The squirrel looked alive, until it was dropped.This is incredible. Skillz and speed.
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Those suckers are no joke.Caught this guy checking out our koi.
If it fits in their mouth, it goes down.
We've got 1/2 dozen or so that hang around the estuary and State park.
Once, it looked like they were stalking frogs in the tall grass when one stabbed down through and came up with a gopher, choked his ass down in a heartbeat.
We were lounging by the pool in Kauai when one one those Cattle Egrets landed next to us. It sauntered into the flowers a few feet away and immediately snatched a field mouse. The poor little thing was squealing and kicking like mad. The bird just held it down with a foot and impaled it with his beak. That put an end to the squealing. Nature is brutal. 
I heard a bunch of loud squealing outside the office last spring but couldn't see what was making the noise. So I got up and walked around the corner and looked out from the conference room and saw a great blue heron with a baby rabbit hanging from its beak. It dropped it and quickly re-stabbed it and then flew away.
Driving up the road a couple of nights ago, a little Saw-whet owl just standing in the middle of the road. Phone photo, not that great.
This just popped up alongside the road overnight--Agaricus augustus--The Prince. So good!
My ex and I had a nice pond with goldfish and stuff and there was a Heron who would fly in just at dark and pick off what it could. Often first thing in the morning too.Caught this guy checking out our koi.
Eventually I strung a bunch of 10-inch pie plates on some 80 Lb. test mono across the pond in a couple of directions so they would turn and flip in the wind.
Kept most birds away.
Glad we don't have these guys around here though.
Awesome how they fake a big face to look bigger and more intimidating.
Take care.
Most brutal bear fight I've ever seen. Chunks of flesh flying and pure savagery for 17 minutes! Their stamina is unbelievable.
^ Dang, that was hard to watch.
Wait a minute.. weren't you one of the guys that said you'd like to see these things back in California?
Wait a minute.. weren't you one of the guys that said you'd like to see these things back in California?
Yes. I would not mind it. Grizzly bears used to be all over the west coast and all the way down into Mexico. Now, they only in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and occasionally a sighting in Colorado. And people still go camping/hiking in those areas. Just carry a gun and bear spray and you'll be fine.
Yes. I would not mind it. Grizzly bears used to be all over the west coast and all the way down into Mexico. Now, they only in Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, and occasionally a sighting in Colorado. And people still go camping/hiking in those areas. Just carry a gun and bear spray and you'll be fine.
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We have had a few Grizzlies turn up on Vancouver Island the past decade or so.
They can easily swim across in the myriad of islands north of here and it's speculated that since a moratorium on hunting them has been in effect that some are being pushed out of areas where they might have established themselves previously. Add in the lack of returning salmon to some places on the Mainland and up some inlets and the pressure for them to move is considerable.
This one is near Sayward, about 40 miles north of Campbell River.
Here's how big their paws can be.
Take care.