New Bird Species I Discovered Last Night
 

I have a few hummingbird feeders hanging off the beams on my front porch as I like the peace of watching the little birds - although last night I found a new species out there - Ive named it the Gopherus Snakius bird
Real nice markings on it :)

I would imagine that like turkeys taking Gopherus Snakius bird up in an airplane and throwing them out to fly would not end well.

That's a real beauty. Must have recently shed.

Our hummingbirds were feeding heavily last week, but they have disappeared in the last few days - heading south.

Spiders....snakes...birds... oh my!

Fine looking bird Linkster |thumb

I hear they taste like chicken :D

Hey, and it's never too early for Christmas lights. :D

The curious little beauty was thirsty... cute! :)

Coming soon... "Gophers On A Plane!"

Definitely nice markings.

I like that big-ass orb weaver too... or is that a different kind of spider?

Yikes! If I went outside and saw that on my porch I'd be dead right now of a heart attack. I'm so afraid of snakes!

Turkeys would surprise you Cleo. When we lived in our other home, we had about 50 Turkeys running around about this time of year. When they were startled, I watched them fly about 400 yards to the tops of trees. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.

Thats an awesome pic.

CRICKEYS!!!!! *sorry i couldn't help it*... I know that "bird" would make me do more than hum.. i'd be "hollarin' LOUDLY.. :D

Yep - thats what it is- also called a zipper spider or black and yellow Argiope


Here's some quick pics I took of it:

I guess I have to do it in two msgs LOL

Heres the second pic - from the underside:

I like the fact that your Christmas lights are still up :)

Gotta them dem spideys.
Nature's natural bug zappers.
:)

I treat spiders like good luck charms. :)

Don't you yankee boys know anything? Those are party lights. However, his Christmas lights did stay up until his neighbors started a petition to force him into taking them down.

How big is she?

Torn - about 2 and 1/2 inches across - about as big as they get - as they only live for one year just like most spiders
Although you dont know how hard it was to not post a snide remark with your question being right above Kats pic LOL

Chop - I cant believe that you posted my hanging reindeer display |jester|

Actually - its a real pain to redo that one set of lights and unless some idiot photographs them you can never see them :)

you know linkster it you cut that porch piller out with that chain saw you have that snake wont come back:D

lol, Dirty Old Man!

I think its cool you let her be there, I would have no issue with it, but I think the wife would make me move her elsewhere far far far away from the house.
|dancinggu

I like having the company :) Plus the gains you get by having less mosquitos and mice makes it all worthwhile - plus I still have my old friend in the back that keeps the nasty snake population down:

Plus this little lady helps with the mice and other little creatures:

Very cool critters Linkster |thumb

It's one of the things I love about this place is all of natures friends that cruise the area. Sometimes they eat each other, but that's all part of the big picture. So, I give em their space and leave them be...unless they're in the house...then they're toast :D

I'm jelous!

The closest thing to wildlife in my area is some guy who wanders the streets at night, nearly naked so he can yell at the street lights.

"Some guy huh", good to know you have "outside activities" :D

|haha

Burn!

I don’t mind the snake or the gator. But the spiders have to go. I hate all bugs. In fact I found more spiders here then I like to remember. Two on the bed, one in the shower, and three big brown hairy fuckers. The brown ones made huge webs; one of them dropped its line from about 20 ft off a tree branch then on to my car, then to the ground. The web was so big when I went to walk the dog a car light hit it which let me see the whole thing. I then got a flashlight and I’m happy I did. It would have totally engulfed me and the dog. Like something from an old Hitchcock movie. I was amazed at how cool it was but yet sad as I knew it was the spider or me. He had to go. I would have had a heart attack if I walked in to that web. Not to mention, to this day I am still weary about walking up my driveway at night because of that fucker. I keep my arms out in front of me, failing like the village idiot. All of them have since left this earth by Lysol spray and a bic lighter or looking up to see a billion shoes coming down fast on its head. Disgusting animals all of them.