There?s something a bit... I don?t know.... phallic about them.
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There?s something a bit... I don?t know.... phallic about them.
I must have walked right by it, didn't see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChickNorris
Yeah the Javalina were bedded down real good, I've heard they are nasty buggers at times. I like those cactus as well, they are freaking huge!Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Be on the lookout for a roadrunner.
Likely being chased by a coyote riding on a huge rocket.
Beep! Beep!
My late father was a docent at the Sonora Desert Museum, snake handler. My mom threatened to kick him out if ever brought a snake home LOL. I have a cousin that studied the coatimundi as part of her PhD. She later got married there. I used to spend many sunsets perched up at Gates Pass during college-no wonder I didn't do so well that first year haha. Loved to ride the motorcycle out to Old Tucson and the Museum.Quote:
Originally Posted by hurley842002
Now is the perfect time of year to be in Tucson, after May through October not so much!
We almost stopped at Old Tucson, and decided that it was best saved for when the kids were with us. I have a dual sport (Honda CRF250L) lined up to buy right before we leave, and that thing will become very intimate with the roads in and around Tucson, especially the dirt ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doc45
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Let me know if I ever need to put in a good word for you at Tucson Medical Center, I know an old friend there.
LOL
Not necessarily a "wildlife" photo, but this step is required for me to get the wildlife photo - tying the flies. This is where the fish food gets made and prime-time begins in six weeks so it's tying time:
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Your version of Hoser's reloading room.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatidua
Ive plenty of squirrel tail to share if you'd like a couple before I send them off to Mepps.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatidua
But does he have to cut them off the frozen squirrel Carcasses first ? [Tooth]Quote:
Originally Posted by ChickNorris
An FYI for everyone, the plural for cactus is either cacti or cactuses. Both are correct, but in the 60’s & 70’s down around Yuma, we would know you were a tourist if you said cactuses.......
I sincerely appreciate it but I have enough animal parts and tying supplies to last for the rest of my life. I don't want to take something I don't need just because it's free but thank you [Wave]Quote:
Originally Posted by ChickNorris
Gee, I was going to offer you some black bear hair. Great photo of a very nice work table, Hatidua.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatidua
Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hummer
On a hike today, not bad for cell pics.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...5d98f05ea5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8ce60750cf.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...cf82e2c704.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...24780b6d90.jpg
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There's been a Saw-whet Owl calling around our yard since Christmas. I've called him in a number of times but haven't gotten good views or a photo since he's stayed high in the trees. Saw-whets are nocturnal so all this is in the dark. On January 10, we mounted a 2nd owl nest box in the yard. So far, no sign that he's found a mate so today I painted the box with a brown latex stain and it fairly disappears in the yard. The nest hole is 18.5 feet off the ground.
I also have a box for Boreal Owl, a larger cousin to the Saw-whet. Both species could nest in our spruce-fir habitat. The Boreal box was painted gray so I gave it a camo finish and mounted it in the yard today, the hole 20.5 feet off the ground. We'reopeful that one of the boxes gets used in the next month or so. I'm including a pic of one of my Saw-whets for perspective.
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That's some cool stuff, Hummer.
I've heard a GHO around here at night a couple of times but haven't spotted him yet.
Cool stuff. I really like owls. We have a GHO that roosts in the cottonwoods that hang over our backyard/patio. The damn crows sure do make a racket harassing him in the daytime.
We have a pair in our neighborhood. He's often in my big cottonwood in the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
If I don't hear him for a few days I start to think maybe they've moved on, but there's so damn many rabbits and critters around here, I don't know what it would take to scar them off.
Several years ago Denver had a huge windstorm that dropped a lot of dead trees. A big cottonwood fell somewhere around Cherry Creek park. When it was being cut-up and hauled away, they found like 17 cat collars in a hollowed area. Owl nest for sure.
Yes, on the ground below Great-horned Owl nests I've found numerous cat skulls, pheasant feet and pack rat tails.
After the rain today. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8ca1c0dc9b.jpg
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Originally Posted by hurley842002
Saw our neighborhood fox this morning. She was searching the grass for mice. Not fast enough after Reba noticed her and barked to get a pic. Just glad she is still around.
The deer up here are enjoying the weather
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Very Pretty Davsel! How are they so comfortable with your presence?
-John
Yes, beautiful scene!
Couldn't see me through the window - odd reflection sometimesQuote:
Originally Posted by iego
I thought you might say that,even though it is an incredible picture. When I lived in Greenwood Village, East of I25, I used to get visited by deer every now and then. Here, in the middle of suberbia, across I don't want to know, a family of deer was in my back yard.
Tricky cool.
-John
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Some desert flowers starting to bloom. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...480769cb76.jpg
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I like that tortoise.
That was one of the coolest critters I've ever seen in the wild, but he or she seemed so vulnerable out in the desert alone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
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Don't touch them. They'll pee themselves to death.Quote:
Originally Posted by hurley842002
Yeah from what I researched, it's illegal to disturb them.Quote:
Originally Posted by CS1983
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Nice photos, Hurley. Some of the cactus forests there are amazing, especially in the spring. Bird migration is beginning and soon the land will be rich in the songs of spring. Southeast AZ is one of the top birding hotspots in North America.
A great drive is from Tucson to Sonoita, south through Patagonia to Nogales and back north through Green Valley. Nogales used to be fun to visit but I don't know about now. I lived in Patagonia for a time when our family owned the Stage Stop Inn. Visit the Last Gasp Saloon where I was bartender. Our guests included John Wayne, Glen Ford, Steve McQueen and Chuck Norris, Linda Evans and many other stars. Several hundred westerns have been filmed there and in the San Rafael Valley.
Another great drive is from Tucson to Sierra Vista, Tombstone and Bisbee, then to Ramsey Canyon, south to Lochiel on the border and north through Patagonia. You'll see javelinas everywhere, guaranteed.
I've stomped around that area a bit back in the day. My ex business partner and friend has a sister that used to live north of Patagonia that we used to visit when we were doing work in Tucson. She took us across the border in Nogales and we always had a great time traveling down there with someone that spoke Spanish fluently. Her (now) ex husband was a 3rd gen cowboy and ran a large ranch on BLM land north of town and was also at one time, said to be one of the top guides in the area. We've ridden mock Lion hunts with him and his hounds in the hills around the area and there's some cool scenery for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hummer