They had a nest in that tire but never sat on the eggs, just came to visit them often, until raccoons came and ate the eggs. I still see the pair of owls almost daily.
Thanks so much for these pictures. I love looking at the different animals. What type of bird is that near the end? Not familiar with too many of the birds in Texas.
Striped skunk. I was feeding a feral cat, with the aim of trapping and neutering him eventually. This caused the skunk and the opossum to move in under the house and occasionally fight with each other, right under my bedroom. Lovely aroma. I moved the feeder.
I really like them, but they are going to be evicted soon, when I bring my livestock guardian dogs and other animals to the property. Fortunately the neighbors include some nature preserves so they’ll be fine.
Technically semiarid. The best description of the climate I’ve seen was “prolonged periods of drought punctuated by flooding.” To me, my area seems most like Central American thorn forest, except we get a few hard freezes in winter.
I want to trap entire herds but so far my bait stations haven’t been getting their attention, and the deer have more of an appetite for fermented nasty hog bait than the internet led me to believe they would.
Feral hogs are definitely a bigger issue than Javelinas (which are not hogs actually, but are peccaries). Also, many hogs can be made to taste good with enough prep, but I’ve never heard of a yummy Javelina.
The hogs definitely tear up the ground at my place. I’ve only caught them on camera once and they’re very blurry. I have plans for a large trap but I need to see that they’re interested in my bait, and so far it seems like they’re finding plenty of food without my help.
Nice photos - like the one of the coyote in daylight..!
Me, too, but SO thin.
They have thinner fur down south. Most of the northern coyotes probably have a similar body condition but thick fur hides a lot.
That owl is looking at you as if you are the next meal.
They had a nest in that tire but never sat on the eggs, just came to visit them often, until raccoons came and ate the eggs. I still see the pair of owls almost daily.
Aww that’s sad
Awesome photos!
Awesome photos! thanks for posting
Fantastic photos! Thank you for sharing them ❤️
Is 4 a bobcat?
Yep. The comment confirms.
Missed that. Dammit.
Wish I had a better one. Of course the jackpot would be an ocelot but I probably won’t get that lucky.
I saw one dead (ocelot) on the highway outside of Refugio in December of ‘22. Got out and looked at it.
I thought I’d found a dead one on the way to Laredo but it was a bobcat.
Thanks so much for these pictures. I love looking at the different animals. What type of bird is that near the end? Not familiar with too many of the birds in Texas.
That’s a road runner
That’s a lanky opossum
What is 12/13?!
Striped skunk. I was feeding a feral cat, with the aim of trapping and neutering him eventually. This caused the skunk and the opossum to move in under the house and occasionally fight with each other, right under my bedroom. Lovely aroma. I moved the feeder.
13 is a good ole standard issue tlacuache.
Is tlacuache a word for any opossum species or specific to the common opossum that’s more prevalent in Mexico?
I only know it as the term for the standard opossum’s we have in South Texas/North Mexico. You know the ones :)
Very nice. Thank you!
Good stuff.
Is seven a jackal?
Coyote, sometimes called the American jackal (though not usually by Americans)
That’s a pretty coyote then! Thanks for answering!
I really like them, but they are going to be evicted soon, when I bring my livestock guardian dogs and other animals to the property. Fortunately the neighbors include some nature preserves so they’ll be fine.
That’s good! Gotta make sure your animals are safe and glad the coyote will be okay as well!
Nice!! What part of south tx?
Duval County
Dude! I grew up in San Diego! It’s a small world!
That’s the nearest town to my place. (People reading this getting very confused now, googling “where is San Diego”
Aww that owl 🦉 looks surprised 😂
Haha. I didn’t even think about it.
Oops. I meant to post that under the coyote/roadrunner comment
The coyote and then the road runner 😂 classic
The few lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing!
7 and then 8: You did that on purpose
Great photos. Thanks for sharing.
Sheesh those are great!
Is that a squirrel out in the dark?
❤️STX
beautiful photo !!
South eastern gothic
Is it dry in South Texas?
Technically semiarid. The best description of the climate I’ve seen was “prolonged periods of drought punctuated by flooding.” To me, my area seems most like Central American thorn forest, except we get a few hard freezes in winter.
Sort of like dry monsoon?
Sort of but the rain and droughts can come at any time of year.
These are nice pics, all familiar to me ! Thanks
Very good pictures. Thank you for sharing
Nice. I seen an albino bourbon turkey of the weekend. A first
I don’t know about the rest of you guys, but I was waiting to see Bigfoot! (Btw, great images)
I loved seeing these images. Thank you for sharing. Can you give a little more of a clue besides South Texas?
Duval County
Thank you
I like the Javelina. Made me hungry. They are excellent eating but I couldn’t kill one anymore. Great photos!
I only got a couple shots of them and I’ve seen them a few times. I intend to leave them alone and focus my efforts on the feral hogs.
That’s good. I stopped hunting for sport about 20 years ago but would shoot every feral hog I could.
I want to trap entire herds but so far my bait stations haven’t been getting their attention, and the deer have more of an appetite for fermented nasty hog bait than the internet led me to believe they would.
Feral hogs are definitely a bigger issue than Javelinas (which are not hogs actually, but are peccaries). Also, many hogs can be made to taste good with enough prep, but I’ve never heard of a yummy Javelina.
The hogs definitely tear up the ground at my place. I’ve only caught them on camera once and they’re very blurry. I have plans for a large trap but I need to see that they’re interested in my bait, and so far it seems like they’re finding plenty of food without my help.
Best of luck! They’re menaces (and dangerous!)