What wildlife do you see regularly in your yard?

[Bonhomme Richard]

I'm not talking about the usual birds, cats or dogs but those less frequently seen visitors.
For me
Deer, turkeys (lots), fox, racoons, possums, woodchucks, chipmonks (I'm streching it here), vultures, red tail hawk and I hear the coyotes all the time but haven't seen any except one stung up by it's hind legs hanging from the rafter of a barn down the road.
Edit: squirrels, rabbits , bats

[RebelOne]

1. Squirrels, squirrels and more squirrels. n/t

[babylonsister]

2. Squirrels and 'possums. nt

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. Forgot all about those. n/t

[roguevalley]

46. moose, all kinda birds, and the occasional grizzly. I've seen

snowy owls, wolves and lynx nearby. Eagles and ravens in the trees. :+

[Az]

53. Yay! Squirrels!

Ok, so I like squirrels. We have a lot black and grey squirrels around here. Though I prefer the brown squirrels. Used to have a ton of chipmonks before we moved here.

[atreides1]

3. Here's my list

Rabbits, squirrels, prairie dogs, two red tail hawks that live nearby, an owl every so often, and from time to time a coyote or two.

[pbartch]

50. My "yard".......is the COLUMBIA RIVER. I live on a houseboat

Actually, it's a floating home. We see LOTS of ducks (duck sex is nasty.....just awful in fact) beaver (including the HUGE ones....they are called King Beaver) Canadian Geese, Greebies, and then there are the fish. Sturgeon, salmons and sqaw fish (get paid to catch it because this fish endangers the baby salmon!)



We catch CRAYFISH (crawdads) and have wonderful fun crawdad parties in the summer. They are HUGE - and taste just delicious dipped in butter!!

[bahrbearian]

5. Roosevelt Elk, Coyotes, Owls, Hawks, Geese , Ducks, Blue Heron,

[leftofthedial]

6. skunks

some other skunks

raccoons

a zillion birds, including the occasional hawk and even an owl

foxes sometimes

they've had bears and even a mountain lion not far from here

[Bonhomme Richard]

8. Hah, forgot about skunks too. n/t

[leftofthedial]

38. then, when the skunks leave

we get more skunks

lots of stinking skunks

[Richardo]

7. Squirrels, possums, raccoons, armadillos, copperheads, rabbit, turtle

...or is that tortoise?

Kinda sounds like "Hey Grandpa, what's for supper?" from Hee-Haw, don't it?)

[Beaverhausen]

9. Saw a skunk once, also have lots of possums and raccoons.

that's about it. But I live near Griffith Park where there are lots of coyotes, hawks, deer and more.

[RagingInMiami]

10. squirrels, peacocks, possums, parrots and the occassional gator

Actually, the gators don't venture into my yard, but are occassionally seen in the canal down the street. And yes, I live in a pretty dense neighborhood.

[redqueen]

11. Possums

We're right off a major street, so that's about as wild as it gets.

[jswordy]

12. my list

1. deer
2. chipmunks
3. groundhogs
4. skunks
5. snakes
6. tons of birds -- too many species to list, including red tails, two species of woodpecker, juncos, cardinals, bluebirds, barnswallows (in season), martins, goldfinches, yellow- and redwinged blackbird, grackles, etc. etc.
7. skinks
8. bats
9. opossums

There's lotsmore, cuz I live in the country, but I limited myself to just our yard and not the surrounding land. There are 3 dogs in our yard, which tends to limit what comes inside the fence. But it is amazing how many animals will sneak in on them!

[blueknight]

13. deer,turkeys, skunks,red tailed hawks,

coyotes,occasional owl,rabbits millions of squirrels. took a break from the super bowl party and walked out on my deck yesterday,and there was a six point buck and four does about twenty feet from me

[jswordy]

22. I forgot, we have owls and rabbits, too...I envy you the turkeys...

...we have had too many people move out here from the city now, and they are carving things up so badly that seeing turkeys would be a real treat. Our quail population is almost gone now, too, which sucks cuz I used to love hearing them sing in the mornings. Sigh.

Now, we hear coyotes, see red fox, see squirrels, raccoons, mink and all kinds of other critters when we are out on our 25 acres. We have 5 ponds stocked with largemouth bass, bream (bluegill) and catfish, too. But those are outside my yard proper.

[KurtNYC]

14. Rats, Mourning Doves, Pigeons

One NYC stereotype that holds true is the rats. There is plenty for them to eat and they look well fed.

We had coyote, gators, opossum, parrots and raccoons in Central Park but they powers that be decided the raccoons were getting too tame and scaring the city folk so they relocated them. Some caymans were pulled from the Meer too.

And last year we had that guy who kept a tiger in his apartment. My landlord is not quite that lenient. :evilgrin:

[arwalden]

15. Deer, Raccoon, Rabbit, Opossum, Squirrels, Robins, Crows, Snakes, Wasps

[Bertha Venation]

16. This Fox.

We also get raccoons, possums, lizards, chipmunks; we see hawks and hear owls frequently.

[BrklynLiberal]

19. That is so cool. Are you feeding it pistachio nuts..or is that fox meal?

[Bertha Venation]

20. Heh. She comes up for cat food.

That must've been a lean month for us last summer; looks like generic cat chow.

We haven't seen her since winter came in. Hopefully she'll be back! We feel quite lucky to be surrounded by so much beauty.

[Patiod]

37. What a beautiful creature

I've seen a few foxes over on the Main Line, usually late at night, and in my headlights, scaring me witless by running in front of the car.

On a less attractive note, we get a LOT of turkey vultures as well. Not the beauty queens of the animal kingdom.

[SW FL Dem]

17. Squirrels, possums, lizard, snakes, toads and an

occasional alligator

[bmovies]

18. Bigfoot

aka Sasquatch

[Shadow Drifter]

26. Really?!

My backyard is a swamp and I swear I have seen the swamp thing back there. And some kind of large reptile that reminds me of the Nessie pics.

[bmovies]

30. ...and a giraffe

and I need to lay off the acid a little more often ;-)

[Patiod]

21. What runs faster: groundhog or cat? Surprise = groundhog

It's a riot to watch our (belled) cat chase things. The only things she catches are inside mice, and that's because they're handicapped by being trapped in the house.

I live in an apartment on a converted horsefarm, and we love sitting out on summer nights, watching the creatures walk (or in the skunks' case, waddle) down the flagstone walkways (if there's a choice between yard and walkways, most animals use the walkways).

[Bonhomme Richard]

23. I used to rent a farmhouse in Mt Holly, NJ many,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

many moons ago. I miss it.

[jswordy]

24. The cat is real lucky the groundhog is not cornered...

...because a hog that has to fight can rip up a cat in pretty short order. I have seen them eviscerate dogs.

Groundhogs will run if they have the option, but you don't want to face those teeth and claws if they are corners.

[Patiod]

34. Yikes! Good to know.

That's the main reason for the bell - gives the critters a warning . She tries to move without it making any noise, but that only happens if she moves very slowly.

[Shadow Drifter]

25. Deer....

and rabbits and squirels and crans and frogs and rats and dogs. A whole mess load of critters

[On the Road]

27. Lots of Deer Near the DC Beltway in Maryland

They've become a real hazard in Montgomery County.

There are some neat birds in the area around College Park, where I live. On two occasions, I was jogging and saw a pileated woodpecker. The little streams often have cattle egrets and great blue heron. I once saw a green heron, which is more unusual, and a snowy egret (black legs, yellow feet) flying over I-95 and the beltway. And once, I swear there was a painted bunting out the back window. It's only supposed to live in the Southwest, but the markings are very colorful and unmistakeable.

Some of these are not in my yard, but they were close by in other people's yards.

[ihaveaquestion]

28. Florida-Herons(3-4 kinds), Ibis, Sand Hill Cranes, Cattle Egrets

[DoYouEverWonder]

29. This fellow is out on the dock at the moment

and I took this pic of the wood stork yesterday.





Right now is the best time of year for wildlife around here, so I get to see a lot of animals.

[Patiod]

36. Cool!

had to spend a Saturday in Tampa while on a multi-city trip, and took a kayak trip down the Hillsborough River. Saw both those guys, plus amazing birds. Didn't get too close to Mr. Croc, though.

[DoYouEverWonder]

41. Unfortunately if you look at this gator's face

you can see there is something seriously wrong with him. He's the biggest and oldest gator in the neighborhood. I've got a call in to a friend who works with gators. I hope he's going to be okay?

[Butterflies]

31. Chipmunks

and once I saw a hawk swoop down and grab one of them. The hawk was unusual for my yard though.

[RedCloud]

32. Plenty of frogs

And remember I toad you so!

[prairierose]

33. Just bunny rabbits, they live under my shed....can't wait...

to get back out into the country so that I can see more again. There aren't even many birds here except sparrows and they just aren't very pretty. I do see the ducks and geese that live here year round fly overhead regularly but then again, so do the bombers.

[fishnfla]

35. Our critters

Raptors of all sorts: eagles, ospreys,hawks, falcons, owls and even kites
Songbirds: too many to list. Pileated Woodpeckers, which are huge and raucous, cardinals, blue jays, scrub jays, wrens and thrushes, mockingbirds, doves and whip-or-wills
snakes,frogs, toads, lizards and skinks
possums, raccoons and squirrels
box turtles and gopher tortoise
down in the creek gators
last fall I saw a fox
turkey and deer rarely

[DebinTx]

39. As I was sitting on the back porch one evening

smoking (I know, my bad) in the dark, I see what looks like a cat coming towards me, so I just kept sitting there. It walked up to within a couple of feet of me and I realized that it was too big to be a cat. Fearing a skunk, I flipped on the lights. Lo and behold, a gray fox! Wasn't afraid of me either. He just moved on...

We have deer, road runners, chicken hawks, hawks and the usual buzzards, but what really gets me are the scorpions. Yikes, they come into the house too!

[Katidid]

40. Wildlife I have seen in my "backyard" .....

there is so much wildlife in the Piney woods of East Texas ... my favorite has to be a black panther, who comes and goes every Spring and Fall. I understand she has 100 mile radius that she trots around in, and so far, no one has shot her and she doesn't seem disturb the 'domestic animals'. But I usually see a list of animals and feed occasionally;
1. deer
2. flying squirrels
3. Fox
4. skunks
5. snakes (mostly copperhead and water moccasin)
6. tons of birds - Great Horned Owls, red tails, Bald Eagle, woodpeckers, juncos, Phebe's, cardinals, bluebirds,indigo buntings, martins, goldfinches, pilated woodpeckers, etc
7. skinks, mice, etc
8. bats
9. opossums
10. Bobcat
11. once - a black bear
12. coyote
12. stray dogs and cats
13. green parrots
14. Beaver
15. very few squirrel, something killed them off, but once a black squirrel.
16. rabbit

There might be more but these animals that I have seen with my own two eyes.

[hatredisnotavalue]

42. okay here I go

deer, moose, turkeys, chipmunks, red squirels, black and green snakes, coyote,( a very misunderstood animal) the rare snowshoe hare, rabbit, beaver, ruffled grouse, snowy owl, verios, fox, porcupine, eagle, hawk, skunk, and partrideg.

[ImpeachBush]

43. There were three young red fox last spring.

And we have a few cottontails that like to munch on the clover.

[Mr. McD]

44. Skunk, Possum Gopher, Mole and Raccoon

Mostly.

[Theres-a]

45. Mallards and Mergansers

[mark414]

47. i live in the city...

so um...pigeons and squirrels?

[YellowRubberDuckie]

48. Bobcats, Foxes, Armadilloes, hawks, and deer.

Also, bunnies, the occasional turkeys, opossoms, and coyotes. We live on the edge of town and we have a pond and many trees out in the back of the house. The pond means we get geese and cranes too. Oh, and we have a resident owl that lives out front somewhere. I hear him when I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
Duckie

[Longgrain]

49. Mostly squirrels and chipmunks but also skunks.

There was also a fox living in our neighbor hood one summer, and I have seen a deer within less than a half-mile from my doorstep.

[Maine-ah]

51. the usual. It's Maine.

however, last night when my husband took the dogs out, he said it sounded like something was being killed out in the woods, kinda dog like. I dunno, wierd. :shrug:

[fishnfla]

57. coulda been an owl

heard one out back one night, coulda sworn something was being kilt out there!

[tralfaz]

52. 2 cats screwing each other

[Lisabtrucking]

54. I see cow's, a possum got in my screened lanai, and when I went

Out to see what was making all the noise the darn thing ran up the screen and chewed a gaping hole in my screen. Very stupid animals.

O yeah forgot about the cranes Florida has all sorts of weird looking large birds down here. We get invaded by black vultures. strange ugly things, they like to eat the road kill.

[rug]

55. black bear

[Blue Diadem]

56. Squirrels, rabbits, bats and

occasionally raccoons. Hawks, owls, turkey buzzards, blue herons, canada geese, and eagles also buzz around but rarely land. I did stop feeding the birds cause the darn hawks kept swiping my bird friends from the feeders and then eating them in front of my window seat.

Occasionally there are deer or fox in the cornfield/beanfields down the road.

The tree line along the side of the house was cut down last year, so I don't hear the owls much anymore.

[Piperay]

58. Possums, raccoons, squirrels, foxes.

skunks and snakes...I live in the coastal area of Los Angeles County but lots of wildlife here even the two legged kind. :-)

[Withywindle]

59. Rats!

I'm in Chicago. I have heard there occasionally coyotes in the burbs.

My folks in VA have had two pole-mount bird feeders destroyed by bears but have not actually seen the critters in the act. :)


on edit: WOW! That was my 600th post. Sorry it wasn't more profound.

[NV Whino]

60. All of the above

plus the occasional mountain lion, bear and wild pig.

On Edit: forgot the rattlesnakes.

[tyedyeto]

61. Let's see........

snakes, scorpions, black widows, rabbits, more snakes, and come summer....lots of bugs.