Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) Wow, the most bizarre creature found in the yard! This is like some Blair Witch stuff How did it get all them sticks?!? Edited September 22, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 Looks like a caddis fly larva. I think there’s a couple species that have terrestrial larvae, but most have aquatic larvae. And they collect the sticks or whatever debris is handy to where they live and stick them to a sort of cocoon they build around themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 On 9/22/2023 at 4:19 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Wow, the most bizarre creature found in the yard! This is like some Blair Witch stuff How did it get all them sticks?!? Woaaaa. That thing is pretty cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) On 9/22/2023 at 10:16 PM, Odd Duck said: Looks like a caddis fly larva. I think there’s a couple species that have terrestrial larvae, but most have aquatic larvae. And they collect the sticks or whatever debris is handy to where they live and stick them to a sort of cocoon they build around themselves. Very interesting. A neighbor said it could be a bagworm too; not sure? Edited September 23, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) We got a squirrel feeder! LOL They are spoiled with bird seed and peanuts too, hehe. This one is getting a drink. Edited September 29, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlueBeetle Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 I get to travel to Africa for my job occasionally and I’m an animal nerd. This has resulted in a lot of pics. Here are a few. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Guys- whoa. The bagworm is moving. It has travelled several branches over, every few days. Today was the first time I caught a glimpse of how that happens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted October 7, 2023 Author Share Posted October 7, 2023 On 10/7/2023 at 10:14 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Guys- whoa. The bagworm is moving. It has travelled several branches over, every few days. Today was the first time I caught a glimpse of how that happens. That thing is starting to creep me out *shudders* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 We seem to have added two more shop cats. The Calico will bolt when she sees us, but the kitten is becoming calm enough for some of us to touch and occassionally feed. The Daytime score now is 1 official shop cat, 3 strays, and potentially a baby opossum. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 One of the reasons I’m late to school: 😡 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 2:15 PM, Tanked said: We seem to have added two more shop cats. The Calico will bolt when she sees us, That’s so good that they can come for a meal! Thank you! There was a stray who had kittens under the neighbor’s gazebo. She’d been eating the dog food I was putting out for the crows so I started giving her some of my cats’ food too. You know what that means once you start feeding them! 🤪 She had three kittens, two calicos and a tortoiseshell. One was way friendly and I found a home for her when she was old enough. The other two disappeared whenever anyone was around. The mother must have been a housecat because she was friendly. I had two spayed, someone else here paid for the other one, but we haven’t been able to find homes for them. Other than living in a chicken shed down the road (plenty of hay) they’re happy. They eat well here as another apartment dweller helps keep them fed and they get all kinds of attention. They love it now, so don’t give up on the calico! 😃(Two years old now, mamá about four.)We’re only allowed two cats at this apartment and I already have two rescues. This was first year outside my apartment enjoying sunshine & waiting for dinner. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 Blackie, the official shop cat has a fully insulated condo with w/w carpet and central heat. When winter arrives we are wondering if she will allow a roommate. The kitten is the only viable candidate. Blackie has always been timid, and the kitten is the only one that won't cause her to leave. None of these cats are pets, It took me almost a year or more to partially domesticate Blackie. At the present rate, the kitten might get close by the end of the month. A piece of lunchmeat in my pocket has magical powers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Blackie is a very lucky cat and I hope she lets the little one stay! A piece of lunch meat surely is magic to their noses! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Female ruby-throated Hummingbird Edited October 15, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 This was my pet… now serving life in a Swiss prison… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 (edited) Lil anole chillin with my succulent. Seems to be mid- color/pattern change Edited October 15, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Four baby skunks came by everyday for their share of crunchies. They’ve gone off now. The outdoor cats didn’t pay much attention to them. If they got too close, the skunks just made this strange sort of chittering sound, hard to describe. They were really cute! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 (edited) I got video of the pileated woodpecker who came down to a stump yesterday. We usually put seeds around the stump, but maybe he was just after bugs. Edited October 21, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/1/2023 at 4:21 PM, TheBlueBeetle said: get to travel to Africa for my job occasionally and I’m an animal nerd. This has resulted in a lot of pics. Here are a few I love that bird. Has a great hairdo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea that is wonderful you got the video of the woodpecker! A couple of weeks ago when it was still warm enough to have the windows open, I heard very loud bird calls. I was almost positive it was a woodpecker but wasn’t sure it being so loud, I figured it must’ve been very big. So I watched and hoped it would come into sight and it did - it was one of those pileated woodpeckers. First time I’d ever seen one and had to look it up. I also found out it was the kind that Woody Woodpecker was based on. 🤪 (How many of us remember that cartoon? 🤣) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 10:42 AM, Pokey said: the kind that Woody Woodpecker was based on. 🤪 (How many of us remember that cartoon? 🤣) Yep! I remember it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 On 10/21/2023 at 10:42 AM, Pokey said: So I watched and hoped it would come into sight and it did - it was one of those pileated woodpeckers. First time I’d ever seen one and had to look it up. I also found out it was the kind that Woody Woodpecker was based on. 🤪 (How many of us remember that cartoon? 🤣) I definitely remember Woody. What part of the world do you live in? I read your post the same day I read about the possible extinction (again) of the Lord God Bird, aka The Ivory Billed Woodpecker. If you live in the southern US, that would be quite a find. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 I live in Northern NY. I’ve read various opinions of the Ivory Billed. I hope it’s alive in some deep woods somewhere living a peaceful Undisturbed life! 😃 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 Hummingbird hobby update; yard animals Hummingbirds are in migration to Honduras now and visits I get may be very temporary. I am grateful for and charmed by them. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Photo credit to an Aussie friend: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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