Birds and yard critters

[finelyshedded]

Looks like a turtle hiding in the ground cover in the first picture along with the start of a 3 leave ivy you should look at.

The “turtle” looking object is an Ohio State Buckeye stamped flat decorative rock that needs repainted and that 3 leaf is one of many small trees I fight constantly from the fallen hickory hulls.

 

[Mickey Merrie]

The “turtle” looking object is an Ohio State Buckeye stamped flat decorative rock that needs repainted and that 3 leaf is one of many small trees I fight constantly from the fallen hickory hulls.

10 4.

 

[Creamer]

We've spotted a sandhill crane down the road from our house just outside Athens. Last night my father in law went and got some good pics with his camera rig right at dusk. I'm pretty sure I have never seen one around here before.

 

[Blackcat86]

A back porch surprise at a friend's place down in the Carolinas.

 

[ThatBuckeyeGuy]

A back porch surprise at a friend's place down in the Carolinas.

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I'd have to crack a Busch latte and my best can of sardines and set them at his feet as an offering ... very friggen cool! One day I will move back to the Carolinas...

 

[Wildlife]

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

What bird do you think this is ? I brought my cam from up behind the house where I shot my buck in & after reviewing all the pics on the card, I discovered this. I call this area the Buck Vacuum .... with very good reason. Anyway, I see this ..... its the only pic that was taken on that day. I swear it's a grouse.

 

[Sgt Fury]

What bird do you think this is ? I brought my cam from up behind the house where I shot my buck in & after reviewing all the pics on the card, I discovered this. I call this area the Buck Vacuum .... with very good reason. Anyway, I see this ..... its the only pic that was taken on that day. I swear it's a grouse.

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either a grouse or a small hawk like this Cooper’s hawk.

 

[Outdoorsfellar]

Though I find it hard to believe it's a grouse, the fan tail pattern matches up....if that's what it is.

 

[Sgt Fury]

I shot a grouse a long time ago and instead of the black band on its tail, it had a brown band. Took it to a taxidermist and he offered me $40 for it. I declined and gave him a deposit to mount it for me. I was in the military at the time and he kept giving excuses for a few years as to why it wasn’t done yet. Then he went out of business and moved away. That dirty bastard! Never seen one again with a tail like that.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Here’s what one looks like with the brown band….

 

[HE>I]

Had a doe get hit across the street so dragged it out back and put a camera on it. It's been 3 weeks and nothing but crows and a hawk.

 

[Stressless]

Mooch had a perfect broadside at one of the local bears here in his backyard. About 300 yards down the bayou from me.

Told him to put some.pnut butter out to make friends

 

[whitetailjunky3]

 

[mrbighorns]

Sweet pic

 

[ThatBuckeyeGuy]

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Merica!

 

[Wildlife]

 

[finelyshedded]

Had to rescue the lil bastard cuz he couldn’t get back out of the big flower pot.

 

[Clay Showalter]

Nice view from the deck

 

[Wildlife]