Critter Question

OMG Cil!!!! You live out in the WILD!!! That is so awesome! Please take some pics for us!

BTW...I had a little green lizard...chameleon (?) on my kitchen counter yesterday and successfully got it back outside....I felt so good!!!

Sounds like the boondocks :funn:

How far is St. Vincent's Island? Don't let your dog out! Aren't there a lot of woods around there? On the boat near sunset, I thought I saw a big tree branch floating real fast and after getting closer it was a big buck swimming across the lake. If there are woods it probably is!

How far is St. Vincent's Island? Don't let your dog out! Aren't there a lot of woods around there? On the boat near sunset, I thought I saw a big tree branch floating real fast and after getting closer it was a big buck swimming across the lake. If there are woods it probably is!

Wow...this is like 'National Geographic'!!!!

The summer and fall of 2004, we kept hearing coyotes. Our neighbor saw them. We live in a somewhat rural area- but lots of new development so we are seeing lots of displaced wildlife. Anyway, when the boys were cleaning out the sailboat that had been stored upside down in our back field, they found the "evidence" that a coyote (or coyotes) had been living inside of it! Fortunately they had moved on- someone told me they "hunt out" and an area then move on.

Cil - yes we have coyotes. They have migrated from the west across many parts of the South. Turns out they are very successful scavengers and compete with coons and possums (you'll see many of these or at least evidence of them since they are nocturnal). Coyotes also eat small animals.

You will also encounter gators in your area and many snakes (mostly friendly). I saw a very big Black Bear near Indian Pass crossing Hwy 98 a couple of years ago.

Just wait 'til you see a heron flying with a snake hanging from it's mouth! That was pretty creepy the first time I saw that! And just wait 'til you go to pick oranges from your orange tree and find snakes in the tree!
I'm terrified of snakes and it always seemed as if I was discovering snakes everywhere when we lived in FL. (Even swimming in our pool a couple of times!)

Cil, consider yourself blessed.

Cil, consider yourself blessed.

But keep your eyes on your pets! Coyotes WILL eat small animals. Cats are especially tasty morsels. My sister lives in western Massachusetts and two of hers were snapped up (no pun intended :oops: ).

I'm envious of all the birds you see. They're such beautiful creatures.

Cil, consider yourself blessed.

Yes, how cool!!! Cil, you need to take up photography! We want to see pictures of all the wonderful critters you are discovering!

The hawks are also so beautiful but will snap up your small animals as well. We have seen several foxes in our area lately..very pretty.

Oh yeah, I forgot that I have lizards. And deer, twice. And a dead deer in the back of a pickup. And various dead, squished possums and 'coons.

We do live out in the boonies here. We are on 30A but we are only a mile or so from Franklin County. It's just temporary but it's been quite an experience.

I smelled fox one of our first nights here. I am very familiar with the smell because we saw and smelled them all the time in Denver. Saw (and heard) coyotes regularly there, as well.

I keep our cats inside, and I am not worried about coyotes messing with my mastiffs. The ones we saw in Denver kept their distance.
However, I don't feel comfortable just letting our dogs out unattended for very long.
Neighbors say that the gators here are small, but they are around, and rattlers and cottonmouths are around as well. Gators and rattlers and 'mouths, oh my!

OMG Cil!!!! You live out in the WILD!!! That is so awesome! Please take some pics for us!

BTW...I had a little green lizard...chameleon (?) on my kitchen counter yesterday and successfully got it back outside....I felt so good!!!

CIL, Your location sounds great! I'd love having most all those animals.

SS, Your green lizard is an anole - will be green when on plants and brown when on similar colors, but that's pretty much its color range.

CIL, Your location sounds great! I'd love having most all those animals.

SS, Your green lizard is an anole - will be green when on plants and brown when on similar colors, but that's pretty much its color range.

Thanks Rita...we always called them chameleons growing up. How do you say anole?

Critter spotting is great fun!

I live next to the Point Washington State Forest here in south Walton and have seen all of the animals listed in the previous messages.

Plus two notable sightings:

Wild boar - a family of 4 alongside Hwy 98 near Rosemary Beach

and

Bobcat -One fella went strolling across my backyard early one morning. Very cool!

Does anyone know aboat Panthers/Cougars left here in our area? I know that they were relatively common a few decades back. Some of my friends have claimed to see one and I would love to know if anyone has any information about these beautiful animals.

I have seen coyotes several times crossing 395 near 98 and also crossing 30A near Deer Lake. We moved here in '96 and saw foxes on at least a weekly basis. I hardly ever see one now. I think about that often and truly miss those encounters.

Critter spotting is great fun!

I live next to the Point Washington State Forest here in south Walton and have seen all of the animals listed in the previous messages.

Plus two notable sightings:

Wild boar - a family of 4 alongside Hwy 98 near Rosemary Beach

and

Bobcat -One fella went strolling across my backyard early one morning. Very cool!

Does anyone know aboat Panthers/Cougars left here in our area? I know that they were relatively common a few decades back. Some of my friends have claimed to see one and I would love to know if anyone has any information about these beautiful animals.

My neighborhood used to be called "howler's ridge" because of panthers calling at night. I thought I saw one once but they are very rare anymore. Apparently there are only a handful of Florida Panthers left.

Take a stroll out the boardwalk at Deer Lake State Park some morning to get an idea how many foxes and coyotes are about at night. Numerous tracks. We even saw a coyote sunning last winter on the street in Sand Cliffs.

The occaisional "wild bore" can also spotted at Bud and Alley's for Friday night happy hour.

Take a stroll out the boardwalk at Deer Lake State Park some morning to get an idea how many foxes and coyotes are about at night. Numerous tracks. We even saw a coyote sunning last winter on the street in Sand Cliffs.

The occaisional "wild bore" can also spotted at Bud and Alley's for Friday night happy hour.

Oh TreeFrog...that's a good one and a true one!!!!