In the wild: Animals edition

[goosehd]

@mikebarhoot Some great pictures there...love the deer lounging and the scorpion.

[mikebarhoot]

not sure what the insect is. never seen them before this year but they start out key lime green and turn brown. thousands of them in my area this year.

[goosehd]

@mikebarhoot I'm going to give you extra points for the welcome to the porch picture. Is that a rattler? Can't tell from the photo.

[mikebarhoot]

no. rat snake.

[goosehd]

@mikebarhoot Just was trying to figure that out on the South Central Texas Snakes website. Thank you!

https://txmn.org/alamo/area-resources/natural-areas-and-linear-creekways-guide/area-reptiles/snakes/

[mikebarhoot]

giving you bonus points for not breaking my shoes over all the dead succulents.

[flannel slut]

Family of turkeys this morning. Kept a safe enough distance? did not like the idea of momma or poppa turkey thinking they needed to protect their young.

[SKT]

Spotted a couple skinks on a family hike yesterday

[twin]

Just your everyday Rabbit .

[Oaktavia]

@SKT the blue tail on those five lined skins are so beautiful. I saw my first one at my Nana's house a couple of summers ago. They're quick, I only saw it for a moment and it was gone.

[Oaktavia]

Rosie found these two and possibly interrupted something spicy.

[Oaktavia]

Beautiful creatures called Eastern Box Turtles. I put them back where we found them after taking a few quick photos.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@Oaktavia love the eyes on the top dude

[Oaktavia]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot I've seen box turtles with red and/or pink eyes like that. So cool.

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Beautiful!

[Giles]

@goosehd Good chance of seeing a badger after dark when you are in Gosport

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

Soooo many hummingbirds here, I watch them all day long. I’ve seen them drinking from the flowers in the garden, but haven’t been stealth enough yet to snap that pic….

[goosehd]

@Giles I hope badgers are not a euphemism for people hanging out at the public loo’s you previously mentioned.

[twin]

@Oaktavia Yea we need more Box Turtles in this world.

[Oaktavia]

@twin I absolutely agree with that.