Wildlife

[rick81721]

Wow. What's the other guy look like?

Haven't had a shiner since taekwondo sparring

 

[mattybfat]

Your lucky it didn't vomit on you!

Its primary form of defense is regurgitating semi-digested meat, a foul-smelling substance which deters most creatures intent on raiding a vulture nest.[6] It will also sting if the predator is close enough to get the vomit in its face or eyes. In some cases, the vulture must rid its crop of a heavy, undigested meal in order to take flight to flee from a potential predator.[

 

[Arwen's Mom]

A while ago someone here said something nice about opossums.
they are a very misunderstood animal.
most people seem to not like them very much

so read this:
http://healthypets.mercola.com/site...=20161209Z1&et_cid=DM129892&et_rid=1793101194

 

[Kaleidopete]

Wildlife today January 1, was a hawk and a great sky. (the hawk is off to the right)



It let me walk up and get a closeup

 

[Kaleidopete]

Bald Eagle having fish for lunch today @ Wawayanda.

 

[huffster]

Awesome pics, Pete!

 

[Kaleidopete]

The Bard Owl watching me suffer riding the snow at Wayway today.
Now ya see him

Now ya don't

 

[Karate Monkey]

From the wayback file:

A [mangy] fox made a commute up to Ortley Beach from IBSP. I thought it was a really strange dog, at first.

 

[thegock]

Echo Lake Park (that building behind the trees is the back of the cart barn at Echo Lake Golf Club) :

 

[JDurk]

With the spring temps in February, backyard was hopping with birds, squirrels, and chippies. Wife and I went out for a walk and returned to find this eyeing up the yard.

 

[Zaskar]

This is a bit gross.........

What is it?? Fox?

 

[GSTim]

This is a bit gross.........

What is it?? Fox?

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Beavcoon?

 

[Kaleidopete]

Looks like Dog to me

 

[The Kalmyk]

This is a bit gross.........

What is it?? Fox?

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Not a fox. Too square of a front bite. I would guess a bear.

 

[GSTim]

I think it's a Pit Bull. Where is that?

 

[Zaskar]

I think it's a Pit Bull. Where is that?

It's off the West Essex Trail. A buddy found it while doing some TM. I thought it was Zuul.

 

[Kaleidopete]

Pit Bull skull

 

[Kaleidopete]

Bobcat release day at Wawayanda today.
The animal rescue team is releasing a bobcat back into the wild today at Wawayanda, mid morning.
All trails are closed to the public today because of this event.
I got my morning run in early and saw the News 12 truck coming in, so it will be on the news later.

 

[Kaleidopete]

Update video
http://newjersey.news12.com/multimedia/bobcat-struck-by-car-released-back-into-wild-1.13336094

 

[rick81721]

If you're into turtles they are everywhere in the canal right now. Big ones swimming, all different sizes sunning on branches and rocks. And mating season too - I saw a couple of painted turtles mating and then saw a huge snapper. Got off the bike to take a pic and he snuck up on a smaller one and then boom, grabbed her with all four legs and his jaws.