can catch birds and small reptiles, a Good Spide (and that's a her, male Nephila are insanely tiny)
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Jun 18, 2015 12:09
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That one is Nephila clavipes. Beautiful things!
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 double post! This killdeer was creeping around while we were observing horses. It didn't really like us being around, but apparently not badly enough to pretend to be crippled.  These dumbasses are still alive somehow. (either mule or white-tailed deer. I don't know how to tell the difference and they're both still juveniles)  Disregard my comment about squirrels a few posts back because this fucker owned and just chilled on a branch like a foot from my head while I waited for a horse to take a dump. (American red squirrel)  Phiddipus sp.? It's not in my field guide  . Click for a better look because imgur's cropping tool also shrunk it for some idiot reason.  Also horses:   This poor bastard has a deformed right hindleg. The guide I was with figured he broke it when he was young and somehow survived to adulthood.  More of him:   A more flattering shot of the headbanging horses I posted earlier:  Finally a commentary on horse digestive systems:  Click all pics for super huge-rear end yadda yadda
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Critterquesters, I'd like your help. My favorite bird call that I hear all the time is "EEWEE!" "EEWEE!" What bird makes this sound? It's a kind of a whiny call. I live in Massachusetts, outside Boston. I thought it was a Mockingbird, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Jun 19, 2015 02:31
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Might be the Pewee. They're cuties.
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PHIZ KALIFA posted:Might be the Pewee. They're cuties. It's a cutie and I've heard them, but that's not it. It's a much more whiny sound. Try making the EEEEEEE sound of a mosquito with your mouth, but then say "EEWEE". That's exactly the sound they make, nasally whine and all.
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try the birding thread http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3566028
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Captain Invictus posted:It's a cutie and I've heard them, but that's not it. It's a much more whiny sound. Try making the EEEEEEE sound of a mosquito with your mouth, but then say "EEWEE". That's exactly the sound they make, nasally whine and all. I can't keep track of who's who in this thread so I apologize if this is a really stupid question to ask you but are you 100% sure it's not a frog?
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That's a good guess; a lot of times it's easy to think it's a bird, frog, or insect when it's one of the others, but MA has no frogs that sound like that. Hyla cinerea's call (green tree frog) can could be described as "EEWEE," but I can't think of any others; I didn't see any when I went over MA's native species.
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Captain Invictus posted:Critterquesters, I'd like your help. My favorite bird call that I hear all the time is "EEWEE!" "EEWEE!" What bird makes this sound? It's a kind of a whiny call. I live in Massachusetts, outside Boston. I thought it was a Mockingbird, but I'm not 100% sure. Make the sound into a mic so that we can help and laugh at you and help.
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