HorizontalHunter
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What have you seen lately?
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ccm75
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Flying squirrels are cool. I watched one parachute out of a tree at about 100 feet once.
Sailed down to earth....
smokey-seven
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Shoes that were being worn by a poacher:
Is this a Barred Owl? Spotted in the evening at a DCR Wachusett location.
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/EYNYS1TTErk?feature=share
View: https://youtube.com/shorts/EYNYS1TTErk?feature=share
If it's about a foot tall, yes it is.
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Can’t see his belly, but I’m 90% sure it is a barred owl.
From the Ring camera in my driveway yesterday. These suckers like hanging out in the late afternoon. I was chilling in my garage the other day and one walked to about 20' from me-scrammed when I reached for a camera though.
EMTDAD
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at my club, we typically see heron, and we have an osprey that eats all our trout that we stock LOL..
yesterday I saw an "all white" heron.. I didn't think we had egrets up this far north..
yesterday I saw an "all white" heron.. I didn't think we had egrets up this far north..
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Nice shot. Unfortunately I had to take a video from 50+ yards away on my iPhone.
50wt
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The barred owl call goes something like this
Who cooks for you
Who cooks ( all of that wonderful fungi ) for you allllll
Who cooks for you
Who cooks ( all of that wonderful fungi ) for you allllll
SpaceCritter
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I usually hear them more than see them, but there was one at Waldo I'd see frequently on early morning rides there. Sadly, when I tried to get a shot:
Dennis in MA
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I've seen em a few times. Shocking.
I was listening to MeatEater a few weeks ago. Talking about raptors. Said that an Osprey is a very efficient bird. If it catches a fish and brings it back to the next and a bald eagle swoops in right away, it'll leave the fish and let the eagle take it. Because the eagle is so much bigger. It's going to lose the fight. It's a frightfully efficient fisher so there is no reason to just let him have it and go catch another in but a few minutes.
It's also reason #1 why osprey and eagles keep their distance usually. Osprey just avoid eagles in general.
There it is!
Stryker
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Caught this guy earlier in the year with my iphone - was sitting in branch above me when I was going into the shed
smokey-seven
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Plenty of them around. I've seen groups of 5 or 6 at a time up near plumb island. I've had 3 at a time in my lake in the back yard. There are also Great White Egrets, which are a little smaller. White Herons are the same size and Great Blues.
Such a necessary predator which has suffered great setbacks.
smokey-seven
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Pardon my ignorance, my eyes are old. WTH are those things?
I hope you thumped him with a stick, those things are evil.
I caught 10 of them last winter on my land and there are STILL a bunch over there, they decimate the hardwoods.
I have only like 2 spikes that travel my land. One climbs a hemlock but there is no hardwood damage to speak of. I have a selective cut plus a 2.5 acre clear cut coming up this early fall since my woods are so dense. I need it thinned and the money will be good. Problem with the spikes is they are only scootin around at 1-4am on my plot so it’s beyond my care to take em out. I’ve got tons of yotes too at the same time strollin through. I need a .22 suppressor and some gusto to sit out there at that hour with a thermal scope. Prolly not gonna happen anytime soon lol.
My enemy(another skunk) is getting smart.
He sent his minions in to disable my traps so he could go dig up my yard all on his own. I really hate releasing raccoons---such ungrateful bastards when you're trying to be nice to them. At least the silver trap has a quick release on on side-the green one is a bit more work. Sunday morning double raccoons project.
He sent his minions in to disable my traps so he could go dig up my yard all on his own. I really hate releasing raccoons---such ungrateful bastards when you're trying to be nice to them. At least the silver trap has a quick release on on side-the green one is a bit more work. Sunday morning double raccoons project.
Need critter ID confirmation before I decide to set traps:
This was last night in the rain so the lens is wet. Skunks always show bright white on this camera, but I'm thinking skunk with less white then normal.
Video and thumbs
Ring #AlwaysHome
This was last night in the rain so the lens is wet. Skunks always show bright white on this camera, but I'm thinking skunk with less white then normal.
Video and thumbs
Ring #AlwaysHome
HorizontalHunter
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Looks like a skunk to me.
