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Jimbuna · 07-30-13, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Not just me then!

Almost tripped over one on the way to work the other week. I take a torch with me now just in case.

Reminds me of Victor Meldrew and his slipper

AVGWarhawk · 07-30-13, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Reminds me of Victor Meldrew and his slipper

Salty looking character.

Jimbuna · 07-30-13, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Salty looking character.

He's a great comedy actor that plays the part of a miserable bugga

Look up any episode on you tube of 'one foot in the grave' I think you'll like it.

WernherVonTrapp · 07-30-13, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by fireftr18

Wern, it looks like the bear is just non-chalantly crossing the street. And it seems like they're accepted as just another animal like a dog.
Bears have made a re-appearance in one of my favorite camping areas.

Actually, that photo was taken from my patrol cruiser. We were receiving numerous calls about this bear. He effortlessly hopped that fence, strolled through that property and hopped the fence again on the other side. Not much we could/would do in these situations except track them for as long as possible. They were common where I patrolled.
I used to love the newbies who would move into town from the city. They used to ask: "Aren't you going to dart it and move it to another location?"

My answer was always the same: "This is the mountains and where the bears live. Where would we move it to, the city?"

AVGWarhawk · 07-30-13, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

Actually, that photo was taken from my patrol cruiser. We were receiving numerous calls about this bear. He effortlessly hopped that fence, strolled through that property and hopped the fence again on the other side. Not much we could/would do in these situations except track them for as long as possible. They were common where I patrolled.
I used to love the newbies who would move into town from the city. They used to ask: "Aren't you going to dart it and move it to another location?"

My answer was always the same: "This is the mountains and where the bears live. Where would we move it to, the city?"

Maybe dart the city slickers and drop them back off in their previous urban dwellings.

fireftr18 · 07-30-13, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

Actually, that photo was taken from my patrol cruiser. We were receiving numerous calls about this bear. He effortlessly hopped that fence, strolled through that property and hopped the fence again on the other side. Not much we could/would do in these situations except track them for as long as possible. They were common where I patrolled.
I used to love the newbies who would move into town from the city. They used to ask: "Aren't you going to dart it and move it to another location?"

My answer was always the same: "This is the mountains and where the bears live. Where would we move it to, the city?"

Kptlt. Neuerburg · 08-01-13, 10:48 AM

So I'm sitting outside looking for the cardinals, and I looked up at the nearby phone pole and I happened to see this!

I think its a Cooper's Hawk as it was the nearest I could find in terms of the beak and colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hawk What do you think it is?

August · 08-01-13, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

I think its a Cooper's Hawk as it was the nearest I could find in terms of the beak and colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hawk What do you think it is?

Might be, but I do know enough about birds to know that when they stand on one foot like that they're healthy.

WernherVonTrapp · 08-01-13, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

So I'm sitting outside looking for the cardinals, and I looked up at the nearby phone pole and I happened to see this!

I think its a Cooper's Hawk as it was the nearest I could find in terms of the beak and colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hawk What do you think it is?

The Cooper's Hawk and the Sharp Shinned Hawk (adults) are very hard to tell apart. They look almost identical. From a distance, even veteran bird watchers have a hard time distinguishing one from the other.
They also share a similar range.

One of the more distinctive features of the Sharp-Shinned Hawk is the squared tail (at left) .vs the more rounded tail of the Cooper's Hawk (at right).

BTW, beautiful, absolutely beautiful close-up pics you took.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/s...wk/lifehistory

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Coopers_Hawk/id

AVGWarhawk · 08-02-13, 09:38 AM

These little guys think my umbrella is a tree. They poke between the folds and up under the top.

And our deer that like to eat my hostas. They think it is a salad or something. The deer get to about 30 feet from our house. We can sit at our dinner table and watch them. Usually show up at dusk and hang around our feeders.

AVGWarhawk · 08-02-13, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg

So I'm sitting outside looking for the cardinals, and I looked up at the nearby phone pole and I happened to see this!

I think its a Cooper's Hawk as it was the nearest I could find in terms of the beak and colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hawk What do you think it is?

I say Cooper as well. The tear drop brown in the feathers make me believe it is a Cooper.

Jimbuna · 08-02-13, 12:55 PM

Your a lucky sod Chris...wildlife wise

AVGWarhawk · 08-02-13, 01:09 PM

It's nice to come home to. I sit on my deck and drink a beer. Watch the critters.

Jimbuna · 08-02-13, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

It's nice to come home to. I sit on my deck and drink a beer. Watch the critters.

I do the same thing but the critters/neighbours get a little uneasy when I leave my decking lights on at their shower/bath time

AVGWarhawk · 08-02-13, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I do the same thing but the critters/neighbours get a little uneasy when I leave my decking lights on at their shower/bath time

Well, the binoculars you have my play a part in that.

08-01-13, 10:48 AM	#97
Kptlt. Neuerburg Admiral Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	So I'm sitting outside looking for the cardinals, and I looked up at the nearby phone pole and I happened to see this! I think its a Cooper's Hawk as it was the nearest I could find in terms of the beak and colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hawk What do you think it is? __________________ "When you're born into this world, you're given a ticket to the freak show. If you're born in America you get a front row seat." - George Carlin

08-02-13, 09:38 AM	#100
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	These little guys think my umbrella is a tree. They poke between the folds and up under the top. And our deer that like to eat my hostas. They think it is a salad or something. The deer get to about 30 feet from our house. We can sit at our dinner table and watch them. Usually show up at dusk and hang around our feeders. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,825 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Your a lucky sod Chris...wildlife wise __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-02-13, 01:09 PM	#103
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It's nice to come home to. I sit on my deck and drink a beer. Watch the critters. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road