Backyard Wildlife

[Matt B]

I didn't take a pic of the corpse, but today my husband was trimming a shrub just off the back deck that often conceals a rabbit den. He called me over to show me the very fresh body of a hawk under it! No visible wounds or broken bones.
Last night we had heard a loud thump out on the deck. Maybe it misjudged a dive on something? Or maybe these guys are killer bunnies?
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Looking at that it seems very possible that it was diving on one of those rabbits but didn’t count on the hard trex deck. Go figure. Was it a red tailed hawk?

 

[Northern]

Looking at that it seems very possible that it was diving on one of those rabbits but didn’t count on the hard trex deck. Go figure. Was it a red tailed hawk?

Yep.
Although later, we noticed a large cloudy blotch on the living room window just above that spot, like a fine powder and very tiny feather bits. That couldn't have been the thump we heard, but our back deck does seem to be some sort of killing ground, lol.
I know parrots have a powdery substance on their feathers; do raptors, also?

 

[Mark Melton]

Yep.
Although later, we noticed a large cloudy blotch on the living room window just above that spot, like a fine powder and very tiny feather bits. That couldn't have been the thump we heard, but our back deck does seem to be some sort of killing ground, lol.
I know parrots have a powdery substance on their feathers; do raptors, also?

Most birds do.

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[tkww]

A much newer Gray Hairstreak today.

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Back deck + backyard shot. I do feel bad for the largescale sucker some. Hope there is some sort of euphoric beauty in its death flight..



Maybe a dream sequence where a winged one comes from the skies...then sticks its talons deep into the flesh !! "Screw that," says the largescale !

 

[TicTokCroc]

Doh eyed little deah..
Fawn cant figure out how to get out of the fence.

 

[G_Smolt]

 

[troutstalker]

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Wow! Very cool photo!

 

[G_Smolt]

 

[Westelyea]

 

[IHFISH]

A few from the backyard this summer.

 

[Kenneth Yong]

Just got back from my annual trip to Malaysia, 35 days of fun and sun, to say the least. Took a whole bunch of photos, as you can imagine.

Moved around visiting family, here's a small sample of the stuff I encountered within 50 yards of where I was staying.

All images were taken with my phone, a Samsung S22 Ultra. With its 4 lenses, a 13mm (equivalent) ultrawide, 23mm wide (primary lens), 70mm telephoto, and 230mm periscope telephoto, it's practically replaced my other cameras for casual photography.

For the UW photos, I used a waterproof housing like this: 15m underwater smartphone case, and I must say, results surpassed expectations.

Flying dragon (Draco volans)

Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Found dead one morning. Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana)

Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda sp.)

Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus). One of the three "urban" monkeys of Malaysia, the others being the endemic Selangor Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus selangorensis) and the Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

House crow (Corvus splendens)

Pacific Reef Heron, dark morph (Egretta sacra)

Beach patrol! Water Monitor (Varanus salvator), the largest urban lizard in South-east Asia, can reach 10' in length

Juvenile Longfin Batfish (Platax teira)

Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus). What you see are the mouth parts for feeding and breathing. The worm itself is small, up to 2", and is embedded in the coral.

Nudibranch, probably Hypselodoris bullockii. Colors mean do NOT eat.

A venomous Marbled Cone (Conus marmoreus) eating another venomous cone, the Striated Cone (Conus striatus). The venom has already taken effect, as evidenced by the flaccid body of the prey.

Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). Born males, the dominant member of the family becomes female. Hmm.

Spine-cheeked Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

Thanks for looking,
Kenneth

 

[Canuck from Kansas]

Just got back from my annual trip to Malaysia, 35 days of fun and sun, to say the least. Took a whole bunch of photos, as you can imagine.

Moved around visiting family, here's a small sample of the stuff I encountered within 50 yards of where I was staying.

All images were taken with my phone, a Samsung S22 Ultra. With its 4 lenses, a 13mm (equivalent) ultrawide, 23mm wide (primary lens), 70mm telephoto, and 230mm periscope telephoto, it's practically replaced my other cameras for casual photography.

For the UW photos, I used a waterproof housing like this: 15m underwater smartphone case, and I must say, results surpassed expectations.

Flying dragon (Draco volans)

Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Found dead one morning. Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana)

Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda sp.)

Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus). One of the three "urban" monkeys of Malaysia, the others being the endemic Selangor Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus selangorensis) and the Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

House crow (Corvus splendens)

Pacific Reef Heron, dark morph (Egretta sacra)

Beach patrol! Water Monitor (Varanus salvator), the largest urban lizard in South-east Asia, can reach 10' in length

Juvenile Longfin Batfish (Platax teira)

Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus). What you see are the mouth parts for feeding and breathing. The worm itself is small, up to 2", and is embedded in the coral.

Nudibranch, probably Hypselodoris bullockii. Colors mean do NOT eat.

A venomous Marbled Cone (Conus marmoreus) eating another venomous cone, the Striated Cone (Conus striatus). The venom has already taken effect, as evidenced by the flaccid body of the prey.

Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). Born males, the dominant member of the family becomes female. Hmm.

Spine-cheeked Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

Thanks for looking,
Kenneth

Amazing critters, all. Thanks for posting!!

cheers

 

[HOG]

Well... Spiders knew something we did not - until now...

This winter is going to be a La Nina winter ---> colder and wetter

Spiders are crazy, they typically are in the orchards but this year is noticeably more. Above photo from just riding one row of a conventional but IPM managed honeycrisp block. Can ya count em all?

 

[Buzzy]

Just got back from my annual trip to Malaysia, 35 days of fun and sun, to say the least. Took a whole bunch of photos, as you can imagine.

Moved around visiting family, here's a small sample of the stuff I encountered within 50 yards of where I was staying.

All images were taken with my phone, a Samsung S22 Ultra. With its 4 lenses, a 13mm (equivalent) ultrawide, 23mm wide (primary lens), 70mm telephoto, and 230mm periscope telephoto, it's practically replaced my other cameras for casual photography.

For the UW photos, I used a waterproof housing like this: 15m underwater smartphone case, and I must say, results surpassed expectations.

Flying dragon (Draco volans)

Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Found dead one morning. Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana)

Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda sp.)

Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus). One of the three "urban" monkeys of Malaysia, the others being the endemic Selangor Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus selangorensis) and the Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

House crow (Corvus splendens)

Pacific Reef Heron, dark morph (Egretta sacra)

Beach patrol! Water Monitor (Varanus salvator), the largest urban lizard in South-east Asia, can reach 10' in length

Juvenile Longfin Batfish (Platax teira)

Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus). What you see are the mouth parts for feeding and breathing. The worm itself is small, up to 2", and is embedded in the coral.

Nudibranch, probably Hypselodoris bullockii. Colors mean do NOT eat.

A venomous Marbled Cone (Conus marmoreus) eating another venomous cone, the Striated Cone (Conus striatus). The venom has already taken effect, as evidenced by the flaccid body of the prey.

Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). Born males, the dominant member of the family becomes female. Hmm.

Spine-cheeked Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

Thanks for looking,
Kenneth

Wonderful pictures and report! Our daughter traveled to Malaysia many times in one of her earlier postings, she told us the Malaysians say "grey monkey good, brown monkey bad".

 

[Cabezon]

Just got back from my annual trip to Malaysia, 35 days of fun and sun, to say the least. Took a whole bunch of photos, as you can imagine.

Moved around visiting family, here's a small sample of the stuff I encountered within 50 yards of where I was staying.

All images were taken with my phone, a Samsung S22 Ultra. With its 4 lenses, a 13mm (equivalent) ultrawide, 23mm wide (primary lens), 70mm telephoto, and 230mm periscope telephoto, it's practically replaced my other cameras for casual photography.

For the UW photos, I used a waterproof housing like this: 15m underwater smartphone case, and I must say, results surpassed expectations.

Flying dragon (Draco volans)

Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Found dead one morning. Rajah Brooke's Birdwing (Trogonoptera brookiana)

Huntsman Spider (Heteropoda sp.)

Dusky Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus). One of the three "urban" monkeys of Malaysia, the others being the endemic Selangor Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus selangorensis) and the Long-tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)

House crow (Corvus splendens)

Pacific Reef Heron, dark morph (Egretta sacra)

Beach patrol! Water Monitor (Varanus salvator), the largest urban lizard in South-east Asia, can reach 10' in length

Juvenile Longfin Batfish (Platax teira)

Christmas Tree Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus). What you see are the mouth parts for feeding and breathing. The worm itself is small, up to 2", and is embedded in the coral.

Nudibranch, probably Hypselodoris bullockii. Colors mean do NOT eat.

A venomous Marbled Cone (Conus marmoreus) eating another venomous cone, the Striated Cone (Conus striatus). The venom has already taken effect, as evidenced by the flaccid body of the prey.

Ocellaris clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). Born males, the dominant member of the family becomes female. Hmm.

Spine-cheeked Anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus)

Yellowtail barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda)

Thanks for looking,
Kenneth

Great pictures above and below the water.
Steve

 

[SilverFly]

Back yard beach elk North Oregon coast.

 

[Gyrfalcon22]

Somewhere between frames 50-100 I got one that turned out during a la-z-boy session waiting for the pheasant to come out and eat.

 

[swimmy]

Moose taking a drink

Moose taking a pee

 

[Greg Armstrong]