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The (Un)Offical Permie's Wildlife Picture Thread

 
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If you are outside often, it is almost a guarantee that you will run into some kind of wildlife in your endeavors. From the teeny tiny to the frightening large, wildlife can take many forms. This thread is to serve as a space to share the photos of wildlife that you have captured photos of!

I'm excited to share and see what others have seen, so lets get to it!
 
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Common Snapping Turtle


At work, I found this little fella in our maintenance shops of all places. He would rerouted back towards the nearby river area and we haven't seen him sense.

I freaking love turtles. Made my day!
 
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Dobsonfly Larvae


Spooky scary creepy crawly. A dobsonfly is not my favorite thing to run into.
 
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Eastern gray squirrel


The photo was took the year that a gray squirrel ate my entire peach crop.
 
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This little one has a LOVELY singing voice!
This little one has a LOVELY singing voice!
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This one was distinctly UNWELCOME, in my living room, thank you very much!
This one was distinctly UNWELCOME, in my living room, thank you very much!
 
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It's been very hot and dry in my area and I water the several large sunflower "trees" daily as many wildlife are depending on them. I notice the bees are out before dark (still at 90F) to visit the flowers and just go to sleep on site. They get active for a few hours in the morning and hide out during the day. I enjoy my night walk in the garden but have to take detours here and there because of the spider webs. I would try to find small grasshoppers and throw them at the web. Wow! The spiders are very fast to catch the prey. Sometimes the grasshopper is too big and the spider has to battle quite a bit, wrapping and hoisting the package to the center of the web to enjoy.  And of course, the goldfinches love the sunflower seeds and empty every head before the seeds are even mature.
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Living bird feeder
Living bird feeder
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Bumblebee sleeping
Bumblebee sleeping
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Crab spider at work
Crab spider at work
 
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Three was a mama and two baby doves that had camped out on the front steps for a couple days after leaving the nest.
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Another one - maybe 3/4 inch long came in to 'visit', tonight...
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Baby scorpion
Baby scorpion
 
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Eastern Gray Squirrel


Another Eastern Gray Squirrel but this time doing something puzzling. I could almost swear that I caught him chewing on a stinkhorn mushroom. There are plenty of more allegedly appetizing things around, so I'm not sure if perhaps my eyes deceived me.
 
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