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| Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ Mar. 26 2010,10:55) | Our new place in Palmetto, Florida looks like it has a fair bit of interesting fauna on it.
There's a woodpecker that has laid claim to the property. He/she comes by the power poles fairly regularly. Four of us were standing at the poles when I saw the woodpecker coming our way in the usual flap-swoop alternation. He/she lit on the pole, and it was only then that he/she looked down and noticed our presence. Birds don't have very mobile facial features, but if I could assign an emotion, it was surprise. He/she flew off. Another time, we let Rusty loose from the van. The woodpecker flew off, loudly vocalizing. I don't think he/she liked our bringing a hawk on the property.
I've seen a great blue heron and another species of heron, plus various egrets. There's sometimes coots at one of the ponds. We've seen some black-colored snake and a king snake near the house. We can hear red-tailed hawks in the vicinity, plus there are plenty of turkey vultures around. One of the turkey vultures likes to perch on the power pole.
And, of course, there are rabbits around.
When I get some time to get photos, I'll post them. |
Got you all beat: we have actual frogs behind our house.
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