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Grackle trivia.
They were not native to North America but were introduced in the 1800's by a bunch of Shakespeare loving emigrants who wanted every kind of bird mentioned in one of his plays to be in the New World. The Starling was one of them. Thanks Bill!
You coulda stayed here in a nice, cool bed if I'd known you were headed down 287. When you passed thru Vernon, TX I was only 20 miles north of you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Jeeze that's close. It was around midnight though. I'm not sure which way I'm coming home, might stop in Houston.
As for animals, I've only seen a turtle crossing the road, in Grand Saline, TX, and a snake crossing the road in Louisiana. I assumed the snake was a nice big fat eastern diamond back, but only because it looked the right size and that's what I wanted it to be. I wanted to turn around, but didn't have time. I've yet to see any crocs, but no time to sight see really. I've been bitten by red ants in two states so far. Some wasp stung me today and I hardly even saw the damn thing so it's not like I was messing with it. I've seen some skinny white birds that I want to say are some kind of egret? I'm not sure and couldn't snap a picture because every time I've been driving.
Every time I go south I get bitten by red ants, FL, TX, and now LA, so apparently they are assholes in every state.
Ants,wasps and hornets are some of the nastiest f'ers of the animal world. They don't kill as many people as mosquitoes but damn....
I've been battling mountain hornets that make paper nests underground and in the roof behind fascia where I'm building two new roofs. I always have a six pack of wasp spray handy. Lately they go for the hummingbird feeders and any meat we have outside. I zap them with a maps gas torch. Sweet revenge.
I've been watching Australian Gold Hunters on TV, and my first thought was wow, these folks are picking up gold nuggets off the ground.
My second thought was, oh my gosh, they are constantly swatting flies/insects.
Nope, nope, nope.
we've been seeing this little fox in the neighborhood lately, I finally got a chance to snap a few pics., unfortunately it wasn't very close and I was trying to hold the camera to see through my binoc, so the pics. aren't the greatest.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...f2aee8fa_c.jpgIMG_0198 by Tim Richard, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...8f03179c_c.jpgIMG_0199 by Tim Richard, on Flickr
Saw some grizzlies in Deadhorse AK today.
Shitty phone pic, but momma and 2 goofy cubs. Mom is on the left, laying down watching.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...540fb8ab_b.jpgGrizzlies by ARNEWB, on Flickr
Man that's awesome.
That is some bleak landscape.
No wonder the bears are so disgruntled.
Welcome to the north slope of Alaska...Quote:
Originally Posted by BladesNBarrels
There is a reason that the majority of human presence here is O/G or space related. There isn't much else.
Barrow AK actually is a "town", and it's pretty freaking dismal, even in the eternal sunshine of the summer...