Critters captured on camera

[Larro Darro]

My cousin is having some of her pines cut on the next 40 over, so I walked through my longleafs to have a look. The weeds growing in the firebreak around the pines were all blooming. There were piles of this kind of butterfly.




But I this guy was the only one I saw like him. I waited with my camera zoomed to 13X for about ten minutes before he lit long enough for me to get a picture. I got about fifteen blurry ones when he would fly just as I snapped. He didn't care for the blooming weeds like the others. He flitted around the oaks, stopping a couple of times on a May Pop {purple passion} vine.

 

[bullbreaker]

Do you have a caption for this?
If you do please post it.

How about " P---Y W--PPED" ! For a caption and that coon ain't even married yet ! :laughing:

Boone

 

[crash325]

Today was Rattler #5 killed. Yesterday one got away, I think this is probably it. It was too far under the motor home to reach with a 6' pole.
Today dogs sounded off with their snake bark. Sure enough it was under the house. Had my small sharp shovel & a pellet rifle loaded with BB'S. First shot to the Body, seemed to do some damage. #2 Another body shot, snake sort of just layed out.. #3 Head shot, appeared dead. Drug it out with the shovel & smashed it's head real good.

First 2 pictures are the quail & doves checking it out. Pictures no very good as they had to be shot from a distance. There were a lot more than in the pictures. Quail dance in & out testing it. Doves do a similar thing, but git there fighting wing ready for action. If you have seen & heard a Dove Wing pop you know what I mean.

It was still moving & trying to coil. Took some video, will have too see if they turned out.

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[bullbreaker]

Today was Rattler #5 killed.
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Jim ain't nothing like a free hatband ! :thumbsup:

Boone

 

[crash325]

Jim ain't nothing like a free hatband ! :thumbsup:

Boone

Once they are dead, I just put them out for the Mexican Air Force. (Turkey Buzzards).
Don't even save the rattles.

 

[JDonly]

I think it looks like a walking stick, at least thats what we call them here. And it's hard to tell but I believe there may be two of them there, possibly mating?

That's funny! Walking stick ****!

 

[Wanda A]

I think you have your labels reversed on the quail and doves.

 

[crash325]

I think you have your labels reversed on the quail and doves.

Your Wrong. I was there & took the pictures. I know what I saw.

Today while I was not looking the buzzards ate the snake. It made a feast for the sparrows or wrens. Must have been 2 dozen of them cleaning up the small scraps left over.

Quail have been doing strange things, I've not seen before. Must have bee 30 to 50 of them holding a conference this morning. Several families all in one place. Not even a place where they come to feed. ???

 

[oldstyles]

Diamondback from the back yard, and gator in the front yard. Wild Florida can still be found! I used to leave the rattlers alone, but being a daddy changes my thinking..... especially since this one was under the kids' treehouse.

 

[Circle W]

Choot 'em!