The Joys of Flora and Fauna

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May 19, 2017 12:46:38 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

And it is a shame more readers don't visit these pages.  Some interesting stuff here.

I come here. 

[Tennesseer]

Aug 2, 2017 12:04:44 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

May 19, 2017 12:46:38 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

And it is a shame more readers don't visit these pages.  Some interesting stuff here.

I come here. 

And I thank you and mmhmm for doing so. I simply cannot believe just the three of us find the non-human world interesting.

[Peace Of Mind]

Aug 2, 2017 12:08:23 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Aug 2, 2017 12:04:44 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I come here. 

And I thank you and mmhmm for doing so. I simply cannot believe just the three of us find the non-human world interesting.

I prefer it, personally.  But in real life and not on the boards.  Unless it's raining.  Then I'll check this thread out more - like now because it's storming.  

I have to tease Tenn here as I've looked back on some "pictures" and wanted to go Ohhhhh!!!  Ahhhhhh!!!! at this one below that  now shows up:

    Soooo beuteeee fullllll!   

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Aug 2, 2017 12:47:41 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Aug 2, 2017 12:08:23 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

And I thank you and mmhmm for doing so. I simply cannot believe just the three of us find the non-human world interesting.

I prefer it, personally.  But in real life and not on the boards.  Unless it's raining.  Then I'll check this thread out more - like now because it's storming.  

I have to tease Tenn here as I've looked back on some "pictures" and wanted to go Ohhhhh!!!  Ahhhhhh!!!! at this one below that  now shows up:

    Soooo beuteeee fullllll!   

It says "please update your account for third party hosting".   Doesn't seem very pretty. (just kidding, but that's what's coming through)  

[Peace Of Mind]

Aug 4, 2017 11:54:32 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Aug 2, 2017 12:47:41 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

I prefer it, personally.  But in real life and not on the boards.  Unless it's raining.  Then I'll check this thread out more - like now because it's storming.  

I have to tease Tenn here as I've looked back on some "pictures" and wanted to go Ohhhhh!!!  Ahhhhhh!!!! at this one below that  now shows up:

    Soooo beuteeee fullllll!   

It says "please update your account for third party hosting".   Doesn't seem very pretty. (just kidding, but that's what's coming through)  

Reread what I'm now bolding for you.  That's what I see too hence the "teasing".  

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Aug 7, 2017 12:58:19 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Aug 4, 2017 11:54:32 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

It says "please update your account for third party hosting".   Doesn't seem very pretty. (just kidding, but that's what's coming through)  

Reread what I'm now bolding for you.  That's what I see too hence the "teasing".  

I feel kind of dumb right now.  Missed it completely.  Seems to be happening more and more as I get older. 

[Peace Of Mind]

Aug 7, 2017 13:02:09 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Aug 7, 2017 12:58:19 GMT -5 Peace Of Mind said:

Reread what I'm now bolding for you.  That's what I see too hence the "teasing".  

I feel kind of dumb right now.  Missed it completely.  Seems to be happening more and more as I get older. 

It happens to the best of us!     And me too.  

[Tennesseer]

Jun 30, 2017 12:49:25 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Neat picture.

"Synchronized Sleepers, Human/Nature Finalist. Photographer Franco Banfi and his fellow divers were following this pod of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in the Caribbean Sea near the Commonwealth of Dominica, when the giants suddenly seemed to fall into a vertical slumber. This phenomenon was first studied in 2008, when a team of biologists from the UK and Japan inadvertently drifted into a group of non-responsive sperm whales floating just below the surface. Baffled by the behavior, the scientists analyzed data from tagged whales and discovered that these massive marine mammals spend about 7 percent of their time taking short (6- to 24-minute) rests in this shallow vertical position. Scientists think these brief naps may, in fact, be the only time the whales sleep."

Yeaaaa! We have a new, more recent, viewer to this thread beside mmhmm , @jma23 , Peace Of Mind , and myself. Welcome copperboxes . Thanks for liking this picture.

[weltschmerz]

Speaking of fauna......

After getting stuck on Metro, fox takes bus to Île Sainte-Hélène



It wasn't the Green line but a bus that took one lost fox from McGill Metro to Île Sainte-Hélène Friday night thanks to a little help from police. 

The fox was spotted on the tracks on Friday evening and, at 9:30 p.m., police were called to help.

When they arrived, they found the fox on the tracks, on the side headed toward Honoré-Beaugrand.

Police cut power for about five minutes so they could climb down on the tracks and save him.

Montreal police Const. Caroline Chevrefils said Metro police weren't shocked by the fox.

"In the subway, we're always ready to find anything," she said.

Police used rods with rope at the end to grab the fox, she added that it wasn't aggressive, she said.

After it was captured, police took the fox to Île Sainte-Hélène by bus, where it was released into the wild.



www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/metro-fox-mcgill-ile-saint-helene-1.4237997

[Tennesseer]

Aug 7, 2017 18:29:51 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

Speaking of fauna......

After getting stuck on Metro, fox takes bus to Île Sainte-Hélène



It wasn't the Green line but a bus that took one lost fox from McGill Metro to Île Sainte-Hélène Friday night thanks to a little help from police. 

The fox was spotted on the tracks on Friday evening and, at 9:30 p.m., police were called to help.

When they arrived, they found the fox on the tracks, on the side headed toward Honoré-Beaugrand.

Police cut power for about five minutes so they could climb down on the tracks and save him.

Montreal police Const. Caroline Chevrefils said Metro police weren't shocked by the fox.

"In the subway, we're always ready to find anything," she said.

Police used rods with rope at the end to grab the fox, she added that it wasn't aggressive, she said.

After it was captured, police took the fox to Île Sainte-Hélène by bus, where it was released into the wild.



www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/metro-fox-mcgill-ile-saint-helene-1.4237997

Good outcome for all.

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The less fun side of nature.  I keep my chickens in a chain link dog run because it's the only thing strong enough to keep the coyotes out.  I did put a lighter duty chicken wire over the top to keep out the hawks.     After about 15 years the top wire became rusty/brittle, and a raccoon tore through it and got in.  It killed all the chickens and left through the same hole.  
  Raccoons are one of the few animals that will kill for no reason.  He didn't eat any of them.  My fault for not checking the condition of the wire on top.  It will be replaced before I get new chicks in September.  I already bought a new roll of wire.    

[Tennesseer]

Aug 9, 2017 12:51:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

The less fun side of nature.  I keep my chickens in a chain link dog run because it's the only thing strong enough to keep the coyotes out.  I did put a lighter duty chicken wire over the top to keep out the hawks.     After about 15 years the top wire became rusty/brittle, and a raccoon tore through it and got in.  It killed all the chickens and left through the same hole.  
  Raccoons are one of the few animals that will kill for no reason.  He didn't eat any of them.  My fault for not checking the condition of the wire on top.  It will be replaced before I get new chicks in September.  I already bought a new roll of wire.    

Ugh. Not a nice chore to clean up either..

I am aware of raccoons killing one adult cat and one kitten who lived in my backyard.

A couple raccoons eat the backyard and garage cats' food. I chase the raccoons out when I see them. On the other hand, when a local opposum eats their food, I let him. I don't mind opposums. And when I see the opposum sleeping in the garage along side the cats, I let him be..

[weltschmerz]

Aug 9, 2017 18:04:13 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Aug 9, 2017 12:51:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

The less fun side of nature.  I keep my chickens in a chain link dog run because it's the only thing strong enough to keep the coyotes out.  I did put a lighter duty chicken wire over the top to keep out the hawks.     After about 15 years the top wire became rusty/brittle, and a raccoon tore through it and got in.  It killed all the chickens and left through the same hole.  
  Raccoons are one of the few animals that will kill for no reason.  He didn't eat any of them.  My fault for not checking the condition of the wire on top.  It will be replaced before I get new chicks in September.  I already bought a new roll of wire.    

Ugh. Not a nice chore to clean up either..

I am aware of raccoons killing one adult cat and one kitten who lived in my backyard.

A couple raccoons eat the backyard and garage cats' food. I chase the raccoons out when I see them. On the other hand, when a local opposum eats their food, I let him. I don't mind opposums. And when I see the opposum sleeping in the garage along side the cats, I let him be..

I feed feral cats, too.
I put up a sign, "No raccoons, no pet cats from the neighbourhood! Homeless cats ONLY!"

They're ignoring it.

[Tennesseer]

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Aug 9, 2017 18:04:13 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Aug 9, 2017 12:51:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

The less fun side of nature.  I keep my chickens in a chain link dog run because it's the only thing strong enough to keep the coyotes out.  I did put a lighter duty chicken wire over the top to keep out the hawks.     After about 15 years the top wire became rusty/brittle, and a raccoon tore through it and got in.  It killed all the chickens and left through the same hole.  
  Raccoons are one of the few animals that will kill for no reason.  He didn't eat any of them.  My fault for not checking the condition of the wire on top.  It will be replaced before I get new chicks in September.  I already bought a new roll of wire.    

Ugh. Not a nice chore to clean up either..

I am aware of raccoons killing one adult cat and one kitten who lived in my backyard.

A couple raccoons eat the backyard and garage cats' food. I chase the raccoons out when I see them. On the other hand, when a local opposum eats their food, I let him. I don't mind opposums. And when I see the opposum sleeping in the garage along side the cats, I let him be..

I leave the possums alone also.  They don't harm anything and clean up all the carrion on the property.  I like it when I see the babies riding around on mama's back.  

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Went to the farm supply store today and found out the new chicks will be in Sept. 1st.  Don't have much time to put the new top on.  

[Tennesseer]

Aug 10, 2017 10:41:54 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Aug 9, 2017 18:04:13 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Ugh. Not a nice chore to clean up either..

I am aware of raccoons killing one adult cat and one kitten who lived in my backyard.

A couple raccoons eat the backyard and garage cats' food. I chase the raccoons out when I see them. On the other hand, when a local opposum eats their food, I let him. I don't mind opposums. And when I see the opposum sleeping in the garage along side the cats, I let him be..

I leave the possums alone also.  They don't harm anything and clean up all the carrion on the property.  I like it when I see the babies riding around on mama's back.  

I wish I could see that (the babies riding on the mom's back). The only ones I see are either older juveniles or adults.

This past June, I found one of my regular visiting possums around the corner from my home lying dead in the road after being hit by a car. I figured out the owner of the home where the opossum was laying dead would just leave it there so I picked him up and buried him on my property. My clean up 'guy' took care of my property so I might as well give him a proper burial.

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Anyone need calendula seeds? I have so many dried heads and enough seeds stored.

[Tennesseer]

Aug 17, 2017 7:40:13 GMT -5 oped said:

Anyone need calendula seeds? I have so many dried heads and enough seeds stored.

Thanks for the offer but I have run out of space for anything new. Donate to a school which has a garden students tend?

[weltschmerz]

Aug 17, 2017 7:56:30 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Aug 17, 2017 7:40:13 GMT -5 oped said:

Anyone need calendula seeds? I have so many dried heads and enough seeds stored.

Thanks for the offer but I have run out of space for anything new. Donate to a school which has a garden students tend?

I'd love some, but there may be a problem with getting them through customs.
My niece was stopped at the border because she had an avocado to feed her toddler. 
"Eat it right now, or forfeit, as per the Department of Agriculture!"

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Not quite flora, but those are some impressive rain totals that they are predicting for Harvey in Texas.  Some places 30/35".  It's got to be hard on the native wildlife who can't escape the area.

[Tennesseer]

Aug 25, 2017 14:53:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Not quite flora, but those are some impressive rain totals that they are predicting for Harvey in Texas.  Some places 30/35".  It's got to be hard on the native wildlife who can't escape the area.

I always think about that and how the land based animals cope with it. I also wonder how long it takes to repopulate the species in that one particular area. I know re-population occurs, but just how long does it take to get the balance back.

I saw this video a few months back. There are some good souls who go out and rescue native animals when it's safe to do so.

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Aug 25, 2017 17:11:49 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Aug 25, 2017 14:53:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Not quite flora, but those are some impressive rain totals that they are predicting for Harvey in Texas.  Some places 30/35".  It's got to be hard on the native wildlife who can't escape the area.

I always think about that and how the land based animals cope with it. I also wonder how long it takes to repopulate the species in that one particular area. I know re-population occurs, but just how long does it take to get the balance back.

I saw this video a few months back. There are some good souls who go out and rescue native animals when it's safe to do so.

I saw a report on fire ants floating in groups on piles of debris.  Kind of scary as they attack all at once on a pheromone signal.  Ugh. 

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I'm the only one sitting in a parking lot, logged on to YMAM, with a box of baby chickens.

[Tennesseer]

Sept 1, 2017 15:02:59 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I'm the only one sitting in a parking lot, logged on to YMAM, with a box of baby chickens.

A scene to behold. Those are your replacement chickens and did you fix the fencing?

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Sept 1, 2017 16:40:16 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Sept 1, 2017 15:02:59 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

I'm the only one sitting in a parking lot, logged on to YMAM, with a box of baby chickens.

A scene to behold. Those are your replacement chickens and did you fix the fencing?

Fencing fixed, also made stronger.  They won't be out there for a couple of weeks though.  They are living in a large box with a heat lamp in the barn.  Two days now and they are doing great !  

[Tennesseer]

Sept 3, 2017 11:16:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Sept 1, 2017 16:40:16 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

A scene to behold. Those are your replacement chickens and did you fix the fencing?

Fencing fixed, also made stronger.  They won't be out there for a couple of weeks though.  They are living in a large box with a heat lamp in the barn.  Two days now and they are doing great !  

Good to hear.

By chance do you think any of the new chickens will be one of those you see in videos running up to its owner and giving him/her a hug?

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Sept 3, 2017 11:24:12 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Sept 3, 2017 11:16:10 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Fencing fixed, also made stronger.  They won't be out there for a couple of weeks though.  They are living in a large box with a heat lamp in the barn.  Two days now and they are doing great !  

Good to hear.

By chance do you think any of the new chickens will be one of those you see in videos running up to its owner and giving him/her a hug?

I've seen that video! Have you seen the one where the rooster keeps pulling a man's hand back for a chest rub ?

[Tennesseer]

Sept 3, 2017 11:29:22 GMT -5 @jma23 said:

Sept 3, 2017 11:24:12 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Good to hear.

By chance do you think any of the new chickens will be one of those you see in videos running up to its owner and giving him/her a hug?

I've seen that video! Have you seen the one where the rooster keeps pulling a man's hand back for a chest rub ?

I have.

I like this one too but it's not a chicken.

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Since I'm thinking about raccoons.



www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Raccoons+playing+with+bicycle+tire&view=detail&mid=681739B72F642123F864681739B72F642123F864&FORM=VIRE