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Old 11-09-2011, 10:17 PM   #1
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Do you live in an area where you regularly see wild life? We do, and sometimes we marvel at the wide variety of species that we see on a regular basis.


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Old 11-09-2011, 11:53 PM   #2
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Do you live in an area where you regularly see wild life? We do, and sometimes we marvel at the wide variety of species that we see on a regular basis.
Sure do, you should see some of those wild people at that steak house down the road. All manner of wild life goings on there.

But if you are talking the animal version, if it doesn't live nearby, it passes through several times a year.


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Old 11-10-2011, 04:21 AM   #3
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I see wild life every time I look in the mirror.


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Old 11-10-2011, 06:44 AM   #4
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Snapped this pic Sunday morning on the way to church in our east pasture....


"As He died to make men holy, let us live to make men free," - The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

"....I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country - Victory or Death." - William B. Travis, Feb. 1836, The Alamo.

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I live in a community that has several neighborhoods that surround a park that has all kinds of wildlife. It is amazing how close I get to some of the deer in the area, I could reach out and touch some that I pass while running with my dog, and they just don't care.


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Old 11-10-2011, 10:05 AM   #6
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I usually don't trek very far,
when all around me black bears are.




Yes, I see them regularly...and I live just 200 feet from Main Street in our town of 4,500 people.

Where I'm situated I just happen to be surrounded by trees, and wildlife of all sorts use my blacktop driveway for their own road, going to where (?) I have no idea.

Sometimes, wildlife enjoy congregating on my porch...usually trying to get to my bird feeder. Other times, deer look in my office windows while I'm watching them.

My daughter...who lives a few miles away...has a photo of a black bear leaving a nose print on her glass patio doors...!!


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I been seeing a lot of deer lately. Saw some turkey's the other day. Lots of birds like cranes and egrets and other normal animals for Florida. My parents get a gator once in a while, along with an otter, and ducks.

I've seen hog marks in some yards where they were looking for food.


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I see a lot of wildlife. A few weeks ago I had a bear, coyote, and groundhog in my yard within a few days.


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My property is adjacent to a wild life preserve, so we see a wide variety of it. It's just about time for the resident herd of elk to be migrating, which is always an impressive sight.


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I live in a pretty rural spot. So wildlife is an every day occurrence for us here.

There are a group of about 20 turkey I see every morning, they've gotten so use to me being outside that they are almost like pets. They don't run off when they see me, or get in the vehicle and leave for work.

In the evenings there are a few deer that pass through getting them a bite to eat out of the yard along the way. They spook quite a bit easier than the turkey, but they just run back to the edge of the tree line when they see me, which still isn't too far.

During the spring and summer you can't walk for all the rabbits. They are ridiculous.

At night time year round its nothing to hear a pack of coyotes yipping back and forth about something. One time they spooked me pretty good. I was in my storage building looking for something late one evening in the winter, and heard howling that sounded like it was coming from right outside the door. I stuck my head out and seen four of them boogers within rock throwing distance, only thing I had was some garden tools and a baseball bat. So, I just hung out in the building until they moved on.

We don't ever see them here where I live, but just a few minutes drive away there are several Elk. They are a big draw for the area, people are always out looking at the Elk, and it's usually not too hard to find them. They don't spook to easy either, I guess they are so big there isn't much for them to fear in this area.


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