Show your Bugs and Critters

[Mrj]

No picture but today there was a black snake under my truck. I tried to shew it away and that tool decided to climb up under the bed of the truck. By the time I got my flashlight out he had disappeared. I guess I have a pet snake now. I have no idea where he is. I looked for a good 10 minutes. Just vanished in the truck somewhere. I assume he’ll get hungry and leave eventually.

[Mad Mac]

The picture with the fawn is magic.
Is there a story with that?

[Manixguy@1994]

The picture with the fawn is magic.
Is there a story with that?

Hi Mac , just a walk in town cemetery located behind my property . I assume the Doe was browsing somewhere in wooded area nearby . I have seen this before but never so close to town . Cemetery is located at edge of bluff above the River bottoms , I have Whitetail in yard through the Winter . Dan

[Mad Mac]

Being the hopeless romantic that I am,
indulge me for a moment
for a story not unlike The Yearling
but with a sentimental ending.

One spring, a girl named Rosa
befriends an orphaned fawn
which grows into an independent doe.

Over the years,
the doe returns each spring
to introduce her fawn to Rosa.

For generations of deer
and every spring for decades,
a doe appears with a fawn.

Finally, on Christmas Eve
at the age of 95
Rosa peacefully passed away.

And every spring since then
a doe and fawn
visit her grave.

[Manixguy@1994]

Being the hopeless romantic that I am,
indulge me for a moment
for a story not unlike The Yearling
but with a sentimental ending.

One spring, a girl named Rosa
befriends an orphaned fawn
which grows into an independent doe.

Over the years,
the doe returns each spring
to introduce her fawn to Rosa.

For generations of deer
and every spring for decades,
a doe appears with a fawn.

Finally, on Christmas Eve
at the age of 95
Rosa peacefully passed away.

And every spring since then
a doe and fawn
visit her grave.

Very nice Mac . Our cemetery was established around late 1820’s , I have a lot of family and friends resting in its rolling grounds . Dan

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Dan

Awesome photo Dan!

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

This lil’ dude sometimes gets confused with a baby rattler or baby copperhead but it’s just a harmless Dekay’s brownsnake…I’ve run across all three and if I’m with someone they’ll usually say “kill it” then I’ll pick it up and say but why?

[Manixguy@1994]

Tree Frog magic on siding ! Dan

[Mad Mac]

Wow!

[Mrj]

These guys are infesting a black locus near my house.

[Manixguy@1994]

Moth after sunrise . Dan

[Mad Mac]

A very nice Rose Hooktip.
Oreta rosea, the Rose Hooktip Moth, is a moth in the Drepanidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded across boreal Canada to eastern North America. In the north, the range extends to northern Alberta, northern Manitoba and Newfoundland. It is also found east of the Great Plains as far south as Florida and eastern Texas. The habitat consists of moist temperate hardwood forests. iNaturalist

[Mrj]

Bambi

[Manixguy@1994]

We cutting back a line of Spirea yesterday and found a Chipping Sparrow nest . I have a Cardinal and Wren nesting in big island and for the first time we have a Bluebird nest in a box in second island for the first time ! Dan

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Tree Frog magic on siding ! Dan

That’s DOPE!!!

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Baffle? What baffle?

[Manixguy@1994]

Baffle? What baffle?

Try Safflower , birds love it but Squirrels have more taste buds and will pass on eating the seed . Downside more expensive than Sunflower . Dan

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Baffle? What baffle?

Try Safflower , birds love it but Squirrels have more taste buds and will pass on eating the seed . Downside more expensive than Sunflower . Dan

Will do

[Manixguy@1994]

Momma Cardinal hunt bugs around 6:00 this morning . She has a nest in arbor hidden in Clematis vines . It’s been a productive year with different birds nesting . Dan

[Manixguy@1994]

I can’t take credit for this shot of our first ever Zebra Swallowtail butterfly, wife took it watering plants . We had other varieties but but was quite a surprise today . Dan