Photos of animals in your yard

mc-m3 wrote

Coyote just chillin in the front yard, watching cars go by.

They're getting pretty ballsy and losing all fear of humans around the Seattle area.

DETRoadster wrote

They're getting pretty ballsy and losing all fear of humans around the Seattle area.

Yep, same here in SoCal foothills. I see them most nights when I walk.

Had one staying in my backyard a few years ago. Had to chase him away with a shovel.

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Circa 2011, son & dad.

Esteban wrote

Yep, same here in SoCal foothills. I see them most nights when I walk.

Had one staying in my backyard a few years ago. Had to chase him away with a shovel.

Up here in the Bay Area, we hear coyotes all the time and see them from time to time in the open space behind our fence.

For the first time last week, I saw a coyote in my back yard drinking water out of the bird fountain. He looked mangy.

sygazelle wrote

Up here in the Bay Area, we hear coyotes all the time and see them from time to time in the open space behind our fence.

For the first time last week, I saw a coyote in my back yard drinking water out of the bird fountain. He looked mangy.

That's a skinny coyote.

Sometimes I hear them all 'yipping' in unison at night close by and it makes me think they've caught some poor unsuspecting animal; maybe someone's little dog that was left in the backyard at night.

We get a lot of deer and obviously birds (with the feeder), but got this guy once in four years.

Pacific Giant Salamander

Well, I was trying to post a video my mom sent me from their property in Western North Carolina, but no dice. It's the effort that counts, right?

Looks like they caught seventeen deer and sixteen turkeys all at once out their window this morning. Pretty wild.

Not seen this tread before - I get a lot of action at my house. I'm the last house on my road with farms behind me, so the critters get pretty comfy.

unluky wrote

Not seen this tread before - I get a lot of action at my house. I'm the last house on my road with farms behind me, so the critters get pretty comfy.

Welcome. Awesome photos. Keep 'em coming.

Cow elk looking to reach the apple orchard...

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There were a dozen or so Blue Jays and Cardinals hanging around the bird feeder today. And then suddenly there were none. I looked out to see why. Big old Red Tail Hawk scared them off. I only got a lousy cell phone pic of the hawk. He was gone by the time I grabbed my Sony. But here's a few of the guests out back.

M_Six wrote

There were a dozen or so Blue Jays and Cardinals hanging around the bird feeder today. And then suddenly there were none. I looked out to see why. Big old Red Tail Hawk scared them off. I only got a lousy cell phone pic of the hawk. He was gone by the time I grabbed my Sony. But here's a few of the guests out back.

Hawks do have a way of clearing out the neighborhood. We get Cooper's hawks from time to time and every single other living creature hides in fear. Mother nature doing it's thing.

Your blue jay and cardinal photos are amazing. We don't get either of these beautiful birds here in California. I'm a bit jealous.

sygazelle wrote

Hawks do have a way of clearing out the neighborhood. We get Cooper's hawks from time to time and every single other living creature hides in fear. Mother nature doing it's thing.

Your blue jay and cardinal photos are amazing. We don't get either of these beautiful birds here in California. I'm a bit jealous.

Years ago I used to put corn and seeds out on the ground, but that came to an end we we acquired outdoor cats. We'd often have a full house of critters on a snowy day.

Turkeys were back in my neighbors yard. So imagine they were feasting on birdfood in my yard as well.

A couple of bucks. I shot this while chilling in my hot tub.

Dont think I've posted these before. Fledgling screech owls in one of our nest boxes.

M_Six wrote

Big old Red Tail Hawk scared them off.

We had the same thing happen here on Sunday with a red-shouldered hawk. It actually dive-bombed a suet feeder, looped around, and landed in a tree for a minute or two. We see them regularly but rarely so close - the suet feeder is just a few feet from the window (just far enough to be out of squirrel-jumping range from the house).

Vindicator3 wrote

We had the same thing happen here on Sunday with a red-shouldered hawk. It actually dive-bombed a suet feeder, looped around, and landed in a tree for a minute or two. We see them regularly but rarely so close - the suet feeder is just a few feet from the window (just far enough to be out of squirrel-jumping range from the house).

I have a Cooper Hawk that will come by trying to get a song bird or two on my front porch.

One of our outdoor cats stared down this fox tonight. The fox wanted no part of her and took off.