So what animals do you have on your property?

[Alien]

Just curious as to the different animals that we encounter in different parts of our world.
We have as follows.

Kangaroos Pain, eat our grass and shrubs in garden and wreck fences.
Wallabys as above
Bandicoots Love 'em, but dig holes all over our lawn looking for grubs and worms
Hares Not a problem as there are not many
Echidnas No problems so long as the dogs keep away from them.
Snakes Big worry at times. Keep trying to eat our parrots, not forgetting the danger to humans.
Foxes Not many and dogs keep them away
Koalas Cute and no problems
Deer Rarely on our place but not a problem
Goannas Pain, Keep trying to grab our ducks and guinea fowl and raid their nests. Dogs chase them
and a controversial one, Panthers have been sighted by myself (1) and several neighbours, but no problems here. My daughter and her husband have also seen one each and they live on a property about 30 klm from mine.

 

[NHmitch]

We have:

White tail deer: they eat our crops
Moose: scare our horses and our crops
Black bears: They eat our garbage, bird feeders, and the occasional human
Turkey: rummage through the garden, and horse manure
Bobcats: They eat mice and rodents
Grey, and Red Fox: Chicken Thieves
Coyote: they eat our barn cats
Skunks: they wreck the garden by digging up grubs
Raccoons: rabies infested creatures that eat trash and cat food
Fisher cats: nasty tempered creatures
Horses: they make my wife happy and make tons of work for me and cost lots of money
Hens: The fox keeps stealing them
Moles, Voles, Owls, Hawks, Turkey Vultures, Garter snakes, orange newts, frogs, and the occasional Eagle, but only soaring way above our heads.
a very loyal old dog: she eats my food

 

[Jstpssng]

I've got;
Red squirrels
Hare
Ruffed grouse
In more or less permanent residence

Passing through to varying degrees I have;

Black bear (mainly when the blueberry field out back is ripe)
Wild turkeys
Coyotes
Fox
Raccoon
Moose
Deer
Weasel

Crows
Pileated woodpecker
Downy woodpecker

Oh yeah, also one dog has taken up residence.

 

[joshuabardwell]

Intentional animals in residence include: sheep, hogs, chickens, ducks, and one cat. And of course, the missus, myself, and our son.

For wildlife, we see a lot of rabbits in the spring, before the juveniles have learned to make themselves scarce; woodpeckers (not a lot of them, but very noticeable); skunks; crows. We see a wild turkey on the property now and then, but they are pretty wily and disappear fast. Hardly a deer, although I think they must be around. We hear coyotes, but I have never seen one on my property, nor found scat--electric fence may be discouraging them. There is something or other digging the heck out of my entire property--gophers or groundhogs I think. The cat has caught a mole or two, but the holes are too big for moles. Oh, and possums of course. Big ugly possums with mouths full of nasty teeth. For a while we set cat food on the front porch, and the possums were running the cats off!

 

[Alien]

I haven't seen one, but the neighbours have. A Fierce Owl. It is one of the few possum predators and took one of the neighbours possums.
I guess it would do the same to cats.

 

[rekees4300]

Hares - many (aka rabbits)
Snakes - a few (only Copperhead poisonous)
Foxes - a few
Deer - many Whitetail
Turkey - many
Bobcats- rare
Coyote - many
Skunks - many
Raccoons - many
Squirrels - Fox, Gray and Pine
Groundhog - a few
Chipmunks - many
Opossum - many
Tortoise - many
Fish - Bass & Bluegill
Dogs - 5
Wife - 1

 

[Alien]

LOL, your wife? classed in the animal category? Hope she dosen't read this for your sake. :laughing:

 

[tungularafishcamp]

I never knew you had panthers in Australia, so do the spines on the echidnas come off in you like a porcupine?

 

[txdon]

Rabbits - cotton tail and jack rabbits
Armadillo
water and box turtles
Fox squirrels
Flying squirrels
Snakes - copperhead, rat, coachwhip, hognose, etc....
White tail deer
possum
coyote
fox
raccoon
skunk
turkey
lizards - various
Birds- many
mountian lion (occasionally)
panther (black) (occasionally)
feral pigs
gophers
voles
dog
cat
cows

 

[Lava Rancher]

Rockchucks - local name for the marmots which burrow under the lava piles which make up 25% of my land.
Moles, voles, mice and who knows what other rodent that shares their habits or feeds on them.
Kangaroo Rats - amusing suicidal little buggers.
Owls
Jackrabbits
Coyotes
Mountain lions are in the area, haven't found any sign yet...
Deer, white tails, several does and juveniles, only buck is an atypical one horn wonder. No fork so not legal at 3-4 yrs old...
Coons.
Snakes, gopher, king, garter, ring neck, and rattle.
Lizards, at least four different kinds.
Scorpions, everywhere, in the house too. Black widows.
One very frustrated whippet. Ten hens.

 

[Alien]

I never knew you had panthers in Australia, so do the spines on the echidnas come off in you like a porcupine?

Yes, they can, but nothing like a porcupine. Can penetrate car tyres though.

 

[MikeFarm]

Hi all

I never knew you had panthers in Australia, so do the spines on the echidnas come off in you like a porcupine?

We shouldn't It's very controversial as we have had reported sightings over many decades, intensive searching for them, their scat or hair in the bush, and yet no one yet has been able to find any physical evidence. It's still just sightings. Some sightings may be very large feral cats or thir could be panthers - maybe. Until someone catches one there will be skeptics.

Mike

 

[Alien]

Yes it is hard to prove and I wasn't aware of them until one crossed the road in front of me just near my home. The body was about a meter long and the tail almost the same and very thick. It was a magnificent looking animal. I got home and said to my wife that I just saw something and the only thing it could have been was a black panther. Later at work, (I'm retired now) a fellow colleague whom I confided in said, "oh yes, they are everywhere". I felt a lot better... lol
anyway, research shows that they are in every state in Australia and even been seen in New Zealand.
It seems Circus's and American Army mascots from WW2 are being blamed. Apparently they could bring them here but were not allowed to take them home again.
They don't worry humans unless they are trapped and feed on small game and goats. One of our neighbours has found his goat carcasses up in trees. I know my horses often panic and run around and just stare down into the bush as if they are watching something. They won't go down near there. One paddock in particular they do not like and it has heaps of feed. I intend getting a game camera someday. Maybe get a prize winning pic. lol

 

[JDGREEN4ME]

She's an animal in the bedroom :dance1:

Hey Now!!! :thumbsup::laughing:

 

[phiferpharm]

Feed on purpose:

11 Dogs ( 5 are rescues)
Cat
Miniature Pig
5 Ducks
4 Chickens
2 Macaw Parrots
2 Cockatiels
Mini Horse

On their own:
Deer
Turkey
Rabbit
Otter
Hawks
Owl
Cranes

Occasional visitors who are discouraged when possible:
Snakes - General, Rattler, and moccasin
Alligator 2 both removed by FWG
Bear Wife thought it was a "Big Dog"

 

[toppop52]

Besides our 2 cats, known critters are Gray squirrels, fox squirrels and Wicomico Red Fox squirrels (a local sub species), rabbits, fox, Canada geese, turkey, groundhogs, deer, several different snakes and lizards, hawks, owls and multiple birds. Have yet to find evidence of coyotes but they are nearby so a matter of time I feel sure. In the county are known as are cougars, bobcats and black bear. The bears are just coming back and the cat population is small and has been for 50+ years. Forgot the ever present moles!

 

[xtn]

Chiggers and fire ants.

 

[jwstewar]

Currently we are feeding:

• 1 female Black Lab mix
• 1 female Mal-Shi that has 15 beds of her own but yet sleeps in ours
• 1 hermit crab
• 1 female Alphine Goat that thinks she is a dog
• 1 female Boer Goat
• 2 wether Boer Goats.
• who knows how many Koi and gold fish in a stock tank. These all used to be in our ornamental pond that Monica decided this spring that she didn't want any more, but didn't want to get rid of the fish.:confused2:

The female goats be with us for quite awhile, but the wethers will only be with us until August and the county fair and then they will become pepperoni.

Items that are here semi-regularly and we don't feed on purpose:

• deer - only at night though, they tear the heck out of my trees and I almost hit one last year while mowing the grass
• turtles
• moles - just had one to drown when it destroyed my pool liner
• rabbits
• chipmunks
• Snake or 2 a year - deadly, if they ever touch me, I'll probably die - but I usually get them with the tractor, mower, or weedeater:laughing:
• field mice
• recently had a family of rats move in under the concrete of the pole barn (I have been feeding them, unfortunately they don't seem to like the food to well as I usually find them a couple days later on their side not breathing:laughing.
• Various birds and bats. I watched a Cardinal for quite awhile last night.

 

[JamesHW]

Critters I've seen on my property:

Chipmunks
Squirrrels
Deer
Coyotes
Chipmunks
Puff Adders
Black snakes
Garter snakes
Wild Turkeys
Chipmunks
Feral cats
Red Foxes
Squirrels
Birds
Chipmunks
Geese
Rabbits
Voles
Toads & frogs


Did I mention chipmunks?

 

[Alien]

Critters I've seen on my property:

Chipmunks

Did I mention chipmunks?