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Lizards, snakes,cactus from the Okanagan Valley

Okanagan desert-palms — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 04:01:29 +0000

Good video of what reptiles live here in the desert of the Okanagan valley! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_X5o8kJoUc

John

Butterfly

TerdalFarm — Sun, 08 Sep 2013 19:53:28 +0000

I took this photo recently of a spicebush swallowtail butterfly (Papilio troilus) resting on a frond of a bottle palm. These are common, but seem exotic when on a rare palm.
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Quail eggs

lucky1 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:17:43 +0000

I think they're trying to tell me the plant in the pot is dead. :lol: :lol:

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Barb

Parrot species native to the eastern United States?

dukeofdoom — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:06:37 +0000

A parakeet that lived in Eastern US as late as the last century.
Pretty cool, I found out about it not too long ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Parakeet

Smooth Green Snake

Paul Ont — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 09:00:43 +0000

Smooth Green Snake in the garden. Have only seen a few of these in my life and none as brightly coloured as this fella. Sorry for poor quality picture, was taken with a cell phone:

A really tropical looking touch for the hardy tropical garden!

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OK, now what is THIS????

lucky1 — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:45:07 +0000

Man oh man, strange looking critters are probably a result of our cool wet spring.

Almost 2 inches long.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7473545928/" title="005 by edible_plum, on Flickr">http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7268/7473545928_398831433d_b.jpg" width="1024" height="768" alt="005">

:shock: :?

Barb

Wonderful Wild Youngsters

lucky1 — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:05:35 +0000

First, a cedar waxwing on the tall cactus (sorry for lousy pic thru window)
These always remind me of Zorro, with their masks, LOL.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7463229448/" title="003 by edible_plum, on Flickr">http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8155/7463229448_888666dc55_c.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="003">

And last night, a young mule deer wandering around

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Rural living is wonderful at this time of year with all the young wildlife.

Barb

Tree Frog in Bamboo

bgodwin1987 — Sat, 26 May 2012 01:18:33 +0000

Found this little guy hiding in the Bamboo

http://s17.postimage.org/49htewd5n/IMG_1674.jpg

Frog on a Leaf

Cameron_z6a_N.S. — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:41:58 +0000

Here's a pic of this area's only native treefrog, the northern Spring Peeper. There are a few of them in my yard:

Killer rabbits are getting cocky..............

TimMAz6 — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:38:19 +0000

The Killer Rabbits are getting cocky around me.

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