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In Costa Rica I heard it referred to as "Chicken of the Tree". Yum...
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Squirrels have so little meat it's hardly worth the effort.
Source: I grew up hunting 'em & eating squirrel gravy.
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Major Tomahawk
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Tina Louise wouldn't happened to be a ginger colored cat would she?
I named her Tina Louise because she has what looks like a birthmark/mole on her face just like Ginger's.
Lazerface
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I was traveling through Southern IL for work yesterday and stopped at a state park on Rend Lake and played a course. As I was leaving I saw a bobcat pop out of a plastic drainage pipe, then go back in when it spotted me. Always cool to see bobcats.
Huge Orb Weaver spider. Thats a nice one!:thmbup:
edit.....In case you were still wondering what the picture was?? LOL I didnt realize until now that I replied to a comment from 2010....OOPS!
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This picture should show it better:
I'd run like a little girl screaming all the way... probably
http://dailycaller.com/2018/01/04/f...s-are-putting-iguanas-into-a-catatonic-state/
Just saw this and since we were just talking about them... Florida iguanas are freezing...
Just saw this and since we were just talking about them... Florida iguanas are freezing...
brutalbrutus
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Yeah, my brother-in-law saw one drop from a tree while taking a walk. Reptiles really aren't built for chilly weather.
Lazerface
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That's pretty funny. It's sad too, but maybe the low temps is a good thing overall for the FL ecosystem. It's crazy what a non-native species can do over a long period of time. Hints the python bounty someone mentioned earlier.
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Anyone know what the heck this is? Saw by a friend on a course in Plantation Florida
These are commonly referred to as spiny orb weavers. A common spider native to the southern US, found from southern California to North Carolina. In this picture the spider seems to be hiding under its shell like abdomen in an attempt to look inedible.
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^^ Used to see those growing up in So Fla. They're pretty small (about the size of your fingernail), but always thought they looked cool.
Happened upon the remains of a Red Tailed Hawk, walking between holes on the quite appropriately named Red Hawk X course at Independence Lake County Park. Looked pretty fresh. Check out those talons. I can't imagine too many animals in these parts stealthy/agile enough to catch one. Did a quick Google search for "animals that eat hawks" ...I can definitely picture an eagle being one that is.
Sorry it's not super clear, but you can certainly make out enough to tell what it is.
Happened upon the remains of a Red Tailed Hawk, walking between holes on the quite appropriately named Red Hawk X course at Independence Lake County Park. Looked pretty fresh. Check out those talons. I can't imagine too many animals in these parts stealthy/agile enough to catch one. Did a quick Google search for "animals that eat hawks" ...I can definitely picture an eagle being one that is.
Sorry it's not super clear, but you can certainly make out enough to tell what it is.
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Very cool.....well, not the death of the Hawk part, but nature playing out at Indy. I would have to guess a coyote or fox would be one of the few predators that could handle a Hawk that big.
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My first thought was a coyote, but I just can't see a healthy hawk allowing one to get within striking distance, although it's possible this bird was injured. Google says the most likely animals to prey on hawks are eagles and larger hawks. Those didn't occur to me at the time, but it makes sense.
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I used to work at a golf course. There was a pair of red tail hawks that brooded there. I used to find little piles of feathers all the time from where one of them took out a pigeon. Only saw it happen once barely out of the corner of my eye, movement then just an explosion of feathers...:thmbup:
Yep....I would agree. Maybe a Bobcat. Redtail is about the biggest Hawk round these parts. Eagle is a possibility, but they usually stick to a territory with a food souce, pond, lake, river....and I have not seen an Eagle around Indy. Interesting for sure.
I have a couple Coopers Hawks in my neighborhood for the last couple years. They have decimated the Morning Dove population. The are small, very fast Hawks that pick the Doves off of tree branches and utility lines. They often fly below the canopy in the neighborhood at high speed and turning. Crazy to get buzzzed by one while out raking leaves as such. Nature is cool.
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