Show your Bugs and Critters

[Manixguy@1994]

Here’s a feel good story for ya…so I was working on a customer’s garden and saw this rather large King snake caught in some bird netting that had been set up by them to keep rabbits out…I have no clue how long the poor thing had been there but she allowed me to slowly and methodically cut her loose (more than likely she was exhausted)…anyway I put a rag over her eyes and worked my way up to the head then picked her up and laid her down gently then she slithered away…made my day!!!

That is a big one , farmers around here love to see them around their grain bins . Dan

[Mad Mac]

Well done, Sir.

The white chin and throat are suggestive of
an Eastern or Black Rat Snake.
A good snake to have around the house.

This time of year when they are shedding their skin
they will sometimes deliberately get into tight places
to help with the shedding.
We once found one that had died partially shed
hanging halfway through the frame of a wooden gate.

[SaltyCaribbeanDfly]

Well done, Sir.

The white chin and throat are suggestive of
an Eastern or Black Rat Snake.
A good snake to have around the house.

This time of year when they are shedding their skin
they will sometimes deliberately get into tight places
to help with the shedding.
We once found one that had died partially shed
hanging halfway through the frame of a wooden gate.

My bad, Black Rat Snake it is and I went back and looked at what my iPhone said and sure enough it listed it as “Rat Snake”…the good news is the homeowner saw it this morning coiled up by a chipmunk hole which is why it’s so big because that place has more chipmunks than I’ve ever seen anywhere!!!

[Mad Mac]

I can't take credit for it.
The iNaturalist SEEK app told me.

[Mushroom]

Saw this hungry red fox on a morning commute a few days ago -

[Mad Mac]

Wow, that fox is very cool.

This Long-Flange Millipede, not so much.



This Northern Cardinal female hit the picture window.
About half the birds recover. This one sadly did not.



Once again, the iNaturalist seek app makes me look smart.

[Manixguy@1994]

Luna Moth ? Dan

[Mad Mac]

Yes, that's a nice one.

[Mushroom]

Wow, cool shots of that Luna Moth, Dan!

[JSumm]

Luna Moth ? Dan

Wow! Great shot Dan. I have never seen one like that.

[Manixguy@1994]

Visitor eating bugs from light over garage side door . Dan

[Mad Mac]

seek by iNaturalist app shows 7 out of 7 for American Toad

[Mrj]

[Mad Mac]

Margined Calligrapher

[Mrj]

What’s this one?

[Mad Mac]

6 out of 7 green lights for North American Rat Snake.

The app on my iPhone has been a pleasure.
Just this morning I identified two new wild flowers
and a new tree on my place.
In case I haven't mentioned it before
the seek by iNaturalist app is free.