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Post by texaswoodie on May 8, 2012 20:06:12 GMT -5
We just returned from a trip to South Texas. Wow, what and abundance of wildlife down there! Picked up some wood while I was there as well. Pics to come later. The Green Jays would not co-operate with me. This the best I got out of about 20 shots. For reference only.   Kiskadee Flycatcher  Turkey Vulture sunning  Boat Tailed Grackle  White Winged Dove  Butterflies everywhere   Deer everywhere   This critter kept stealing my bread crumbs I put out for the birds. ID anyone? About rat size but it doesn't really look like a rat.  This is just a few of hundreds of pics I took. It was a wildlife paradise. Curt |
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Post by rockingthenorth on May 8, 2012 20:16:12 GMT -5
some beautiful birds. cool pics
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Post by Sabre52 on May 8, 2012 20:25:03 GMT -5
Great pics Curt. Haven't seen the green jay or the kiskadee yet. Sher and I tried to go into the campground but the day we were there it was closed for some kind of work. Did you see any gators? Heard they have them there. The rodent looks like a hispid cotton rat. Had a tiny rat terrier once who loved to hunt those at a relatives place in Oklahoma and man they'd chew him up when he caught one....Mel
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Post by texaswoodie on May 8, 2012 20:45:01 GMT -5
Didn't see any gators Mel but I did see this  Curt |
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Post by talkingstones on May 8, 2012 21:02:38 GMT -5
Looks like a great trip and those birds are beautiful! Great picts!
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Post by drocknut on May 8, 2012 22:49:54 GMT -5
Those are great pics. Glad you shared them.
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Post by Tonyterner on May 9, 2012 9:01:47 GMT -5
Great photos Curt. That green jay looks very colorful, shame they wouldn't cooperate with you.
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Post by grayfingers on May 9, 2012 11:04:57 GMT -5
Super photos, Curt! Aside from the vulture and the deer, I don't think I have ever seen any of those critters.
That green Jay is way cool.
Bill
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Post by tkrueger3 on May 9, 2012 11:35:38 GMT -5
Great pics, Curt. Did you get close enuf to the buzzard to smell it? LOL!
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Post by garock on May 12, 2012 15:37:26 GMT -5
Great Photos Mr Curt !!
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Post by tntmom on May 12, 2012 15:58:30 GMT -5
You are a wonderful photographer Curt!
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Post by peachfront on May 12, 2012 20:47:49 GMT -5
Wonderful photos. Especially the first picture of the Green Jay. They have so much character. Sorry you missed the gators. If you ever come out to my neck of the woods, we have probably around a dozen alligators that have moved into the pond near my house. Alligators have been an abundant species in southeast Louisiana since Katrina.  |
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Post by snuffy on May 12, 2012 21:17:18 GMT -5
Peachfront,you get your gator tags?Could be on tv!! ;D
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Post by adrian65 on May 13, 2012 0:18:07 GMT -5
Beautiful shots, Curt! That turkey vulture can compete in photos contest.
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Post by peachfront on May 13, 2012 9:12:28 GMT -5
Eek! I'm too shy to be on TV! I wonder how long they will allow the gators to remain in the pond. At this size they are pretty harmless.
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Post by Toad on May 15, 2012 21:51:29 GMT -5
great pics, thanks for sharing
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2012 19:42:28 GMT -5
This critter kept stealing my bread crumbs I put out for the birds. ID anyone? About rat size but it doesn't really look like a rat. First of all, great pictures, all of them! Love the Jay and the Grackle. Crow family is the bomb. I am going to guess that the image above is a brushy tailed woodrat or similar. (Neotoma sp) www.neotomadb.org/ |
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Post by Sabre52 on May 18, 2012 21:33:39 GMT -5
I thought Neotoma at first too but the ears are way too small for any of the Neotoma species and the ears, range and habitat are really right for the hispid cotton rat.....Mel
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Post by texaswoodie on May 19, 2012 7:11:17 GMT -5
Thank you for all the comments!
I looked at some pics and the coton rat is a dead ringer. Thanks for the ID.
Curt
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