Show us your Wildlife Pictures

[hm1996]

Originally Posted By: GCI don't dislike snakes and will let all non-venomous snakes pass and sometimes even venomous types unless they are near the house or someplace where the wife or grandkids might get bitten.

Same here, except that I don't give poisonous snakes a pass anywhere.

Haven't said much about the peccaries and feral hogs on these ranches, but would like to clear up the notion that javelina are apt to attack you. First of all, they have extremely poor eyesight, thus, when startled, they are apt to scatter in all directions to escape. If you happen to be in the path of their escape, it would be easy to mistake the escape as an attack, as stated in video:


Walked up on this mama and her younguns one morning and she gently escorted them to safety. Had she felt cornered, she would not have hesitated to defend the youngsters, of course.

This old boar had an impressive set of dentures

A sure sign that feral hogs are on the property is the mud plastered on mesquite trees surrounding the waterholes

stakeouts on these waterholes are usually productive

In the heat of south Texas summers hogs usually return to water holes every few hours

to visit what they consider to be hog heaven

They come in all shapes, and sizes, but "woke" has not yet reached the animal kingdom, as best I've been able to determine, only the two original genders.

They do come in various colors, however.

Thanks to all who have contributed your pictures/memories; really enjoy peeking into others' outdoor ventures. Please keep them coming!

Regards,
hm

 

[Hidalgo]

In our back pasture during the day ............

IMG_1030 2 by John Doe, on Flickr

And then ...... Sleeping in the front yard about 20 feet from the street

IMG_1032 by John Doe, on Flickr

 

[hm1996]

That must be hard on the wife's flowers! Nice scenery, though, thanks for sharing, Hidalgo.

Regards,
hm

 

[Hidalgo]

Originally Posted By: hm1996That must be hard on the wife's flowers!


Nobody in our vicinity has anything that deer are attracted to. That's an exercise in futility and a waste of money here. We have deer around the homes almost every night.

That big fellow there is definitely the most mature buck that we have. He always has a girlfriend every year too.

 

[hm1996]

C'mon guys, gonna be a while until hunting seasons open again and I'm close to the bottom of the barrel. Help me out with some of your hunting pictures!!

Kinda neglected the birds that frequent the south Texas brush country. Long lenses don't fit in my hunting gear, so please excuse poor quality of these pics.

Sandhill Cranes migrate south each winter, joining those which are native to the area.

Whistler ducks spend the entire year here, nesting mostly in hollow trees. Strange looking critters when they perch on wires.

Chachalaca are very rare in the ranch country; since they seldom fly, the coyotes & bobcats probably work over the population.

Whitewing and mourning dove are native to the area (sorry, no pictures) but the ring-neck dove is a relatively new-comer to the area, but expanding rapidly.

Not much of a bird hunter of late, but the Bobwhite is a favorite

My son shot this turkey with his 416 Rem. while hunting an exotic. Believe it or not perfect shot placement at base of neck where it joins the body resulted in no loss of meat.

Then there is the old familiar roadrunner

and owls

Funny story about owls. In the 20 some years I've hunted these ranches, never had an owl attack my decoy until one day had three or four different owls steal, or attempt to steal my topper.
Owls Steal Decoy Topper

White Ibis

Hawks

Cara Cara or Mexican Eagles on a waterbuck (IIRC) carcass

And a couple of smaller, more colorful song birds