Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) Our “hiccup crow” that we feed in our backyard followed me 19 miles to work! Turn the volume up and you will see why he is hiccup crow. And he is soaking wet in the rain! A few months ago another crow followed my husband to work, about the same distance. Edited November 16, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 @Chick-In-Of-TheSea that is very neat! I love my crows. I put out soaked up dog food and I believe they have a scout watching for me each morning. They show up soon after I put it out. They also recognize my car from the other apartment residents and when I drive in from somewhere, sometimes they will come over into the trees to see if I’m going to put anything else out for them. 😃That’s really something how they follow your cars! I didn’t realize they do that. Do they ever leave things for you? Mine don’t for me, but it would be very neat! I’ve read about them doing so for other people who feed them. I’m just thrilled that when I go out & theyre nearby, they’ll come over into the trees near me! 😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 (edited) On 11/16/2023 at 10:34 AM, Pokey said: Do they ever leave things for you? No they haven’t but sometimes we can have a back and forth conversation. We always call pss pss pss followed by 3 tongue clicks. Whether it is my husband or me feeding, we always do that. And they will reply to us. Then we feed peanuts in the shell. Given the choice of peanuts, they always want the ones in the shell. They like puzzles, I think? They will eat bird seed if there are no peanuts, but aren’t really that crazy about it. On 11/16/2023 at 10:34 AM, Pokey said: That’s really something how they follow your cars! I didn’t realize they do that. I was skeptical about it when my husband told me, but hiccup crow has a very specific language. He started calling about 2.5 hrs into my shift (!!) Edited November 16, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) Visit to gatorland Tidbits of knowledge- To escape a gator, run straight, not zig zag. To be released by a gator, bonk its nose. A lot of nerves in the nose. Poking eyes doesn’t do anything. The eyes just retract down into the head when they are poked. Edited November 20, 2023 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Those are some bold birds. I vote we call all of them Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 11/19/2023 at 9:00 PM, nabokovfan87 said: Those are some bold birds They really are! I was surprised! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 11/16/2023 at 10:23 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Our “hiccup crow” that we feed in our backyard followed me 19 miles to work! Turn the volume up and you will see why he is hiccup crow. And he is soaking wet in the rain! A few months ago another crow followed my husband to work, about the same distance. I've never managed to feed the crows around me. They won't come to the ground. The very tip of the fir tree in my yard is as close as they get. While they won't land, If I am looking out the window around sunrise, I will see squadrons of crows, 25 or more passing overhead. There might be more, or less somedays, but I'm not willing to get out of bed to count them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) L😍😍k at these cuties at my work! An incentive for me to take walks on my breaks! I checked on them first thing this morning because it is supposed to rain later, and I may not be able to get out there in the afternoon. Edited June 24 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Taking a little dip today 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 A heron is helping mama duck watch her sleeping kids. They are so big now! Mama is getting ready to take a nap herself. She never lays down with them. She always remains standing and keeps an eye on the surroundings. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 A different mama has just brought her babies out to forage. The ducks I have been previously posting about are still there in the lake next to these, and I saw one fly for the first time- just a short distance from the bank to the water. 😍 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi fish guy Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 It was so hot the Squirrels were melting 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/22/2024 at 11:58 AM, Tanked said: It was so hot the Squirrels were melting @xXInkedPhoenixX educated us that this posture is called a Squirrel Splooter. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/14/2024 at 3:21 PM, Mississippi fish guy said: Nice! Diving beetle larva, aka predaceous diving beetle. Why bother with horror-fantasy when Mother Nature comes up with stuff like this every other day? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/22/2024 at 1:51 PM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: @xXInkedPhoenixX educated us that this posture is called a Squirrel Splooter. I seem to learn something new almost every day here. Before the neighbor cut them down, the squirrel would 'sploot' in the shady bushes right outside the kitchen window. It would have made a better photo, but the squirrel was camera shy at that distance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi fish guy Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 (edited) On 8/22/2024 at 1:42 PM, TOtrees said: Diving beetle larva I thought it was mayfly or stonefly larva. There were multiples in what I had planned to be my daphnia culture when I had just set it up because I introduced some water from our swimming pool (it was green and it had been months since any chemicals were introduced). There was one that grew to about 1/2or 3/4 in later I did moina because the daphnia I collected kept dying. Edited August 22 by Mississippi fish guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 On 8/22/2024 at 6:22 PM, Tanked said: I seem to learn something new almost every day here. Before the neighbor cut them down, the squirrel would 'sploot' in the shady bushes right outside the kitchen window. It would have made a better photo, but the squirrel was camera shy at that distance. I have a concrete block standing up on end so the squirrels can use it to access the birdbath next to it to enjoy a refreshing beverage. However, I often see a squirrel splooting on top of the block. It must be much cooler than the ground. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted August 25 Author Share Posted August 25 Just another bun bun. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mississippi fish guy Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/24/2024 at 8:14 AM, Chick-In-Of-TheSea said: Do you know what kind of snail that is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) On 8/25/2024 at 9:41 AM, Mississippi fish guy said: Do you know what kind of snail that is? Not sure but there are lots attached to the concrete block of my house. They stay dormant there until rainfall or morning dew and then they snail around on my sliding glass door and drink the condensation. They leave crazy fun patterns on the glass. I will try to Google Lens them next time I’m out there. Edited August 26 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjoma Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 On 8/25/2024 at 6:41 AM, Mississippi fish guy said: Do you know what kind of snail that is? Could be a ghost Bulimulus. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 (edited) On 8/26/2024 at 3:14 AM, Ninjoma said: Could be a ghost Bulimulus. Yes! Bulimulus bonariensis. Here’s a post I found about them https://www.reddit.com/r/snails/s/WkSnUnmHlR They help clean. Edited August 27 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted September 12 Share Posted September 12 Wow, saw this on Reddit. Photocred: u/SpiritualBike7180 they said they are West African biscuit starfish 😍 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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