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Wildlife around your house

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by curiousbear, Oct 29, 2013.

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  1. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    This baby robin was so proud that it could half-hop, half-fly up to the top of my Big Green Egg. It sat up there for a solid 20 mins chirping away. At one point I walked within 4-5’ of it (slowly) and it never moved.






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    It’s mom finally came by and got up there with it, and it followed her to the back of the yard to hop up in the wood pile under an oak tree.
     
    Borla, May 26, 2025
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  2. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    This baby bunny has been showing up in our yard the last two weeks. I think it lives under one of our evergreen trees.

    Today, this dove hopped around near the bunny for nearly ten minutes.

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    Borla, May 29, 2025
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  3. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    I'm not seeing the images in your post (they might show up later), but I can see them in the quote.

    Great photos, & I like the colorful planter.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 29, 2025
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  4. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    This baby bird flew straight at my head like it didn’t realize I was here. Then it landed on the back of the chair I was sitting in and remained there for probably 4-5 minutes while I watched it in the reverse camera of my phone.


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    Borla, Jun 1, 2025
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  5. DamnitAll

    DamnitAll Wait... what? Donor

    Location:
    Central MD
    So jealous… I’m pretty sure that’s a baby crow.

    (If it’s not a baby crow, then I’m less jealous.)
     
    DamnitAll, Jun 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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  6. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    We believe they are grackles. The adults are only about 10-12” tall at most. They also have a more purplish head.

    Very similar to crows, but smaller.
     
    Borla, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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  7. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    If you're familiar with
    my weird sense of humor,
    open the spoiler.
    If not, don't open it.

    Thankfully it wasn't
    a mellonpecker.



    On my phone I found a very poor quality short vid I took of a raccoon eating cat food on our front porch. I had look closely to figure out what I was seeing. Possums are slightly more, but not exactly, common.
     
    Chris Noyb, Jun 5, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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  8. fflowley

    fflowley Don't just do something, stand there!

    When I was a younger man I devoted tremendous time and energy to finding the elusive large breasted bed thrasher.:p
     
    fflowley, Jun 5, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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