artbabe
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Post by artbabe on Aug 12, 2023 17:08:14 GMT
I went to the zoo two days ago and my sister and I were talking about this when we went through the Australia exhibit. Loved the kangaroos. We were also lamenting the fact that our zoo doesn't have a European section. We wanted to see the foxes that keep showing up on all of the English murder mystery shows. For a long time I didn't know what the screaming in the background was.
Our zoo has Asia, Africa, Australia, and North America exhibits. No dedicated South America or Europe.
What wildlife do you (everybody on here) commonly see in your area?
In my area (Central Ohio) I commonly see deer, rabbits, ducks, Canada geese, squirrels, chipmunks, frogs, bald eagles, hawks, turtles, opossums, and turkeys. I very seldom see raccoons or skunks but I do see them hit on the side of the road. I hear coyotes a lot but I rarely see them. Occasionally I'll see an owl.
So what wildlife do you commonly see in Texas? England? Australia? Oregon? Anywhere?
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Aug 12, 2023 17:16:51 GMT
I am in southern Ca. Our wildlife is:
Birds (hawks, eagles including bald, crows, vultures, all kinds of small birds, woodpeckers, hummingbirds, geese, ducks)
Foxes
Coyotes
Mountain lions
Bobcats
Mice
Squirrels
Snakes (rattles included)
Lizards
Bears
Deer
Rabbits
Wild donkeys
Cattle (they get to roam on quite a bit of land)
Dolphins
Sharks
Fish
Whales
*the ocean life is about 1 hour and 15 min from me, the rest is my area in a 25 min radius*
And then for insects: all kinds of butterflies, dragonflies, ants, spiders, moths, various bees, flies (horse being the worst).
ETA: frogs, turtles, opossums, skunks, racoons, owls
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Post by compeateropeator on Aug 12, 2023 17:18:23 GMT
We have a lot of wildlife in our state/northeast. Some of the normal besides The normal squirrels, chipmunks, red squirrels, voles, moles, turkeys and birds are:
skunks, opossums, raccoons, rabbits, foxes, deer, bears, Moose, coyotes, Bobcats, beavers, and woodchucks. I have seen minx and otters around lakes pretty often. Geese, Ducks, Loons, peregrine falcons, owls, herons, and we are slowly starting to get more bald eagles.
I am sure there are so many more but that is off the top of my head.
Adding on my least favorite category is, of course, snakes, turtles, salamanders, and frogs.
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rickmer
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Post by rickmer on Aug 12, 2023 17:18:53 GMT
i live toronto which also happens to be known as the raccoon capital of the world, so mainly those, squirrels, skunks, rabbits and foxes infrequently and some birds of prey occasionally.
i visited friends in the interior of british columbia and there were deer grazing on their front lawn, mountain sheep everywhere (golf course or just on the side of the road), wild turkey flock with a peacock that escaped from a local farm and moved in with them and not uncommon to see black bears. it was so cool - i cannot imagine getting that excited about a raccoon or a skunk - just lacks the same "wow" factor.
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Post by monklady123 on Aug 12, 2023 17:22:30 GMT
Northern Virginia, close to DC. Foxes. And more foxes! lol
Also, raccoons, deer, occasionally possums, hawks, random snakes, a billion chipmunks and rabbits (which explains why the foxes thrive around here). We have had a coyote in the woods near one of our nature centers, verified by the rangers and the camera they have set up in the woods. Every once in awhile people will say they saw a coyote in their neighborhood but no one has actually verified that.
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wellway
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Post by wellway on Aug 12, 2023 17:23:57 GMT
UK has only one poisonous snake, the adder. Red squirrel, roe deer, munkjac deer, red deer, badger, fox, hedgehog, otter, water vole, lots of different types of bats, hares and rabbits. harvest mice, stoats, pine martens. Just some I can think of at this moment David Attenborough latest series, Wild Isles, is about British wildlife www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p0f0t5dp/wild-isles
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 12, 2023 17:26:57 GMT
I am in Seattle. I see tons of rabbits on my walks. We have a lot of raccoons, and my kids say "we know it is time to come in when the raccoons come out.". I have heard we have, but have not seen, coyotes; my kids have seen them. Out of town, I see deer all the time, but not in the city.
Once, a bear came into Seattle. It was an event.
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Post by lisae on Aug 12, 2023 17:30:24 GMT
Western NC Commonly seen: gray squirrels, ground hogs, rabbits, many small birds, crows, deer, skunks, raccoons, voles, mice and rats, possums, chipmunks (less frequent but then we have always had cats) Occasionally seen: bears, coyotes (we hear them frequently), gray and red foxes
There are many types of fish but I really don't know what is native except trout. There are many more native to the eastern part of our state.
Our state natural history museum has an exhibit showing our wildlife in their habitat.
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lesley
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Post by lesley on Aug 12, 2023 17:32:02 GMT
In my town in Central Scotland, the most common wildlife is the local jakey. (Google jakey Scotland if you want to know what one looks like. 😉)
However, I have a wooded gully behind my house and I regularly see foxes, badgers, squirrels (only grey ones unfortunately), deer, field mice, woodpeckers, dozens of magpies and crows, wood pigeons, hawks and kestrels, plus lots of smaller birds like blue tits, coal tits, waxwings, swallows, etc
I could also list all the marine wildlife including the occasional orca and dolphins if I were to drive 40 minutes to the coast. But I don’t count that as my area. 😊
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Post by MichyM on Aug 12, 2023 17:35:32 GMT
On a regular basis in Seattle I see bald eagles (all the time out my window), owls, osprey, and other falcons. Bunnies all over. Coyotes and deer (I see them in places like Discovery Park and the Arboretum. Of course possum (on occasion) and raccoons. Blue heron are all over the place and I’ve seen a green heron once. Lots of star and jelly fish, fish of all kids, beavers, sea lions and seals, and orcas make their presence known as well. I walk a lot along the water or in some of our larger, and more overgrown parks which is where I see much of the wildlife. epeanymous, I never heard about the bear. Off to google! ETA: I must not be googling correctly, if you have a minute could you hook a girl up to a link?
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Post by Zee on Aug 12, 2023 17:50:57 GMT
In my yard there have been foxes, coyotes, deer, box turtles, very long rat snakes, rats, chipmunks, mice, squirrels, raccoons, opossums, owls, rabbits, hawks, various song birds, toads, frogs, anoles, skinks, and one poop that was VERY suspiciously similar to bear poop. Undoubtedly there has been a copperhead snake but I haven't seen one in person.
There have probably been skunks but I have never seen them here at this house.
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Post by jackietex on Aug 12, 2023 17:53:29 GMT
I live in central Texas. From my suburban backyard, I have seen or heard, bobcats, coyotes, javelinas, hawks, deer, owls, squirrels, rats, bats, armadillos, raccoons, opossums, Texas spiny lizard, foxes, rattlesnakes, copperhead snakes, coral snakes, skunks, turkeys, and not an animal, but noteworthy, centipedes (10 incher crawling up my house).
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Aug 12, 2023 17:57:08 GMT
In northwestern Alberta, Canada
Moose, elk (huge herds of them 60-300), deer (white tail and mules), black bears, coyotes, some foxes and rabbits. Ocasionally someone sees a cougar, grizzlies, wolves, lynx (I'd love to see a lynx one day).
Lots of birds, bald eagles, snowy owls, hawks, trumpeter swans, geese, ducks, loons, woodpeakers, crows, magpies, pigeons. Some just seem to stop on their migration path like the sandhill and whooping cranes. All kinds of smaller birds, blue jays, grosbeaks, waxwings, robins, chickadees, sparrows, swallows, juncos, red polls, hummingbirds are some of them.
Mice, no rats we're rat free in Alberta, North American red squirrel. There are some chipmunks. Frogs. The occasional garter snake.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2023 18:10:23 GMT
In Northern Morocco,
We have hedgehogs here that live in the scrub, along with the occasional scorpion. They scorpions are more common the farther south (heading into the Sahara) you go. Lots and lots and lots of storks, mostly white, but I have seen black ones a time or two. Some falcons. There are lots and lots of herons and egrets. Lots and lots of donkeys, but not wild...unless they got away from their owner! Same with camels. We see them on the regular, but they are usually penned up because they use them for tourists (rides). I always want to return in the night and set those poor animals free...but they might spit at me!
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Post by roundtwo on Aug 12, 2023 18:11:15 GMT
Google jakey Scotland if you want to know what one looks like. I googled
I live fairly rural so I see a lot of what has been mentioned (foxes, coyotes, bears, deer, skunks, chipmunks, snakes, frogs, geese, ducks, cardinals, blue jays, etc). On the bike trail the other day (it's an old rail line) I saw a porcupine, a ground hog and a wild turkey. The turkey is the worse - they will actually chase you. There are also very large turtles (not sure of the species) in our area and one lays eggs annually in our garden.
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Post by elaine on Aug 12, 2023 18:11:36 GMT
Northern Virginia, close to DC. Foxes. And more foxes! lol Also, raccoons, deer, occasionally possums, hawks, random snakes, a billion chipmunks and rabbits (which explains why the foxes thrive around here). We have had a coyote in the woods near one of our nature centers, verified by the rangers and the camera they have set up in the woods. Every once in awhile people will say they saw a coyote in their neighborhood but no one has actually verified that. NoVA here too! All of the above. We even had a hawk land on our porch railing yesterday about 4 ft from the front window. I tried to get a picture of it, but when I got close enough to the window, it scared it and flew off. We hear the foxes screaming in the neighborhood regularly during mating season. We had a den of 3 kits two blocks away where we walk our dogs and we used to bring freeze-dried liver treats for them. I have seen a coyote twice in our neighborhood over the summer. The bunnies here are almost tame. They know exactly how long a retractable dog leash is and will sit there until my dogs are two feet away and then run 12 feet and sit down and go back to eating. For about a decade we had a serious problem with skunks in my cul-de-sac- two of my dogs got sprayed - one in our backyard. But, I have only seen one skunk in the past 5 years. We have wild turkeys in my neighborhood now - a newer addition. We also have both Black Vultures and Turkey Vultures - quite a lot of them when there is any roadkill. There was an old (very old) barn down the street that a pair of black vultures used to nest in, but someone boarded it up. Oh yeah, the place/pond I regularly go fishing at with a neighbor (1.5 miles from my house), has a pair of beavers that I have seen numerous times.
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Post by katlady on Aug 12, 2023 18:21:41 GMT
Coastal So Cal. What I see … Land - coyotes, bobcats, lizards, snakes, skunks, raccoons, rabbits, possums. We have mountain lions but I have never seen one. Ocean - Dolphins are a common sight, seals/sea lions too. There are also whales and sharks out there but I haven’t seen them. Birds - Hawks, crows, falcons, owls, gulls, cranes, ducks, geese, road runners.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Aug 12, 2023 19:02:05 GMT
I'm in Texas and depending on what part of the state you are in, there are many types of wildlife. I am in the middle of Houston and am always amazed at the amount of wildlife we have in a city this size. There is a very large 1,500 acre park near us, as well as several bayous so I am sure that contributes to the number of animals. In my yard we regularly have the usual squirrels, possums, raccoons and coyotes. Haven't had an armadillo yet, but they are here. We've also seen Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons flying overhead, as well as Red-Tailed and Cooper's Hawks hanging out in the yard. Occasionally we have a Yellow Crowned Night Heron stroll through the yard at dusk. I always enjoy seeing those.
There are also alligators, bats, skunks, bobcats and feral hogs in the area, just thankfully not in my yard! The feral hogs are more common in the suburbs and can really do some serious damage to the yards when a group of them goes through.
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Aug 12, 2023 19:06:30 GMT
I’m in BC for the summer. There’s a big momma mule deer taking a nap in my back yard right now. We also have a family of marmots living in the rock retaining wall behind our house. There are a couple of bears in the area, a juvenile in particular who keeps wandering onto the golf course. We aren’t in the city so there’s a lot of wildlife.
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Post by Lexica on Aug 12, 2023 19:17:40 GMT
I haven’t lived in Oregon very long, so I can only tell what I have seen near my home, which isn’t much. Just a couple of beautiful big black rabbits and some squirrels. My neighbor across the street just told me an hour ago that he saw a raccoon in his front yard and felt he or she was still up in his tree. He backs to the golf course so he may see more than I ever would since he can see for a long distance. Plus, he has planted a huge vegetable garden and a lot of it is either hanging over his fence or popping through and growing on golf course grounds. I told him today that he had at least 6 huge pumpkins on the far side of his fence that he needs to pick before the club issues him a warning or mows them down. My point here though is that he has some temptations for wildlife to help themselves to.
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Post by yivit on Aug 12, 2023 19:17:59 GMT
I'm in Texas and depending on what part of the state you are in, there are many types of wildlife. I am in the middle of Houston and am always amazed at the amount of wildlife we have in a city this size. There is a very large 1,500 acre park near us, as well as several bayous so I am sure that contributes to the number of animals. In my yard we regularly have the usual squirrels, possums, raccoons and coyotes. Haven't had an armadillo yet, but they are here. We've also seen Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons flying overhead, as well as Red-Tailed and Cooper's Hawks hanging out in the yard. Occasionally we have a Yellow Crowned Night Heron stroll through the yard at dusk. I always enjoy seeing those. There are also alligators, bats, skunks, bobcats and feral hogs in the area, just thankfully not in my yard! The feral hogs are more common in the suburbs and can really do some serious damage to the yards when a group of them goes through. What she said. I'm on the southeast side of Houston. Definitely have those and the armadillos (there was one in my yard Tuesday). Don't forget about the deer!
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Post by smasonnc on Aug 12, 2023 19:24:17 GMT
We have snowy egrets and blue herons walking around in the yard and hawks overhead. We also see a bobcat sometimes and lots of squirrels and rabbits. We see Sandhill Cranes in families in parking lots and on the side of the road. They stand about 4'tall. We have beautiful Roseate Spoonbills and Great Blue Herons. We see dolphins and manatees all the time, and our town is known as The Sailfish Capital of the World, which may be hyperbolic. We have raccoons and possums, poisonous bufo toads, red-headed agama lizards that are really pretty but $#*t all over the patio furniture, and the occasional non-poisonous snake. For all the hysteria about sharks, I've never seen one in our ocean. Same for alligators. There was one in the pond on our way to class in college, but I haven't seen one since. In the water, Farther south, my friends see iguanas all the time. One of them has power lines over her yard and they freeze and fall into her pool. We also have land crabs that come out when it rains.
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Post by gryroagain on Aug 12, 2023 19:58:19 GMT
Im in Merida México and I have a possum family living in my trumpet flower bush. When hey nap during the day I can see their tails hang down, also they love the cat food for feral cats. I see he occasional coati, and tons of iguanas - some seriously big! Like 4 feet big and bright blue!
But most of all I have scorpions. Soooo many scorpions. I get my house sprayed but seems to do little.
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Post by Merge on Aug 12, 2023 20:03:24 GMT
I'm in Texas and depending on what part of the state you are in, there are many types of wildlife. I am in the middle of Houston and am always amazed at the amount of wildlife we have in a city this size. There is a very large 1,500 acre park near us, as well as several bayous so I am sure that contributes to the number of animals. In my yard we regularly have the usual squirrels, possums, raccoons and coyotes. Haven't had an armadillo yet, but they are here. We've also seen Bald Eagles and Peregrine Falcons flying overhead, as well as Red-Tailed and Cooper's Hawks hanging out in the yard. Occasionally we have a Yellow Crowned Night Heron stroll through the yard at dusk. I always enjoy seeing those. There are also alligators, bats, skunks, bobcats and feral hogs in the area, just thankfully not in my yard! The feral hogs are more common in the suburbs and can really do some serious damage to the yards when a group of them goes through. What she said. I'm on the southeast side of Houston. Definitely have those and the armadillos (there was one in my yard Tuesday). Don't forget about the deer! Don't forget nutria. Rodents of unusual size. And there is at least one Houston neighborhood that has a flock of wild peacocks, and a couple that have wild monk parakeets (both obviously descended from escaped/released pets).
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seaexplore
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Post by seaexplore on Aug 12, 2023 20:11:28 GMT
Where I live....
rattlesnakes oppossum skunks raccoons deer (they like to chill in my "wooded" front yard and eat my roses in the backyard when people leave the gate open) tarantula skinks alligator lizards house centipedes millipedes bats Jerusalem crickets centipedes black widow spiders TONS of other spiders scorpions lots of different hawk species
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Post by ntsf on Aug 12, 2023 20:15:06 GMT
I live right in San Francisco.. I see coyotes all the time, some racoons, occasional possum, squirrels, hawks, crows, ravens, there have been deer and mountain lions (but I haven't seen those). sf garter snake, bugs, bees, orcas, whales, dolphins, harbor seals, sea lions, sea birds of all kinds pelicans, herons, etc.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Aug 12, 2023 20:32:58 GMT
Here in our NJ town, deer, hawks and bats right up the street near the highway. Haven't seen raccoons, opossums and skunks. since new building, Other end of town north bald eagle, south end vultures.
Assorted birds.
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RosieKat
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Post by RosieKat on Aug 12, 2023 20:50:35 GMT
I live in central Texas. From my suburban backyard, I have seen or heard, bobcats, coyotes, javelinas, hawks, deer, owls, squirrels, rats, bats, armadillos, raccoons, opossums, Texas spiny lizard, foxes, rattlesnakes, copperhead snakes, coral snakes, skunks, turkeys, and not an animal, but noteworthy, centipedes (10 incher crawling up my house). Just down the road (perhaps literally, lol) from jackietex, and I completely agree. And I don't know about her house, but scorpions! Of course, plenty of assorted non-venomous snakes, too.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 12, 2023 20:50:45 GMT
I live in a neighborhood that borders the Chesapeake Bay. We have ospreys that build their nests in the trees next to our community beach. One day I found a fish longer than 12" (I took a ruler out to measure it) in my front yard that one of them had dropped while flying with it. We also have a lot of deer. They love to come in my yard and eat my hostas. DS took a photos late one night that had 5-6 of them in the yard. A doe left her little one in the bushes in the vacant lot next door for a while and then came back to get her. I love seeing the young ones-they are so cute! We have a lot of foxes, raccoons, and of course squirrels and a ton of birds. The bird song is incredible in my backyard. One of the things I love about this community is the mature trees we have. My sister swears we have eagles here but I can't really tell the difference between an eagle and the ospreys we have. We had a fat raccoon living under our front porch but I think he has moved on. We have flying squirrels too. Of course we have all of the sea life in the Chesapeake Bay including crabs, fish, and so on. I love nature which is one of the many reasons I chose Annapolis as a place to move to when I got divorced several years ago. That and sailing . Before that I was living in Arlington, Va which I nicknamed Concrete City.
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Post by greendragonlady on Aug 12, 2023 20:54:57 GMT
We have a lot of wildlife in our state/northeast. Some of the normal besides The normal squirrels, chipmunks, red squirrels, voles, moles, turkeys and birds are: skunks, opossums, raccoons, rabbits, foxes, deer, bears, Moose, coyotes, Bobcats, beavers, and woodchucks. I have seen minx and otters around lakes pretty often. Geese, Ducks, Loons, peregrine falcons, owls, herons, and we are slowly starting to get more bald eagles. I am sure there are so many more but that is off the top of my head. Adding on my least favorite category is, of course, snakes, turtles, salamanders, and frogs. Northeast checking in as well! In addition to the above, we get fishers going through the yard, too (people usually call them fisher cats)
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