In the wild: Animals edition

[Cskarev]

A cute woodpecker in the park close to home

[Oaktavia]

@twin a blonde bat that is super cool. How big was it? Hard to tell from the photo looks not so small.

[twin]

@Cskarev Looks like a Downy Woodpecker.

[twin]

@Oaktavia About 3 inches long and 2 inches wide est. Was fast a sleep when I saw him.

[CosmoSix5]

The misses got me a video bird feeder for Christmas. Now that spring is here I set it up. I love birds. Cardinals are terrific.
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[Giles]

In British English, we would say missus unless we meant more then one unmarried female, Which, I guess you could have meant

[Matt]

I believe it’s the same here.

[Matt]

When we were traveling we stayed at a place in TX where a cardinal took particular issue with his reflection in our truck’spassenger side mirror. It got so bad I had to put a bag over the mirror to keep him from trying to kill himself.

[seawolf]

Josie got mad at me for getting too close with a camera (sorry Josie!) and Buzzed The Tower.

[Oaktavia]

@seawolf wow, those shots are incredible. It is so hard to get close enough to humming birds to get a decent shot. This reminds me, I need to clean and switch out my feeders.

[twin]

@twin said in In the wild: Animals edition:

Found this little guy a sleep.

My twin looked him up. He is a male Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis

[Oaktavia]

@twin said in In the wild: Animals edition:

Eastern Red Bat, Lasiurus borealis

Woah that is so cool! I had no idea there was a red bat in the US. Google says they live all up and down the eastern states and all the way to Texas as well.

[SFMCfranky]

This morning’s view out of my kitchen window. Not actually “In the wild”. But close enough.

[Bridger]

Fantastic shot @SFMCfranky!

What kind of birds are they and where do you live?

[SFMCfranky]

@Bridger

Howdy,
They’re Turkey Vultures. I live in Northern California. They’re very common here.

[Bridger]

@SFMCfranky said in In the wild: Animals edition:

They’re Turkey Vultures

Sounds like a gothic Christmas dinner

[ROman]

@SFMCfranky said in In the wild: Animals edition:

@Bridger

Howdy,
They’re Turkey Vultures. I live in Northern California. They’re very common here.

Got them in North Carolina as well. I think I told @Giles it was a crow when I saw one flying.

[SFMCfranky]

@ROman

Y’all must have hella big crows in North Carolina

[Oaktavia]

@SFMCfranky said in In the wild: Animals edition:

@ROman

Y’all must have hella big crows in North Carolina

the ravens are larger than the crows but not as big as the bald eagles around there and in surrounding states. The black vultures, however, look more similar to ravens and crows and are smaller than the turkey vultures.

[seawolf]

Vultures are fascinating creatures!