Shadowy Man
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Bird visiting our patio, where we have a feeder for the local finches.
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Bird visiting our patio, where we have a feeder for the local finches.
crazyfingers
Meow
That's a house Finch
Shadowy Man
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It was outside the house.
crazyfingers
Meow
It was outside the house.
This is a house finch too. Twirling it's head. 2013 in my back yard. You never know what a house finch will do in front of the camera!
crazyfingers
Meow
I finally got a photo of a beaver. My first. The beavers closest to me are just up the street from my parents old house at the Old Reservoir. But I haven't really been there first thing in the morning which is the best time to see them.
It was luck that at around 12pm today I was on my way for a walk at the reservoir that from the street I looked down and saw a brown blob in the water.
This is from about 320 feet away measured from Google Earth.
These beavers are a pain in the ass. The reservoir has an upper and lower pond bisected by a narrow earthen path with two "streams" that allow the water in the upper pond to flow into the lower pond and then out at the spillway. The beavers constantly block these streams so that the path floods and you can't hike the trail without waterproof boots.
It was luck that at around 12pm today I was on my way for a walk at the reservoir that from the street I looked down and saw a brown blob in the water.
This is from about 320 feet away measured from Google Earth.
These beavers are a pain in the ass. The reservoir has an upper and lower pond bisected by a narrow earthen path with two "streams" that allow the water in the upper pond to flow into the lower pond and then out at the spillway. The beavers constantly block these streams so that the path floods and you can't hike the trail without waterproof boots.
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I don't envy much or many but this, this view I do envy.
thebeave
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Nice beaver! [/Frank Drebin]
We see them in the lake near our cabin when we go there for a little kayaking. The sightings are almost always proceeeded by a loud "thwack!" on the water from their tail slapping the water surface. Its freaking loud and echoes! I don't think the beavers like us. There are otters too, which I like better. More playful and curious. One of the coolest things I ever saw was an otter relaxing on a half submerged log eating a fish the way a little kid eats a big chocolate bar. Just one bite after another, each bite making a loud CRUNCH.
Shadowy Man
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We were on the coast on Labor Day weekend near Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and spotted this osprey watching over the beach.
Elixir
Made in America
Damn beavers. On my shit list today. I had about a half acre of creek side globe willows cleared out, and left 1 (one-count ‘em) 6-8” diameter cottonwood there, hoping it would get big and raise the ground level … less than three days later, there it lay. Too big for them to drag the 30 feet to the river, but they whacked it anyway.
crazyfingers
Meow
I've had none good Otter signing. It was winter. 2017.
I'd like more.
I have photos of woodchucks, muskrats, racoon, skunk, porcupine, red fox, mink, opossum, river otter, coyote, deer. In Canada black bears. One really bad photo of a moose. Beaver I was missing.
Trying to think whether there are other medum/large furry wild animals that are found in Massachusetts that I'm missing
I think that I'm only missing the fisher and bobcat.
I did see a dead fisher once in the woods in back of my house.
crazyfingers
Meow
Beavers are a bit of a pain in the ass.
thebeave
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Do you have ring tail civet cats out there? They are a common sight at our Sierra cabin. Really cute little buggers. We leave our BBQ leftovers for them. They mostly come out at night. Mostly.
crazyfingers
Meow
Nope. Don't have them. They are a western critter.
Elixir
Made in America
Never seen a live one. Jealous!