Who lives in your yard?

[kuhio98]

Moose
Coyote
Steller Jays
Robins
Chickadees
Dark Eyed Junkos
Loons
Sand Hill Cranes
Mice
Shrews
Voles
Bees
Hornets
Dragonflys
Butterflys

[Sirrahsim]

We have a charming collection of fire ants and the occasional Black Widow spider
I saw a rabbit sometime last year and the whole neighborhood is full of squirrels.

Oh yeah, and roaches big enough to saddle up and ride

[kokopup]

Oh yeah, and roaches big enough to saddle up and ride

I guess that explains why your Armadilla moved to Alabama

[Sirrahsim]

In guess that explains why your Armadilla moved to Alabama

It wouldn't surprise me! Those suckers look like they could eat me if they wanted to

[kokopup]

In my list of Critters that frequent my home I didn't address the Insect population. I will say that Alabama has an abundance of insects especially this time of year. I have a few that if I posted their picture I would be visited by the Discovery Channel because I'm sure they are from prehistoric times. When my time comes and I'm before my Maker I going to ask him, "what on God's green earth were you thinking." The Scorpion, Yellow Jacket and Fire Ant to name just a few are insects that I can't see having any purpose other than producing pain. I'm sure there must have been a plan but it escapes me what it could have been.

Koko, Lucy and Desi got into a Yellow Jackets nest the other day and Desi ,who got the worst of it, will not set foot on the trails now. He was stung at least 6 or 7 times. Koko licked her wombs for a day or two but now is fine on the trails. I believe the sting of the Yellow Jacket has got to be the worst.

You can add to that list Fleas & ticks. This years bunches of ticks. If we walk in the woods we have to be extra careful to inspect for ticks.

[Casper]

This year I have seen in our yard....

-Birds
-Squirrels
-Raccoons
-Deer
-Rabbits
-Foxes (one of which made itself at home in our garage earlier this summer)
-Mice
-A Groundhog
-Insects

The ones in bold are seen on a daily basis.

In our neighborhood, if you do not put the lid on your trash cans you are sure to receive a visit from the pack of wild dogs that live in the area.

[Pinot's Mom]

As I've posted before, we live at the edge of the state forest, so....

Deer (white tailed, hundreds)
Red Fox
Rabbits
Groundhogs
Box Turtles (we've named them Otis and Odessa)
Tree Frogs
Spring Peepers
Chipmunks
Barred Owls
Great Horned Owls
Pileated Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Other Woodpeckers
Ruby throated Hummingbird
many Sparrow species
Chickadees
Cardinals
Blue Jays
Catbirds
Crows
Red Shouldered Hawks
Cooper's Hawks
Bluebirds
Robins
Ravens
Goldfinches
Dragonflies
Butterflies (especially Swallowtails)
various spiders, especially Barn Spiders
Mud Dauber Wasps
other Wasps and Bees
snakes, including southern copperheads and black snakes
squirrels
Canada Geese

...and one little police woman named Pinot!