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Wild and Not So Wild World

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M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 11/25/2010 Saw another coyote this morning about 20 feet from the house. Coyotes are an amazing animal; while every other predator in the world is losing distribution and population, coyotes are gaining. There are 1 million coyotes living within Los Angeles city limits. They will eat anything dead or alive, animal or vegetable, including poodles and other small rat dogs. When food is plentiful coyotes breed early in life and have large litters, when food is scarce they delay breeding and then have small liters. The Indians believed that coyotes would be that last animals left on earth.
TK talo ka Member tampa, fla Joined: Jul 26, 2007 Posts: 452	TK talo ka Posted posted on 11/25/2010 when the cataclyism comes only roachs, coyotes, and keith richards will survive.
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 12/02/2010 The day before Turkey Day I was on the road heading to the FL Panhadle. I stopped in Apopka for a quick dip in the Springs. While walking around the park, there were several flocks of wild turkeys roaming around. I'm glad they didn't understand the fate of their domesticated cousins - there were enough of them that could have easily ganged up on us to exact some sweet revenge.
H hiltiki Tiki Socialite Hollywood, calif. Joined: Jun 10, 2004 Posts: 4256	H hiltiki Posted posted on 12/02/2010 Do turkeys fly???
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 12/02/2010 Yes, turkeys do fly. They are ground forragers (meaning they spend most of their time on the ground looking for food). They are also very fast on their feet. We also saw some deer and a river otter! Kelly Park in Apopka - a very cool place to visit if you are in the Orlando area. It is part of the Wekiva River spring system. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/springs/orl-travel-rock-springs-state-reserve-story,0,5473339.story
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 01/14/2011 While at work I heard something outside my window. On a ledge just outside my office this little guy (a hawk) was feasting on something. I couldn't tell what it was but I would guess it was a rat. He stayed there for about an hour and picked every piece of meat off the bones. Predtory birds are plentiful down here, but rarely do you get to see a wild one so close. I tapped on the window to get his attention but he was too preoccupied with his meal!
W WaikikianMoeKele Member West Leroy, Pennsylvania Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 474	W WaikikianMoeKele Posted posted on 01/15/2011 We had a Screech Owl (grey phase) in the barn today. He kept watching us as we walked back & forth in the barn. My decent camera has gone totally wonky so I couldn't get a decent pic of it. ~kele
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 01/18/2011 The day I had the hawk outside my window it was also outside the Agency next to us, Laser Advertising. The owner came over and took some video (the shot taken from the inside window is from my desk). Totally over the top but also pretty cool... http://bit.ly/coopershawk
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 01/19/2011 Great video even if the soundtrack is a bit dramatic :lol: Tom, I'm envious of your office window view - here's the view from my desk My only wildlife is a roadkill Garfield!
V VampiressRN Grand Member (1 year) Sun City Lincoln Hills (NorCal) Joined: Nov 23, 2006 Posts: 6166	V VampiressRN Posted posted on 01/19/2011 If ya haven't met my Mom at a Tiki event, if you ever see her, take the opportunity to talk her up, she is quite a character, just turned 92. All the Sacramento Ohana know her cause she comes to visit me every year a couple of times and I usually throw a party when she is here, she has also been to Oasis a couple of times with me. Still lives by herself out in the mountains in Lakeside, Ca on 10 acres, big ranch house, swimming pool, and drives an SUV. She is only about 5 feet tall, but don't let the white hair, make-up, jewelry and her snappy outfits fool ya...she is lethal. Last year she walks in her big bathroom that has a sliding glass door onto the pool covered by a floor length curtain. She sees the curtain moving and looks down to see a rattle snake getting ready to coil up. Most of us would have closed the snake in the bathroom and called someone over to kill it, but not my Mom...she closes the door with her and the snake facing off in the bathroom cause she doesn't want it to get in the rest of the house and not be able to find it. The snake is hissing at her, so she is looking around to try to think of something to kill it with...lipstick, hair spray...no...she grabs the toilet brush and as it strikes at her she beats it to death. She put it in a jar and took it to the local herpetologist who says it was a diamond back rattler. It was about 2 feet long. Don't let her get near you with a toilet brush or you can kiss your arse goodbye.
CM Cool Manchu Member PDX Joined: Aug 03, 2003 Posts: 564	CM Cool Manchu Posted posted on 01/19/2011 Wow, reading your description made me think of Choctaw Bingo by James McMurtry. She sounds like she could fit right into that song. :)
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 01/20/2011 On 2011-01-18 17:48, MadDogMike wrote: Tom, I'm envious of your office window view My window looks out onto the road and some condos... but this is the back side...
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 01/21/2011 Appropriate story for recent events! http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/specials/weirdflorida/blog/2011/01/lucky_dog_chihuahua_escapes_hu.html
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 02/07/2011 While most of the country has been plagued by crappy weather South Florida has been fantastic. To celebrate many of my friends and I were getting the families together for a day at the beach. Sunny in the 80s with a slight breeze, Saturday was the perfect day to enjoy the warm waters and good friends. Little did we realize that it was Man-O-War breeding season... We cancelled the day at the beach.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 02/07/2011 Holy Crap Tom!!! :o At least they look pretty on the beach
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 02/09/2011 Man of War. With a name like that I would cancel too.
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on 02/09/2011 I wonder how they congregate, if they have no propulsion/swimming abilities.
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on 02/10/2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war No need to look to outer space for aliens!
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 02/10/2011 "zooids, attached to each other, incapable of independent survival, float is above the water, acting as a sail" Sounds like scy fy to me. Crazy wild life. Driving up to my home the other day 3 or 4 pigeons take off at high speed from my neighbors roof. Right behind, a hawk, reaches out with claws and a big fluff of feathers floats away. Right now one pigeon has a nekked butt. It would have been so cool if the hawk had nailed it mid-air. Mother nature never stops amazin.'
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 02/14/2011 I finally found out what has been taking 5 pound craps on my car! A huge owl has been roosting on the wire over my car. It's a crappy picture, somewhat appropriate for such a crappy bird. I console myself with the hope that he will eat the gopher who gnawed my papaya tree off at the ground.
TM tiki mick Tiki Socialite SOCAL Joined: May 12, 2004 Posts: 4094	TM tiki mick Posted posted on 02/14/2011 That owl has an attitude! Look how he is glaring at the camera!
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7572	G GROG Posted posted on 02/14/2011 Squid send this picture to GROG a couple of days ago. Seems they've had some visitors at the house of Sabu where Squid resides. [ Edited by: GROG 2011-02-14 02:57 ]
UB Unga Bunga Tiki Socialite CaliTikifornia Joined: Jun 06, 2003 Posts: 5878	UB Unga Bunga Posted posted on 02/15/2011 On 2011-02-14 02:56, GROG wrote: House of Sabu Now that's a great name for a Tiki bar/restaurant
B bigtikidude Tiki Socialite Anaheim,Ca. Joined: Aug 10, 2004 Posts: 9222	B bigtikidude Posted posted on 02/16/2011 I agree Unga, but I would be afraid to use the restroom in the House of Sabu. :o Jeff(btd)
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 02/17/2011 Jus cut a hole in the upstairs floor and park a car under it. 5 lbs.
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 02/17/2011 Sabu can always say a racoon did it.
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 03/13/2011 Coon tracks in my backyard.
W WaikikianMoeKele Member West Leroy, Pennsylvania Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 474	W WaikikianMoeKele Posted posted on 03/19/2011 I saw a weasel run across the road in front of our house today. Looked a lot like a ferret, only brown with a darker tail.
W WaikikianMoeKele Member West Leroy, Pennsylvania Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 474	W WaikikianMoeKele Posted posted on 03/20/2011 On 2011-03-19 10:51, WaikikianMoeKele wrote: I saw a weasel run across the road in front of our house today. Looked a lot like a ferret, only brown with a darker tail. Correction, I now believe it was a mink.
G GROG Grand Member (1 year) Tujunga Joined: Jun 21, 2006 Posts: 7572	G GROG Posted posted on 03/20/2011 Driving home last night, saw a coyote running up the street in Tujunga.
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 03/21/2011 While riding my bike through my neighborhood, a squirrel panicked and ran directly in front of me. I rolled right over him with both wheels - but it didn't stop him from running away and straight up the closest tree.
W WaikikianMoeKele Member West Leroy, Pennsylvania Joined: Jun 25, 2008 Posts: 474	W WaikikianMoeKele Posted posted on 03/22/2011 (a la the movie "UP!")"SQUIRREL!" lol
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 03/22/2011 SQUIRREL KILLER!!! :x :lol:
T thePorpoise Tiki Socialite Tampa Bay Joined: Jan 23, 2011 Posts: 1519	T thePorpoise Posted posted on 03/30/2011 we used to have wild parakeet flying around here but alas they seem to be no more.
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1446	WC Will carve Posted posted on 04/14/2011 Besides his carving thread I think this one is Toms faves. He posted in August a pic of a lizard I was making friends with. I feed him super meal worms I get at the pet store. As the cool weather set in I didn't see him any more.Thought I lost him. Well a few weeks ago as it's warming up he pops out & looks at me like "I'm hungry wheres my worms". So we're reacquainting & here's a new pic of him. He stopped eating & starter acting weird. He's got a new girl friend & hes in love now. After I took his pic. I asked his new lil girlfriend if I could take her pic. She struck a pose & smiled.
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 04/15/2011 Lizard Whisperer
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 04/27/2011 A while back I saw my owls fornicating in the back yard. Then about a month ago, there was the remains of a large hatched egg at the base of one of my tall trees. Here's what I saw this morning: How cute! He's close to a foot tall and still fuzzy :)
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1446	WC Will carve Posted posted on 04/30/2011 "How cute" ? Did you ask to take that pic ? He doesn't look none to pleased.
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 05/01/2011 I guess "cute" really isn't the apropriate word for something that looks like it could scratch your eyes out! :lol:
T tikicoma Grand Member (9 years) wakinekona Joined: Jan 16, 2010 Posts: 843	T tikicoma Posted posted on 05/02/2011 woke up this morning looked out the bathroom window and discovered these... giant white-tailed northwest garden rats.
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1446	WC Will carve Posted posted on 05/02/2011 Mike, Man that owl is still buggin me out But most disappointing is no fornicatin pics. Were you slow or was he fast ? Well, I witnessed a session & wanted to share it with y'all. This guy is very aware when his girl is around. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8bbd.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=3cf1c8e6e17f5897a1c7f7bb2c156f3a So he commences to do his slinky dance He gets low & slinks around like he's gonna sneak up on her. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8c04.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=970990a4c5cb9cb0335bcdec013c2ba5 Then he puts the bite on her. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8cd8.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=25800527dea47e16656822b37268b3f7 Then she gives him the slip. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8d43.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=476ce1051870d4790b695dd75c347f4e More biting Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8ddf.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=54bd9d46e9f9bb8cc74dcb810b85a2b1 More slipping Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8e5a.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a33637b72eeb651ecf6ea26518db8dc8 We even had a casual voyeur cheering from the grand stand. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8e9f.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=5ddab9755da62470940009bb88f50ec1 More biting Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe8fb3.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=a9294fb61f0f64c8ab89f901823719e2 A lil sweet talk Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe9043.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=62e8c447322e557ac3e1fbcd835253df And we're done Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dbe90a0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=d6fd7757d30e84ca11a86a4a4293a5a6
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1446	WC Will carve Posted posted on 05/17/2011 Check out these 2 doves Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd25f4b.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=25d2891a66e98d45b249381ae17aa766 They are watching the flower pot hanging on my balcony Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd25f54.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=1cbab981d8a1a05a7f460a1d4aa467e5 Because inside of it is their freshly hatched chick Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd25f61.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=73a79050bca92fdc5dcd59053932f3ab
A AlohaStation Tiki Socialite So FL Joined: Sep 27, 2004 Posts: 2434	A AlohaStation Posted posted on 05/18/2011 Come on Will - you need to put more info about your Dove factory! The pots are right next to where he hangs out in the afternoon. Literally the other side of the screen. The Doves started a while back and he has seen several litters grow up and return to have their own chicks. I've been harassing him for a while to post pics. Where are the images of the "first flight"?
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 05/18/2011 Love the lizard story Will! :lol: I have my ceramic kiln in a redneck gutted clothes dryer to protect it from the weather. But if I keep the door closed, the birds keep getting in there and trying to build a nest on top of the kiln. I'll open the door and there's a double handful of sticks, leaves, and grass. Somehow a kiln that reaches 1900 degress doesn't seem like a good place for bird eggs and combustibles!
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1446	WC Will carve Posted posted on 05/19/2011 I can't get this to down load a gif but here's a few pics Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd50401.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=c3f2621f3bd01362ca8209a84c82f356 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd50459.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=e8c79bee2bd5b87f49f9639e048d8539 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd5047d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=774ca56188128c324c3ba1e174f0d75b Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd504aa.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=17de5f9fc9f4b307616c636c34b843f8 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd504c3.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=60df6bbd7f1aa28152472a6caa263f1b This first flight scared the crap out of this lil guy Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd50520.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=9aa39ab28f19a82f8072aeb501ee7fe0 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd50536.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=744788622cbeca738bd25655fd92353a Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd5053d.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=b163dc55e8f6b5931fa78948de42c3ba Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd50545.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=fb0b487e100a9b0d0ebf802c12092a94 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd5054c.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=75922cbb343d545bcebc54bdfb27e93e Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd505f0.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=1865e841cdb1f458a73b30fff2c66f7b
JT Jungle Trader Member Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca. Joined: Jan 04, 2003 Posts: 3772	JT Jungle Trader Posted posted on 05/20/2011 WOW. Closeups of the little birdies. Nice. The rains we had last week caused a swallow nest above our front door to collapse to the ground, even though no rain ever fell on it. Might have been poor construction too. The eggs were shattered. BUT the parents just started rebuilding on the opposite corner. They aren't going to give up, how could they do that. Never give up. Today they were chattering away at each other, happy as could be, starting over again.
WC Will carve Tiki Socialite Ft. Lauderdale Fl. Joined: Apr 06, 2011 Posts: 1446	WC Will carve Posted posted on 05/21/2011 You guys ever try to snatch a butterfly out of the air with a camera ? Man that's hard to do. Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd7a104.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=2fdfc323ab3e9fea88ffc3782911c3d1 Image Missing: https://tikicentral.com/resize.php/uploads/60034/4dd7a10b.jpg?w=1280&h=1280&fit=max&sharp=5&s=ecf199c5440d9c0b83858db6180b715a
M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11132	M MadDogMike Posted posted on 05/22/2011 Capturing butterflies or bats in mid-flight is 'pert-near impossible, nice ones Will.

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