The Official Critter Thread

[CurSedVoyce]

Because fug your pump house

 

[BlackSmith]

 

[cory]

Maybe i won't have to trek to norway to see orcas

Four Killer Whales Are Spotted Off New England Coast

New England Aquarium scientists captured the remarkable sight in photographs on the same day that a fishing crew saw a killer whale in the waters off Cape Cod.

www.nytimes.com

 

[lxskllr]

Turkey vulture. Took a pic through the gun scope. It didn't turn out great. Hard to hold the phone steady and not grind the lens on the eyepiece.

 

[cory]

Solid.

I think they make attachments for phone to spotting scopes

 

[cory]

#large #old

The "World's Largest Crocodile" Just Reached an Impressive New Milestone

Researchers have been studying Cassius, the largest captive crocodile on the planet, for decades. It recently celebrated a new milestone.

www.fieldandstream.com

 

[cory]

Just found this guy on IG, lotta great photos

 

[SeanKroll]

We just had a black bear sighting on my peninsula, a few miles from home, and orcas with babies nearby.


Couple years ago, there was an unsubstantiated cougar watching us at work (groundworker said he saw it).

Oly is cool.

 

[BlackSmith]

Had to have a little talk about how the butterfly bush was off limits with this little girl. I don’t think she understands hillbilly.

 

[BlackSmith]

How am I supposed to get any work done or do any chitposting…

 

[cory]

What's the food?

 

[BlackSmith]

I didn’t have any food, she was just nosey I guess.

 

[cory]

downward dog

 

[Burnham]

That's great!

 

[cory]

Black bear takes on yellow jackets

 

[CurSedVoyce]

You see the nests dug up and eaten here. One in particular I saw w a s huge!. I had hit it with a mower and pissed them off. Had to go back at dark to get the mower.
Came back some time later and it was dug up and trashed. Tough mudder!

 

[BlackSmith]

The skunks here will dig up the yellow jackets. Saw one one night digging up a nest and thought it was having a seizure or something until the bees started attacking my lite. Education received.

 

[Burnham]

Must be a lot of calories in yellow jackets, for it to be worth the punishment to get them.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

The larvae are the prize.

 

[cory]

oh yum! take a couple lil stings and in return get to eat a whole wasp nest! oh yeah!!!!

 

[BeerGeek]

Just another day at the office

Hmmm, looks like he might be a good candidate for border patrol there...

 

[cory]

@Maximalist

 

[Marc-Antoine]

Cute.

 

[lxskllr]

Forgot to ask the day I saw these. They were gathered on a white oak. I don't think I've seen them before. Any idea what they are?

 

[cory]

Hmmmm, looks like an American carrion beetle to me