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Offline Smokin Don

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« Reply #-1 on: April 28, 2015, 01:00:17 AM »
Backyard wild life 2015

I was a little lax last summer enjoying Mother Nature and getting some photographs. You have to take time to enjoy some! Yesterday while my Crockpot was doing most of the work for our supper I sat out.

For the past few weeks I have watched a pair of Robbins build a nest on my neighbors shed, under the eave on top of a downspout. After the eggs were laid they took turns sitting on them. The past few days I could see the eggs had hatched and they were taking turns feeding them. I wanted a picture of that but when I got close enough for a good shot they would not feed them. I finally settled for a couple of shots of one of them in the nest.

Last spring a rabbit adopted my backyard to stay in and lived under my smoking deck. After a few times I hollered no at my dog when he chased it they finally would stay out together at a distance going about their business. The rabbit had a mate that stayed under my neighbors shed; I wasn’t sure which one was the female.

They survived the winter and were out early spring. Mine started gathering grass and twigs so figured it was the female. I had not seen mine out for a week and yesterday when I stepped out there was a baby about a foot from my deck. My dog had gone out so I chased it back under the deck. I knew he would want to chase them. Later it was behind my house in a flower bed, don’t think the dog saw it.

We were in the house for a while then went back out. After just a bit my dog was quiet so checked and he was laying there eating something, a baby bunny. I think a hawk actually killed it and he was having the leftovers. There is a Coopers hawk that visits my backyard regularly. All that was left was the four feet and that is typical of how a hawk would hold and eat it. My dog usually lets out a yelp as he chases something and I never heard the bunny squeal; they sound like a baby crying. At least that’s my story!

This afternoon I went out and checked and there were two more in my flower bed. My dog started to chase but I hollered No and he stopped. He left them alone. Now I know two out of three have survived. I don’t know if there are more but it will be lucky if one survives. Between the cats that roam the neighborhood and the hawks their survival rate is not too high.

I think the rabbits sense somehow that my fenced in yard is cat free, my dog keeps it cat free! Years ago when I had my Dalmatian a female raised litters in a half a whiskey barrel right outside my back door for three years. She always went over and had a sniff but left them alone. I can’t remember if she ever got any of the babies or not.









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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« on: April 28, 2015, 01:52:12 AM »
Good pics!
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2015, 06:09:51 AM »
Great pictures!
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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2015, 06:58:18 AM »
We are starting to see a bunch of rabbits around my house this year.  I will have to be on the lookout for the foxes in our area.  They don't play well together.

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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2015, 07:22:17 AM »
I don't have pics but have 9 deers come thru my side yard at night. Might have to get a license and get the cross bow out. I need more freezer space tho.  .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2015, 08:05:45 AM »
Cool pictures! We live on the side of a creek here in a very metro area but have a lot of wildlife. We have two Golden eagles that stay with us all the time and Bald eagles visit from time to time. Lots of hawks and different woodpeckers. We deer from time to time and coyotes. Not many squirrels and several neighborhood cats have gone missing, I guess it is the hawks and coyotes.
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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2015, 09:14:59 AM »
Rabbits are public enemy number one in my yard
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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2015, 09:19:20 AM »
Great shots, one of these days you will need to teach me how to get those close up's ;)
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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2015, 09:32:22 AM »
Excellent photos!
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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2015, 10:41:58 AM »
Rabbits are public enemy number one in my yard
Yea I know Pappy they can eat up some good garden crops, my neighbor said they ate his flowers and chased them out. One yr. I put out green beans, they loved them!  ::) Don
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2015, 10:46:45 AM »
Great shots, one of these days you will need to teach me how to get those close up's ;)
Tommy I have an Olympus telephoto lens, 140-600 mm equivalent, but I need to be close for good light. The lens was about $300 it's about $2000 for the one I would like that does better in low light. A good point and shoot camera w/telephoto will do pretty well too. Don
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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2015, 11:04:49 AM »
Rabbits are public enemy number one in my yard
Yea I know Pappy they can eat up some good garden crops, my neighbor said they ate his flowers and chased them out. One yr. I put out green beans, they loved them!  ::) Don

Many years ago while growing up, my dad always had a very large garden. It was his pride and joy. But he was always complaining about the @$$@$$## rabbits that were eating our veggies. Many years later after he retired and his physical issues affected him, i decided to put his garden in my back yard. I did all the heavy work and he could putter, weed and harvest. The rabbits were now eating veggies in my garden! History repeats itself and I caught myself complaining about the rabbits. He calmly handed me a cold beer, took a swig of his and said, " Gene they don't eat much, just plant a little more next time!"  He was right you know! Now cats that are allowed to roam free or wild ones.......a whole another matter!!!!!!

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« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2015, 11:37:10 AM »
Rabbits are public enemy number one in my yard
Yea I know Pappy they can eat up some good garden crops, my neighbor said they ate his flowers and chased them out. One yr. I put out green beans, they loved them!  ::) Don

Many years ago while growing up, my dad always had a very large garden. It was his pride and joy. But he was always complaining about the @$$@$$## rabbits that were eating our veggies. Many years later after he retired and his physical issues affected him, i decided to put his garden in my back yard. I did all the heavy work and he could putter, weed and harvest. The rabbits were now eating veggies in my garden! History repeats itself and I caught myself complaining about the rabbits. He calmly handed me a cold beer, took a swig of his and said, " Gene they don't eat much, just plant a little more next time!"  He was right you know! Now cats that are allowed to roam free or wild ones.......a whole another matter!!!!!!

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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2015, 02:44:37 PM »
Great looking photos Don!
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Re: Backyard Wild Life Pics
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2015, 09:53:24 PM »
Great shots, one of these days you will need to teach me how to get those close up's ;)
Tommy I have an Olympus telephoto lens, 140-600 mm equivalent, but I need to be close for good light. The lens was about $300 it's about $2000 for the one I would like that does better in low light. A good point and shoot camera w/telephoto will do pretty well too. Don

What camera are you shooting with Don? I just got the Oly EM-5 Mark II....and I am loving it. I also bought 7 lenses...don't tell the Mrs..... :D
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