Critters: In the Creek

[Rifletom]

The seasonal fleet is in.
Canadian Geese, Wood Duck, Malard and Merganser, so far....

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Really like that picture. I could watch those rascals for a spell just noodling around. I leave 'em alone. Quiet time.

[Mags]

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We leave em alone too. Picture was with zoom. Even the nutria get a reprieve when fleet is around.

Really like that picture. I could watch those rascals for a spell just noodling around. I leave 'em alone. Quiet time.

The seasonal fleet is in.
Canadian Geese, Wood Duck, Malard and Merganser, so far....

[Redthies]

How about in the pool?

Better set up your "blind"...

I could pop them from the couch with a .22 short loaded in the Small Game Carbine!

[GunnyGene]

Gators - big un's and little un's. Have a hunting season for gators. Cottonmouths. Snappers. Various waterfowl. Occasionally a small car.

[cooperhawk]

Saw a flock of swans fly over yesterday looking for open water I bet. None around here yet.

What we get in our pool every year are Alligator Snapping Turtles. They dig under the fence and dive right in. Wild west show with a net to get them out as they go straight to the bottom and sit there.

[Mags]

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Many years ago we had a pair of farm goose. Because of the coyotes, we had to pen them up every night. According to my wife that was a Rodeo hoot of show to watch too. I'm still get pissed off thinking of all the chasing I did.

Saw a flock of swans fly over yesterday looking for open water I bet. None around here yet.

What we get in our pool every year are Alligator Snapping Turtles. They dig under the fence and dive right in. Wild west show with a net to get them out as they go straight to the bottom and sit there.

[220]

A few pics of some of the introduced species in my creek here in Aus



Plenty of natives as well, water rats, ducks, crayfish even the occasional platypus, a little bit of gold as well when I can be bothered to spend a few hours panning.

[markiver54]

Nice pics...and dinner to boot!

[Mags]

Coyote
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[fortyshooter]

Nice coyote!

Here's one of my favorites from some years ago on the creek cam.... Ducks race to scene to check out Mr. Snake!
https://youtu.be/1Dm34R6-5QA

[Mags]

Nice coyote!

Here's one of my favorites from some years ago on the creek cam.... Ducks race to scene to check out Mr. Snake!
https://youtu.be/1Dm34R6-5QA

Thanks. He or she has been hanging around for a couple months now. We also have a Bobcat that's been around for about a year.
Your youtube video is set to private. Can't watch.

[dave77]

Video unavailable
This video is private

[BrokenolMarine]

For those who don't know, the Nutria are a terribly invasive species that are very damaging to dykes and dams. We had them in Virginia and our friend who allowed us to fish the five ponds on his 500 acre Black Angus farm was happy to have us pop any we saw. They had invaded two of the five ponds and were busily boring holes in the dams at water level.

They had gotten so bad in New Orleans at one point, I know that midnight patrol officers were shooting them with suppressed scoped Ruger rifles to try and slow the population explosion and damage to the dykes there. I saw it on the discovery channel. Some of the more active officers were shooting as many as fifty a night during mid-week overnight shifts.

[clovishound]

They are also supposed to be tasty.

[Mags]

Nice coyote!

Here's one of my favorites from some years ago on the creek cam.... Ducks race to scene to check out Mr. Snake!
https://youtu.be/1Dm34R6-5QA

Can't see. Video is set to PRIVATE.

[fortyshooter]

Mags...see if it works now. https://youtu.be/1Dm34R6-5QA

[Mags]

That's interesting. Do the ducks eat the snakes?

[fortyshooter]

That's interesting. Do the ducks eat the snakes?

Don't think so but maybe very curious.

[fortyshooter]

I have another I will try to post. Found it couple days ago on my camera mounted on the creek bridge. 3 deer jumping over the creek instead of using bridge 8 ft away from their jump spot and later a fox doing same thing. Maybe need to post them a sign!

[cooperhawk]

Maybe need to post them a sign!

Yup, one of them, "Deer Crossing", signs works every time.