COLD DARK ROOM

[Bee62]

Just wanted to show you all the little box turtle hatchling I found in my box turtle yard. He's about the size of a U.S. nickle coin:
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He doesn't live in there with Leonard (the leopard I'm keeping). I just put his soaking container in there to keep him warm. Sh-h-h-h-. . . don't tell anyone, but the two hatchling sulcatas that were turned in to me DO live in there with Leonard.

What a shame .....

 

[Bee62]

Good Afternoon all.

We took the day off to go explore the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. A few weeks back our group kayaked around this island refuge, but I’ve never been over to explore the trails on foot.

Gorgeous cold start, blue skies, slight chill in the air....great for exploring. Spotted a ton of finches, geese, turkey vultures, a few Bald Eagles and as we were departing, we saw a Peregrine Falcon perched on a pole.

Plenty of great things to snap, here are a few.


The Marsh Grasses of Eastern Neck

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Bogle’s Wharf Boat Launch

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Isolated Pond on the Eastern Neck

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What beautiful pictures !!!! I love all three.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Tortoise wandering in El Cajon, California..

https://www.foxnews.com/science/cal...-the-paramedics.amp?__twitter_impression=true

 

[Bee62]

To keep the feral hogs out, long term, the fence has to be strong and deep (bottom part buried). Fencing that would contain a full size male Sulcata, prone to digging, would probably work great!

Or a electric wire. Works fine against hogs.

 

[Bee62]

Good evening friends.
The nice warm weather keeps going on. Nights are cold and foggy but when the sun comes out in the morning it is beautiful. A golden october as we use to say in Germany.
I wish all my roommates a lovely Sunday.

 

[EllieMay]

Good evening friends.
The nice warm weather keeps going on. Nights are cold and foggy but when the sun comes out in the morning it is beautiful. A golden october as we use to say in Germany.
I wish all my roommates a lovely Sunday.

Beautiful Fall picture!

 

[Momof4]

Tortoise wandering in El Cajon, California..

https://www.foxnews.com/science/cal...-the-paramedics.amp?__twitter_impression=true

This was on your news?
This is about 20 minutes from me.
I’m wondering if they’ll charge the owner for the ambulance ride[emoji23]

 

[CarolM]

In honor of your tree shot, i took this

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Love it. Those are tall trees.

 

[CarolM]

Do they observe Halloween over there? Some neighborhoods in Florida go all out on decorations for Halloween. Temperatures here are usually ideal for kids going trick-or-treating in the early evening, in late October.

Anyway, if there are Halloween decorations in the shops, you might find some good silhouettes of birds of prey (owls), bats, maybe even life size black cats.

Of course, if there's a life size, live cat available to patrol your window sill, that's not such a bad idea....

If the items in, on, or behind the window don't work, you can try placing a large potted shrub or small-ish tree (also in a large, heavy pot), or other really tall plants in front of your window for a while.

I'm wondering if the problem will sort of correct itself before too much longer... The angle of the sun and timing of the sunrise keeps changing. I wouldn't count on it, though. At very least, I'd want to break them of the habit of flying at your window, before the tendency becomes too ingrained.

Check and see if any of your local garden centers have bird deterrents. They might have window clings, or even a faux bird of prey that you could perch outside your window. Imagine that... You may have to put up your own version of a scarecrow, at least for a while!

All good ideas. Holloween has not really taken off over here. Some people do do it but most don't. But I am sure I can find something to put in front of the window.

 

[CarolM]

Just stopped by our local Agricultural Farm complex where they mow the field grass a few times per year. They don’t bale it up, but mow more for field maintenance and making the complex look good. Anyhow, they cut last week, so plenty of nice orchard grass just yelling out to be gathered. Ive done this plenty of times, nice soft dried orchard grass - it forms the base layer for Sullys dinner plate.

Clever.

 

[CarolM]

Good evening friends.
The nice warm weather keeps going on. Nights are cold and foggy but when the sun comes out in the morning it is beautiful. A golden october as we use to say in Germany.
I wish all my roommates a lovely Sunday.

Beautiful

 

[CarolM]

Don't have much time to comment right now. But doing some lurking instead. Not see you all later.

 

[JoesMum]

All good ideas. Holloween has not really taken off over here. Some people do do it but most don't. But I am sure I can find something to put in front of the window.

Well done South Africa! It’s migrated from the USA to here now and is starting to get out of hand. It was largely ignored in favour of Bonfire Night on November 5th until relatively recently (last 15-20 years)

 

[JoesMum]

Tortoise wandering in El Cajon, California..

https://www.foxnews.com/science/cal...-the-paramedics.amp?__twitter_impression=true

That one made the news here too!

 

[JoesMum]

Good morning all We had a good day in Luton yesterday. They won 2-0 and are now 7th in the league



We bought daughter a bird feeder for the balcony of her flat as a birthday present. She sent a photo. She is delighted that a bluet!t, like the ones that nested in our garden, has found it already (She hasn’t managed to photograph the bird yet)


And today we are back on the road heading to son’s house. When he moved to Hertfordshire he only had a short let as he wanted to move in with a friend from university. That’s happening today and, as he doesn’t have a car, he needs our help. He is moving into London proper; his new flat is in Finchley in north London.

 

[Maro2Bear]

Well done South Africa! It’s migrated from the USA to here now and is starting to get out of hand. It was largely ignored in favour of Bonfire Night on November 5th until relatively recently (last 15-20 years)

I have this purposely saved.....but, heck, here it is -

 

[JoesMum]

The car is rather full! Just a well we have a Volvo!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Morning

I’m off as well....full day trip to the Pokomoke River....

 

[Bee62]

Beautiful Fall picture!

 

[Bee62]

All good ideas. Holloween has not really taken off over here. Some people do do it but most don't. But I am sure I can find something to put in front of the window.

Something like that ?