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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 10:05:42 GMT -5
I love me some rodent-eaters. There aren’t enough snakes in this valley, at least by my figuring… Never seen one in my two years here, except one that was on the talons of a raptor… and that was five miles from the house… And those birds… shitz everywhere. The bigger ones, the ring-neck doves could out-shitz and elephant… Yeah...I'm good with them eating rodents (like you, we've had to deal with mice in the yard), but they also eat the lizards, which eat the bugs...so I'd like to keep the lizards. These take care of the larger rodents...the rabbits.  |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 10:07:53 GMT -5
Nice. Was that first picture one you took? Pretty nice catch if it was. Are they native to Arizona? Yeah...I took the 1st pic in my back yard. The one eating a mouse was a stock pic. No...I'm not a native Arizonan. Born in The Bronx...grew up a few miles from Yankee Stadium. |
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Post by kaybli on May 29, 2024 10:17:13 GMT -5
Yeah...I'm good with them eating rodents (like you, we've had to deal with mice in the yard), but they also eat the lizards, which eat the bugs...so I'd like to keep the lizards. These take care of the larger rodents...the rabbits. What are those? Forgive my ignorance. |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 10:22:47 GMT -5
What are those? Forgive my ignorance. Bobcats. Here's a kitten preparing to feast on a rabbit it had just killed...  |
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Post by kaybli on May 29, 2024 10:30:52 GMT -5
What are those? Forgive my ignorance. Bobcats. Here's a kitten preparing to feast on a rabbit it had just killed... Poor guy. Bobcats! I should have known. You have some interesting wild life over there in AZ for sure! |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 10:33:22 GMT -5
Poor guy. Bobcats! I should have known. You have some interesting wild life over there in AZ for sure! Check this out...Javelina...  |
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Post by kaybli on May 29, 2024 10:35:15 GMT -5
Poor guy. Bobcats! I should have known. You have some interesting wild life over there in AZ for sure! Check this out...Javelina... Wow! Javelina? What is that? A pig or a rodent? |
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Post by 1955nyyfan on May 29, 2024 10:40:42 GMT -5
Check this out...Javelina... Wow! Javelina? What is that? A pig or a rodent? Tastes like chicken? |
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Post by kaybli on May 29, 2024 10:41:46 GMT -5
Wow! Javelina? What is that? A pig or a rodent? Tastes like chicken?  |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 10:42:33 GMT -5
Check this out...Javelina... Wow! Javelina? What is that? A pig or a rodent? Often mistaken for a pig, but no...a peccary. |
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Post by inger on May 29, 2024 10:44:20 GMT -5
I love me some rodent-eaters. There aren’t enough snakes in this valley, at least by my figuring… Never seen one in my two years here, except one that was on the talons of a raptor… and that was five miles from the house… And those birds… shitz everywhere. The bigger ones, the ring-neck doves could out-shitz and elephant… Yeah...I'm good with them eating rodents (like you, we've had to deal with mice in the yard), but they also eat the lizards, which eat the bugs...so I'd like to keep the lizards. We have very few lizards here due to the length of the freeze, but I do like them. Never seen a road runner here, but occasionally would see one in Pueblo… |
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Post by inger on May 29, 2024 10:47:29 GMT -5
Hey, look! He had a sombrero! …  Senor inger was here! Just like the old George Washington Slept Here signs… |
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Post by bomberhojoe on May 29, 2024 10:53:09 GMT -5
I like sitting out in the yard and watching/listening to the birds. My favorites here near the NJ shore are the mockingbirds (who will mimic your whistling), cardinals (not St. Louis) and bluejays (not Toronto).   And that beautiful fella (or gal) is a mockingbird right? Yes, he (or she) is a mockingbird. Very common in my area. They are quite the singers and mockers! |
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Post by kaybli on May 29, 2024 10:55:29 GMT -5
And that beautiful fella (or gal) is a mockingbird right? Yes, he (or she) is a mockingbird. Very common in my area. They are quite the singers and mockers! Where in the Jersey Shore are you located? I have a good friend in Asbury Park I visit often. |
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Post by azbob643 on May 29, 2024 10:58:41 GMT -5
Yeah...I'm good with them eating rodents (like you, we've had to deal with mice in the yard), but they also eat the lizards, which eat the bugs...so I'd like to keep the lizards. We have very few lizards here due to the length of the freeze, but I do like them. Never seen a road runner here, but occasionally would see one in Pueblo… Yeah, I don't recall seeing many lizards during my many years in Colorado. We've got them all over the yard here...love 'em. As I said, I like that they feast on bugs. I built a ground level deck and had some concern re possible termite damage (surprisingly termites are a problem out here) but the lizards will quickly devour them if they do show up. |
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Senor inger was here!
