Images from:
1) Roger F (Elk) Rush hour.
2) MMinAR (Ruby) My gal.
3) Paul (Giant Redheaded Centipede) She’s got legs.
4) Anymouse (Geese) Going out for their morning foray, feed.
5) PHenry (Frig) Who is this dude on my patio door?
6) Tim-FJB (Deer) Pointy Buck.
7) Claudia (Raccoon) Borrowed my Nephew’s Trail Cam to see who the suet thief was. So, THAT’S how he bypassed the baffle!
8) Claudia (Raccoon) This is how he emptied the suet from the cage. He hung there about 30 minutes.
9) Claudia (Raccoon) Got him the next night. Drove him 9 miles away to the county hunting preserve. Thankfully, MI has a law that allows us to release trapped critters in the same county as long as it’s not near a house. Around 1,000 acres of woods for him to set up a new home.
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Always a pleasant respite from the grind. Thank you Claudia and to your contributors as well. Have a great new week iotwrs!
FJB
Centipedes give me the creeps. All the other critters are OK including the racoon.
Centipedes have a nasty sting, the ones I remember as a kid that we found in our old 1785 house from time to time in upstate NY.
Terrific photos, everybody! Thanks!
@Roger F (Elk) Rush hour — dang. Worse than a herd spandex-clad bicyclists!
Coons are destructive.
Interesting critters but sure will tear stuff up.
Nice collection!
Thanks, Claudia!
The racoon has the same expression as the looters when they get arrested.
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Officer-slashed.jpg
PS – that’s not racist. It’s the first image that popped up when I searched “looter gets caught”.
You want random?
Flying fox:
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9-e9YosCilE/XqOfwKrr0zI/AAAAAAAAXLs/bFvqZ9Zg_vIdEt6wULPEQE_MEysGu_dagCEwYBhgL/s1600/flying%2Bfox.jpg
https://www.britannica.com/animal/flying-fox
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Cool! That first one is beautiful!
Thanks, Jethro – Claudia
Was listening to some Stevie Ray and then thought I’d check in…
Now they’re walking in the backyard, crapping everywhere and providing something for the dogs to chase. Then back inside for the geese chasing reward treats.
@anymouse
Geese and their goslings were all over my backyard this morning. Must have been about 40 or so.
That centipede is creepy.
The frog looks like it has a skin condition.
Love Sunday Critters!
Thanks!
While none of this could have really happened and the names have been changed to protect the innocent…
Used to keep a pile of “throwing stones” on the back deck. Momma doesn’t like it when her dogs roll in the goose shit and have to be (ongoing) given a bath. Pick up a rock and wing it at the geese to chase them off the backyard. Then one time she nailed one right in the head. Flew about ten yards to the water, swam a few strokes and his head then dropped unto the water. Deader than a door nail.
Waste not, want not.
When breasting out the goose leave the skin on. Bed of shallots, seasoned breast skin up and your choice of creamed soup. Six hours or so in the slow cooker and place sliced/finished meat on a bed of 50/50 wild and brown rice. Cover with gravy from the cooker, garnish and serve.