Notes from the Swamp

[StevenFromTexas]

I "chased" an opossum out of my back yard three times in the dead of night yesterday. It came back a fourth time when I went for my early morning walk and ate all of the cat food on a porch table.

Looking at the porch camera, it made another return appearance around 1:00 A.M. today and spent over twenty minutes eating all of the cat food and sipping water. The opossum is quite plump.

 

[bigredfish]

OK not the best light this morning, but caught Alan on his way back from the mailboxes... he obviously didnt get that tax refund check yet


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[bigredfish]

Best with full screen and sound

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[samplenhold]

I heard that Alan was inviting Walter over for dinner.

 

[bigredfish]

The smaller male won't let the bigger one get near his girl and the birdseed.

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[johnfitz]

^^^
smart little guy!

 

[bigredfish]

Sneak Attack

I've been feeding that white feral for about 2 weeks. Unfortunately he has disappeared the past 3 days, hope he's doin ok.

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[bigredfish]

Pt1
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pt2 wait for it
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[gwminor48]

When I saw the title of this thread I thought it was about Washington D. C.

 

[StevenFromTexas]

Bad, bad kitties! Bad!

 

[Xeddog]

Pt1
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In the first video, what caused the commotion on the far right side???

 

[bigredfish]

Just a fish hitting the water surface. Probably a bug snack

 

[bigredfish]

Blast from the past! from my old hood

(older Axis 2MP camera)

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[TonyR]

Blast from the past! from my old hood

(older Axis 2MP camera)

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Man, that could cause you to speed up your early morning jog!

 

[StevenFromTexas]

Blast from the past! from my old hood

(older Axis 2MP camera)

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That bear walks faster than a lot of my neighbors.

 

[bigredfish]

Uh, Hun... I think we gotta talk to the cat lady across the street. This is getting out of hand....


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[bigredfish]

Siblings playin..

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[johnfitz]

^^^
collared cats getting impatient... more action in the swamp later

 

[bigredfish]

Gators are out and about now that our Winter appears to be over.

There's at least 2-3 adults and a couple of babies (2-3ft) being seen daily in our little cove.

This one from today I think is an older male, and was posing for the tour boats for half the day over in the turning basin.
I caught him on his way down the canal looking for a munchie no doubt.

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A little later his lady friend came out from under the bushes looking for him

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[samplenhold]

^^^ Why do you have a snow shovel hanging on that pole at the lower right? I did not think it snowed much where you live.