Pictures of the great outdoors thread.

[poweraddict]

The great outdoors came to me the other day. I came home to this hawk eating a duck in my front yard.

 

[Bugzilla]

Camping this weekend. Saw a bird drinking from our roof gutter but he flew away before I could get a picture. Few hours later another or the same bird grabbing another drink.

 

[BigRed]

The great outdoors came to me the other day. I came home to this hawk eating a duck in my front yard. View attachment 352740 View attachment 352739

Birds of prey are amazing creatures.

 

[BigRed]

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Apple trees and the dogwoods are off to a good start.

Nice porch!!!!

 

[BigRed]

My goodness, male turkeys are such awkward and ugly creatures. The tail feathers look pretty, but other than that. To think Ben Franklin wanted that to be our national bird - well I guess looking at the country today it wouldn't be that far off.

There is an interesting story as to why Franklin wanted the turkey.

 

[BigRed]

Weekend with the family at Jackson-Washington State Forest. Amazing weather and endless fun for a few young turkeys....

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Good memory making right there!

 

[Talkinghalls]

 

[DadSmith]

Did anyone see this in the news?
It appeared blue.
What was it made of to display blue in our atmosphere?

 

[manifest destiny]

ID for this jurrasic beast? Morgan-Monroe forest about 1pm.

 

[Michigan Slim]

Common Snapper. Not like the high class snapper at the casino.

 

[manifest destiny]

Common Snapper. Not like the high class snapper at the casino.

That's hillarious!
I guessed it to be a snapper too. I haven't seen one quite that heavy, though. Also, I thought snappers had more of a beak. The way I figured it, snapper or no, that's a really big turtle mouth and I don't want to learn how to type with a wooden finger.

 

[freekforge]

Ouabache bison, versailles baby raccoons in the trees behind our site, standing upstream from the falls at three falls trail at salamonie river sf.

 

[DCR]

 

[firecadet613]

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ID for this jurrasic beast? Morgan-Monroe forest about 1pm.

Had this guy coming up my dam to the lake a few weeks ago.



Then saw this little guy last week.

 

[manifest destiny]

Had this guy coming up my dam to the lake a few weeks ago.

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Then saw this little guy last week.

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I wonder how far snapping turtles travel for food and love? The one I posted was a good distance from the creek and way uphill.

 

[firecadet613]

I wonder how far snapping turtles travel for food and love? The one I posted was a good distance from the creek and way uphill.

Not sure. From where he was on the dam, he was midway on the 400' from the creek to lake. A few minutes after I took that and walked away, he was already in the water and we could see a trail of bubbles where he was.

 

[Mij]

 

[Magyars]

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How did the shoes taste!

 

[Talkinghalls]

How did the shoes taste!

Slightly over done! Tad rubbery for my taste!

 

[Magyars]

Slightly over done! Tad rubbery for my taste!

Edible, so long as you didn't step in ****!