@Deebs made me think of who was the first person to decide to lick that one toad/frog that is a hallucinogen on the skin and how many other toad/frogs did they lick that were not ??
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Haha @rkymtnman . Ya I think that's the bufo alvarias or something like that..a Sonoran toad. Unfortunately licking the toad is toxic and ineffective.
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Baby bunnies are out of the nest munching on some grubbage (said in my best Poly Shore voice).
belleswell
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In nine years here, we’ve watched seven fawns being born from five births. Amazing thing to see. Yesterday morning we watched a doe drop twins. For the last three years, we've watched does in this same spot birthing.
We watched another doe give birth at the far end of our pond which they have done for the last three years. The one we watched yesterday morning, was our 5th one in the nine years we've been here. Awesome sauce. Two nights ago we watched another doe who has had twins last year and the year before that trying to give birth in the same spot, but nightfall happened before she did, so I never got to take pics of that birth, but she was laying down, and then standing and hunching over like they do, but nightfall ruined my chances for pics of that birth. We never got to see her drop another set of twins.
Yesterday morning, we watched another doe drop twins. Too cool to see her hunched over dropping twins as well. Amazing. The fawns take no time at all to find the teats.
In this pic you can see the first born behind her as she is hunched over dropping her second one. You can see the legs and butt of the second one in this shot before it hit the ground.
Another shot where the legs of the 2nd fawn have yet to hit the ground while the first born watches. She always spends some time licking them clean after birthing them and will teach them to lay down while she feeds nearby.
Licking them clean after birth is instinctual and will hopefully keep the predators away while she feeds as licking them removes the scent that would alert predators, which in our neck of the woods are coyotes.
Proud mommy always looks at me in my man cave studio to show off her accomplishments. She knows that we are watching and seems to enjoy showing us the new additions to the herd.
This will be her third year with twins, and probably had single fawns for a couple years prior to that which makes her at least
five years old. Her abilities to hide for 3 and half months of hunting season pressure means she's very smart. Hopefully next year she will have triplets. It takes a few years for the body size of doe to be big enough to have triplets. Not many get to say they have been witness to fawns being born, but my wife and I have watched five times now. Two of those births have been with twins. Nine years here, and 7 fawns from 5 births. Awesome.
The same doe last year, same spot. In this pic the fawns are about 3 weeks old.
This pic is from a couple years ago. Daddy and baby Mike Tyson.
Also from a couple years ago. Buckaroos.
We watched another doe give birth at the far end of our pond which they have done for the last three years. The one we watched yesterday morning, was our 5th one in the nine years we've been here. Awesome sauce. Two nights ago we watched another doe who has had twins last year and the year before that trying to give birth in the same spot, but nightfall happened before she did, so I never got to take pics of that birth, but she was laying down, and then standing and hunching over like they do, but nightfall ruined my chances for pics of that birth. We never got to see her drop another set of twins.
Yesterday morning, we watched another doe drop twins. Too cool to see her hunched over dropping twins as well. Amazing. The fawns take no time at all to find the teats.
In this pic you can see the first born behind her as she is hunched over dropping her second one. You can see the legs and butt of the second one in this shot before it hit the ground.
Another shot where the legs of the 2nd fawn have yet to hit the ground while the first born watches. She always spends some time licking them clean after birthing them and will teach them to lay down while she feeds nearby.
Licking them clean after birth is instinctual and will hopefully keep the predators away while she feeds as licking them removes the scent that would alert predators, which in our neck of the woods are coyotes.
Proud mommy always looks at me in my man cave studio to show off her accomplishments. She knows that we are watching and seems to enjoy showing us the new additions to the herd.
This will be her third year with twins, and probably had single fawns for a couple years prior to that which makes her at least
five years old. Her abilities to hide for 3 and half months of hunting season pressure means she's very smart. Hopefully next year she will have triplets. It takes a few years for the body size of doe to be big enough to have triplets. Not many get to say they have been witness to fawns being born, but my wife and I have watched five times now. Two of those births have been with twins. Nine years here, and 7 fawns from 5 births. Awesome.
The same doe last year, same spot. In this pic the fawns are about 3 weeks old.
This pic is from a couple years ago. Daddy and baby Mike Tyson.
Also from a couple years ago. Buckaroos.
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finally got a pic of this crow ? (maybe raven?) that comes almost every day to our bird bath. it brings a piece of bread with it, dunks it in the water and eats it.
my wife said oh, yeah, crows do that kind of stuff and I replied where the hell is the bird getting a piece of bread from every day????
my wife said oh, yeah, crows do that kind of stuff and I replied where the hell is the bird getting a piece of bread from every day????
My crows love their water bowl and bring food from all over to dunk.
I've found all sorts of strange remnants, with the strangest being a piece of magpie.
I think I might make a post on our community page to see who is putting the bread out. i'd love to know how far away it's coming from. maybe i'll set out a pat of butter tomorrow mornging? lol
belleswell
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Corvids are very smart. Befriend one, and you have a friend for life. If you do something to wrong them, they will also remember you for life
as one not to trust and communicate to their friends not to trust you as well. They never forget a face.
We have crows and ravens, and I have tossed bluegills that died during winter, and after the ice goes on our pond, I will net them and toss them
on the ground beside the pond for them. Once while doing this, I could see one of the ravens watching me do this. I said to them, these are for you.
They do not forget. I have had them stay in the trees watching me as I net a dead one or two, and toss them on the ground for them. They caw at me and as soon as I turn to go in toward the house, they are down on the ground getting what I left them. I talk to them and they seem to like the interaction.
Friends forevermore.
Here are some recent pics of one of the does that had twins. There are two that gave birth to twins in the same spot. They are now 2 weeks old.
Red Headed Woodpecker and star of the Woody Woodpecker show.
We've only seen them twice in the the nine years here as we are at the northern
edge of their range.
as one not to trust and communicate to their friends not to trust you as well. They never forget a face.
We have crows and ravens, and I have tossed bluegills that died during winter, and after the ice goes on our pond, I will net them and toss them
on the ground beside the pond for them. Once while doing this, I could see one of the ravens watching me do this. I said to them, these are for you.
They do not forget. I have had them stay in the trees watching me as I net a dead one or two, and toss them on the ground for them. They caw at me and as soon as I turn to go in toward the house, they are down on the ground getting what I left them. I talk to them and they seem to like the interaction.
Friends forevermore.
Here are some recent pics of one of the does that had twins. There are two that gave birth to twins in the same spot. They are now 2 weeks old.
Red Headed Woodpecker and star of the Woody Woodpecker show.
We've only seen them twice in the the nine years here as we are at the northern
edge of their range.
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It is incredible how smart the higher corvids are, and how they will listen and learn. Their ability to understand from context amazes me. Two personal examples are when I taught the babies not to pull up my freshly placed plants, and when I explained to the adults getting territorial that the main pond is for everybody, not just crows. I taught them that the first year and never had to repeat myself.
It is said they can imitate human speech too. I will be so incredibly happy if I ever get my standard "hello friend" returned.
I try to imitate the crow version of "hello friend" but my vocal cords fail. They know what I'm trying to say though, they return it, and they never mock my pronunciation.
belleswell
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This female snapping turtle spent about two hours digging a hole in the high spot of our yard about 100 feet away from our pond. The babies should show up in about 2 to 3 months. Her work on the clutch of eggs is done after she fills in the hole where she buries them.
Indigo Buntings have been on the decline in Michigan the last couple of years as well as many other northern states. They are beautiful and I'm hoping we will see some next year as last year and this year, we had none.
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Male and Female Rose Breasted Grosbeaks
Indigo Buntings have been on the decline in Michigan the last couple of years as well as many other northern states. They are beautiful and I'm hoping we will see some next year as last year and this year, we had none.
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Male and Female Rose Breasted Grosbeaks
