Yard animals 2010

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:36 pm

Yard animals 2010

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 3:45 pm

Gopher snake

Neonate (baby) sideblotch lizard

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:08 pm

Excellent animal photos!
Snakes and lizards are indispensable in the garden for nuisance control.
Lagomorphs, well, I'm less fond of them. My dogs chase them off.
Anyway, keep those wildlife photos coming. They are hard to take and so all the more appreciated. --Erik

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:30 pm

Thanks Erik

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:47 pm

Hey Aaron, great shots!
We have gopher snakes here too...they creep me out, fortunately see only one or two a summer.

At my place a few days ago:

Barb

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:57 pm

Barb,
that's precious!
--Erik

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:02 am

Just cool.

Thats a wall hanger!

Love it.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 6:04 am

Barb, I think that is the coolest pic I have seen in a long time.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:31 am

Thanks folks.

My little Cybershot camera only has a 3x zoom, so I was suprised the doe let me get that close.

Somebody told me it's unusual for a doe to have such a young one early September.
Likely that her first fawn died and she again went into estrus.

I hope the little one puts on some size/weight soon, with winter around the corner.
Lots of coyotes howling in the hills overnight.

Just don't chew on my mugho pines

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:53 pm

Just more yard pics
Female sideblotched lizard

Male Trapdoor spider, I would love to see a female one day.

Falcon with bird, out of kitchen window

My Wife and the dogs

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:41 am

Great pictures ya'all.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:14 am

Aaron,
Very nice...love seeing the pics.

Is a trapdoor spider's venom strong enough to harm a person? or just bugs?
Cool pic...kinda looks like a relative to scorpions...pale "fleshy" looking.

Size of lizard? Hope they're not big enough to harm your little dogs.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:44 pm

lucky1 wrote:Aaron,
Very nice...love seeing the pics.

Is a trapdoor spider's venom strong enough to harm a person? or just bugs?
Cool pic...kinda looks like a relative to scorpions...pale "fleshy" looking.

Size of lizard? Hope they're not big enough to harm your little dogs.

Barb

Thanks Barb.

I don't think so.

The lizards are 100% harmless, and the spiders I don't think are a problem.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:22 pm

That's reassuring!

Okanagan desert-palms · Mon Nov 01, 2010 10:53 pm

Gret pics Aaron and Barb. I keep waiting to see a Rattle snake or two. We have plenty of those in the hills here.

John

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Tue Nov 02, 2010 5:41 am

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Gret pics Aaron and Barb. I keep waiting to see a Rattle snake or two. We have plenty of those in the hills here.

John

One of my favorite animals. Studies have shown that they are good about staying away from development.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:52 am

Some recent finds.

http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... zards.html

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:43 pm

Aaron, wonderful new pics at your place.

Seems your drainage changes have been well worth it, and the garden is so lovely...I like the little bridge/footpath over the drainpipe and the water feature.
Incredible amount of bloom this year on your cactus...wow.
And the yucca bloom promises to be huge.

What is that gorgeous lovely blue and white flower??? anemone? it's a stunner.

Cute pic of the tree frog...with a broken tree behind him

I'll reserve comment on the snakes....eeeeeuuuuuuwwww!

(my feet were off the floor viewing those)

Barb

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:56 am

Nice pics! Man I need some lizards... Outdoors of course.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:02 pm

lucky1 wrote: What is that gorgeous lovely blue and white flower??? anemone? it's a stunner.

I'll reserve comment on the snakes....eeeeeuuuuuuwwww!
(my feet were off the floor viewing those)

Barb

The flowers are columbine (aquilegia)?

And sorry for the snakes.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 12:35 pm

Never knew Columbine could be THAT gorgeous.

I've got the plain-jane Columbine here, looks like this http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/image ... lower3.jpg
Yours is a stunner.

No apology required, Aaron.

Disliking them must be an old bible school hangover for me (Eden...)

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:21 am

This one's for Barb.

http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... eping.html

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 1:07 pm

Aaron,

EEEEEEUUUUUUUUUWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!

I mean...gee thanks, Aaron, for the picture of the Northern Scorpion.

That's it, I'm travelling across my yard via clothesline from now on......

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:22 am

Second time I've seen a Rubber Boa here.

About a foot and a half long.
Likes the stored heat in the mat....(GET OFF THAT!!!!!)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8048673554/" title="002 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8048 ... 8d71_c.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="002"></a>

Barb

Godfryd · Post by **Godfryd** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:38 am

OMG! Is it dangerous to the humans?

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:07 pm

Godfryd wrote:OMG! Is it dangerous to the humans?

Not at all, very safe!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 2:11 pm

lucky1 wrote:Second time I've seen a Rubber Boa here.

Barb

What a cool find.

Love it!