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Jdarg

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Hey Cil!  You sure did hit 1000!!  We have enjoyed all of them!  I love reading about what you see on your walks and what your area of Florida is like- your descriptions have made us want to visit the area.
 
Wow- a bobcat.  I think I would like to be in the car too if I ever run across one.

Hey Cil! You sure did hit 1000!! We have enjoyed all of them! I love reading about what you see on your walks and what your area of Florida is like- your descriptions have made us want to visit the area. 
 
Wow- a bobcat. I think I would like to be in the car too if I ever run across one.

Franny

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:clap_1: 1000 posts for Cil!:clap_1: Keep them coming!!

:clap_1: Yippee!! 1000!!! I too have loved reading about your discovery of your area. I would have LOVED to have seen that bobcat!

Paula

:clap_1: on reaching 1000.  What is your area of Florida in which you're seeing all the turtles, deer, etc.?  Were you the one who saw the mamma bear and two cubs recently as well?

:clap_1: on reaching 1000.  What is your area of Florida in which you&#039;re seeing all the turtles, deer, etc.?  Were you the one who saw the mamma bear and two cubs recently as well?

Ocean Lover

bean

[COLOR="Blue"]Yea! 1000 posts from Colorado to the Cape I have enjoyed them all!:clap_1: 
I watched an animal rescue show last night where they were capturing Bobcats from a populated neighborhood. Man, those critters are fierce!!!![/COLOR]

Yea! 1000 posts from Colorado to the Cape I have enjoyed them all!:clap_1: 
I watched an animal rescue show last night where they were capturing Bobcats from a populated neighborhood. Man, those critters are fierce!!!!

[quote="Paula, post: 173050"]:clap_1: on reaching 1000.  What is your area of Florida in which you're seeing all the turtles, deer, etc.?  Were you the one who saw the mamma bear and two cubs recently as well?[/QUOTE]

No! Yikes. Would love to hear about it, though.
Paula, I am in Gulf County. I have been living all over the county, but am presently in St Joe Beach--that's where I saw the snapper.
Along the new stretch of 98, they do have traffic signs with mama bear and baby bear silhouettes.
But now that I think about it, we were in Bay County when we saw the deer and bobcat.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Paula">:clap_1: on reaching 1000. What is your area of Florida in which you&#039;re seeing all the turtles, deer, etc.? Were you the one who saw the mamma bear and two cubs recently as well?</blockquote> 
No! Yikes. Would love to hear about it, though. 
Paula, I am in Gulf County. I have been living all over the county, but am presently in St Joe Beach--that&#039;s where I saw the snapper. 
Along the new stretch of 98, they do have traffic signs with mama bear and baby bear silhouettes. 
But now that I think about it, we were in Bay County when we saw the deer and bobcat.

Mango

SoWal Insider

Congratulations Cil on 1000 post.:clap_1: I always look forward to them. 
 
Seeing a bobcat is spectacular. We have them in our area. I am 1 hr. North of Manhattan. One early morning, we saw a Bobcat limping through our property. The paws were huge. Beautiful animal. It's so rare to spot one, but when you do you never forget it. :wub: 
We called animal patrol since we were not sure if it was injured or if it was still around. He was near a bird feeder of mine. They mentioned that during mating season they can travel as far as 50 miles to seek a mate, and the bobcat we saw was mostly in a fight with another one over a mate. We did not see blood. They told us if we saw it again, to call them and they would pick it up, since about 1 hr North of us is bobcat sanctuary where they doctor them and set them free. 
We also have small black bears, but have yet to see one. Most of the animals live in a Fahnstock State Park about 40 minutes north of us.
 
I did see a deer on 98 in SoWal once at dusk in Sandestin. They are quite tiny there, almost like small dogs. Our deer here are much larger. 
 
I am glad to hear you are a box turtle rescuer too. There's several small lakes near me and they are always crossing the road to get to them. I just pick them up and put them on the side. They are slowpokes. :lol:

Congratulations Cil on 1000 post.:clap_1: I always look forward to them. 
 
Seeing a bobcat is spectacular. We have them in our area. I am 1 hr. North of Manhattan. One early morning, we saw a Bobcat limping through our property. The paws were huge. Beautiful animal. It&#039;s so rare to spot one, but when you do you never forget it. :wub: 
We called animal patrol since we were not sure if it was injured or if it was still around. He was near a bird feeder of mine. They mentioned that during mating season they can travel as far as 50 miles to seek a mate, and the bobcat we saw was mostly in a fight with another one over a mate. We did not see blood. They told us if we saw it again, to call them and they would pick it up, since about 1 hr North of us is bobcat sanctuary where they doctor them and set them free. 
We also have small black bears, but have yet to see one. Most of the animals live in a Fahnstock State Park about 40 minutes north of us. 
 
I did see a deer on 98 in SoWal once at dusk in Sandestin. They are quite tiny there, almost like small dogs. Our deer here are much larger. 
 
I am glad to hear you are a box turtle rescuer too. There&#039;s several small lakes near me and they are always crossing the road to get to them. I just pick them up and put them on the side. They are slowpokes. :lol:

Bdarg and the kids found a baby scorpion on the driveway this morning.
 
After the cute little baby was brought inside to be photographed and interviewed, he was released into the woods, so he can grow and prosper, and plan when he is going to come into our house in the dead of night and sting us.:bang: 
 
On a good note- I did not run across any pygmy rattlesnakes when we went exploring in the woods today.:D

Bdarg and the kids found a baby scorpion on the driveway this morning. 
 
After the cute little baby was brought inside to be photographed and interviewed, he was released into the woods, so he can grow and prosper, and plan when he is going to come into our house in the dead of night and sting us.:bang: 
 
On a good note- I did not run across any pygmy rattlesnakes when we went exploring in the woods today.😀

TreeFrog

A neighbor of ours saw a momma bobcat and two kittens this morning prowling the edge of Camp Creek Lake at Watersound.

InletBchDweller

I get scorpions in my mailbox ALL THE TIME!!!![quote="jdarg, post: 173129"]Bdarg and the kids found a baby scorpion on the driveway this morning.
 
After the cute little baby was brought inside to be photographed and interviewed, he was released into the woods, so he can grow and prosper, and plan when he is going to come into our house in the dead of night and sting us.:bang: 
 
On a good note- I did not run across any pygmy rattlesnakes when we went exploring in the woods today.:D[/quote]

I get scorpions in my mailbox ALL THE TIME!!!!<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jdarg">Bdarg and the kids found a baby scorpion on the driveway this morning. 
 
After the cute little baby was brought inside to be photographed and interviewed, he was released into the woods, so he can grow and prosper, and plan when he is going to come into our house in the dead of night and sting us.:bang: 
 
On a good note- I did not run across any pygmy rattlesnakes when we went exploring in the woods today.😀</blockquote>

Camp Creek Kid

Christini Zambini

Wednesday night I saw a coyote crossing Watersound Parkway at the entrance to the golf course.  It was pretty amazing.  It looked similar to a German Shepard, but taller and thiner.  Now I have a suspicion as to what happened to our two cats, since we live adjacent to the golf course :( .  On Thursday night we saw a huge owl on our neighbor's roof.  We heard the hooting and saw the silhouette in the moonlight--spectacular.  We've lived here 5 years and this is the first time we've seen these particular animals.

Wednesday night I saw a coyote crossing Watersound Parkway at the entrance to the golf course.  It was pretty amazing.  It looked similar to a German Shepard, but taller and thiner.  Now I have a suspicion as to what happened to our two cats, since we live adjacent to the golf course :( .  On Thursday night we saw a huge owl on our neighbor&#039;s roof.  We heard the hooting and saw the silhouette in the moonlight--spectacular.  We&#039;ve lived here 5 years and this is the first time we&#039;ve seen these particular animals.

[quote="InletBchDweller, post: 173156"]I get scorpions in my mailbox ALL THE TIME!!!![/quote]
 
:eek:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="InletBchDweller">I get scorpions in my mailbox ALL THE TIME!!!!</blockquote> 
😱

[quote="Camp Creek Kid, post: 173174"]Wednesday night I saw a coyote crossing Watersound Parkway at the entrance to the golf course. It was pretty amazing. It looked similar to a German Shepard, but taller and thiner. Now I have a suspicion as to what happened to our two cats, since we live adjacent to the golf course :( . On Thursday night we saw a huge owl on our neighbor's roof. We heard the hooting and saw the silhouette in the moonlight--spectacular. We've lived here 5 years and this is the first time we've seen these particular animals.[/quote]
 
I only saw a coyote once at dusk and it was on a highway. They are pretty cool looking. It was sitting and the silhouette of him looked like one of the paintings you see in the West. A pack of them live right behind my house (we abut woods too)  and some nights we hear them howling.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Camp Creek Kid">Wednesday night I saw a coyote crossing Watersound Parkway at the entrance to the golf course. It was pretty amazing. It looked similar to a German Shepard, but taller and thiner. Now I have a suspicion as to what happened to our two cats, since we live adjacent to the golf course :( . On Thursday night we saw a huge owl on our neighbor&#039;s roof. We heard the hooting and saw the silhouette in the moonlight--spectacular. We&#039;ve lived here 5 years and this is the first time we&#039;ve seen these particular animals.</blockquote> 
I only saw a coyote once at dusk and it was on a highway. They are pretty cool looking. It was sitting and the silhouette of him looked like one of the paintings you see in the West. A pack of them live right behind my house (we abut woods too) and some nights we hear them howling.

Miss Kitty

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:clap_1: Congratulations to Critter Cil on her spottings and her 1,000 posts!  You always entertain and educate!!!

Wow, thanks for the congrats and the other critter sightings. Aww, bobcat kittens.
Yikes, scorpions in the mailbox. Fortunately, I've read that none of Florida's scorpions give fatal stings--I hope that's true.

Mango, I agree that the deer are smaller here. The crows seem to be, as well, and the woodpeckers are positively anorexic.

Camp Creek, in my experience, coyotes are usually not that big, certainly not taller than a German Shepherd...this reminds me of Barefootguy's home video of the canine critters which might have been coyotes, but might have been red wolves or a combination of the two. But even red wolves aren't all that large. Wow, I wonder just what it was you saw. 

I've [i]heard[/i] lots of coyotes here, some of them very close, but have not seen any. Used to see them all the time in Denver, they did very well living on the golf course; in the early morning hours they would come check out the alleyways of our neighborhood, getting into leftover pizza and such.

Wow, thanks for the congrats and the other critter sightings. Aww, bobcat kittens. 
Yikes, scorpions in the mailbox. Fortunately, I&#039;ve read that none of Florida&#039;s scorpions give fatal stings--I hope that&#039;s true. 
 
Mango, I agree that the deer are smaller here. The crows seem to be, as well, and the woodpeckers are positively anorexic. 
 
Camp Creek, in my experience, coyotes are usually not that big, certainly not taller than a German Shepherd...this reminds me of Barefootguy&#039;s home video of the canine critters which might have been coyotes, but might have been red wolves or a combination of the two. But even red wolves aren&#039;t all that large. Wow, I wonder just what it was you saw. 
 
I&#039;ve heard lots of coyotes here, some of them very close, but have not seen any. Used to see them all the time in Denver, they did very well living on the golf course; in the early morning hours they would come check out the alleyways of our neighborhood, getting into leftover pizza and such.

I have a friend who photographed an alligator peeking out of the lake at Camp Creek Golf Course.  I've heard they call the golf balls "gaiter bait".

I have a friend who photographed an alligator peeking out of the lake at Camp Creek Golf Course.  I&#039;ve heard they call the golf balls &quot;gaiter bait&quot;.

Camp Creek
Was just reading an article about Eastern coyotes and it said that they are often larger than their scrawny cousin out west, perhaps partly because of mixing it up with the wolf. However, it averages 35-40 pounds, maybe half the size of a German Shepherd or husky.
And they do mention that smaller pets sometimes disappear when coyotes move in. :(

Camp Creek 
Was just reading an article about Eastern coyotes and it said that they are often larger than their scrawny cousin out west, perhaps partly because of mixing it up with the wolf. However, it averages 35-40 pounds, maybe half the size of a German Shepherd or husky. 
And they do mention that smaller pets sometimes disappear when coyotes move in. :(

We heard them alot a few summers ago in Louisville- they were around for a few months then moved on, apparently after hunting out the area.  Turns out they were living in our little sailboat, which was being stored upside down in our back field.  When the boys got it out the following spring, there was coyote poop in and around it!  (In case you want the yukky details- dog size, lot of hair from their prey :shock: ).

[quote="jdarg, post: 173232"]  (In case you want the yukky details- dog size, lot of hair from their prey :shock: ).[/QUOTE]
heehee
Thanks for sharing your scat story, Jdarg. I guess coyotes don't waste anything.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="jdarg">(In case you want the yukky details- dog size, lot of hair from their prey :shock: ).</blockquote>heehee 
Thanks for sharing your scat story, Jdarg. I guess coyotes don&#039;t waste anything.

In other critter news, I was driving 98 in Bay County at 4am (had to take the kid to the emergency room, long story, he's fine) and we saw a bobcat.
We also saw umpteen zillion deer, including one with a rack of antlers.
Hey! I reached 1,000 posts. :cool:

In other critter news, I was driving 98 in Bay County at 4am (had to take the kid to the emergency room, long story, he&#039;s fine) and we saw a bobcat. 
We also saw umpteen zillion deer, including one with a rack of antlers. 
Hey! I reached 1,000 posts. :cool:

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