#backyardwildlife — Public Fediverse posts

raccoon:)) #raccoon #critter #raccoonfamily #backyardwildlife #cuteanimals

cute raccoon:)) #raccoon #critter #raccoonfamily #backyardwildlife #cuteanimals

Orchard thieves strike again

#porkkalanniemi #kirkkonummi #finland #backyardwildlife #apples

Orchard thieves strike again

#porkkalanniemi #kirkkonummi #finland #backyardwildlife #apples

Orchard thieves strike again

#porkkalanniemi #kirkkonummi #finland #backyardwildlife #apples

Orchard thieves strike again

#porkkalanniemi #kirkkonummi #finland #backyardwildlife #apples

Orchard thieves strike again

#porkkalanniemi #kirkkonummi #finland #backyardwildlife #apples

the #raccoons were having a lot of fun last night, thankfully they were quiet about it

#backyardwildlife

A chipmunk in the Berkshires. #BackyardWildlife #Wildlife

lightning this skunk is very cute :) #skunk #cute #wildlife #backyardwildlife #cuteanimals

this is the first time I've ever had a coyote visit. #backyardwildlife #coyote #critter #wildlife

the #bobcat came through this morning, just when i was leaving with the pups for the beach. it checked us out then skedadled
#backyardwildlife #sfbayarea

Is this #squirrel about to propose or does it just want my 🥜❓

#SilentSunday #Stunday #SquirrelSunday #SquirrelsOfMastodon #squirrelspotting #squirrelflower #squirrels #photography #nature #flowers #BackyardWildlife

Learning to Look Closer #7: Meet Sandy

https://destinylaharris.com/2026/08/26/learning-to-look-closer-7-meet-sandy/

👆 @FoxesInLove #grayfoxes #backyardwildlife

the 2 #grayfoxes were up at our neighbors chilling. my neighbor shared these 😍
#backyardwildlife

last night’s visitor

#backyardwildlife #skunks

omg there’s a pair of #grayfoxes 🥹
and more 7am visits

#trailcam #backyardwildlife

here’s the video clip - blink and you’ll miss it #bobcat
#backyardwildlife #trailcam

Meet my nemesis. This critter is determined to nest under the portion of house that doesn't have a foundation.

#BackyardWildlife #Groundhog

Pipevine Swallowtail on Turk’s Cap

#photography #butterflies #insects #nature #ButterflyPhotography #BackyardWildlife #MacroPhotography

raccoon and skunk 🦝🦨 #skunk #backyardwildlife #cute #critter #raccoon

I have no idea why no one has moved into this cat house lol #raccoons #wildlife #raccoonfamily #backyardwildlife #cuteanimals

Here's something a little different - the two-spotted tree cricket (Neoxabea bipunctata). The two "spots" on the forewings identify females; the males are spotless. They're native to North America; this one probably visited our front door from the deciduous woods nearby. #backyardwildlife #backyardnature #entomology

Three Good Things

🌹 A romantic date last night. He brought long-stem red roses!

🌹 Summer semester grades have been officially posted. Term GPA: 4.0!

🌹 After exploring our small neighborhood, Wee Bunz has returned to my backyard as his or her familiar thumping ground. Like his or her older sibling, Cottontail, Wee Bunz has taken an interest in my comings and goings, but as always, I stay a safe distance for both of us.

Just a reminder: I do not feed, attempt to handle, or even approach any of the three generations of wild bunnies who have made my yard and my nextdoor neighbor's woodpile their home. They are free to safely live their wild lives here. All I do is document.

#BackyardWildlife #BackyardHabitat
#easterncottontail #wildhares
#wildrabbits #wildbunnies
#NatureLovers #naturephotography
#watershipdown #alttext
#3goodthings #threegoodthings

Baby anole #lizard.

#photography #lizards #reptiles #nature #BackyardWildlife

This tiny #backyardnature visitor is the peach tree weevil (Pseudoedophrys hilleri). They feed on the foliage of rosaceous plants (e.g. apples, pears, plums, peaches, roses, rowans, etc.) Native to Japan, it is an adventive species in the eastern US. #entomology #backyardwildlife #weevilwednesday

snack time :) #raccoons #wildlife #raccoonfamily #backyardwildlife #cuteanimals

The gray catbird now comes to the littlebirds’ peanut basket to grab a nut! 🥜🐦🧡

The basket is made of recycled plastic produce bags from supermarkets.♻️

#BackyardWildlife #birdcallout

The Ohio DNR has a wonderful series of free PDF field guides and "Backyard Wildlife" materials, covering everything from reptiles, lichens, moths and millipedes to trees, fish, mussels and wildflowers. #backyardnature #backyardwildlife

https://ohiodnr.gov/discover-and-learn/safety-conservation/about-odnr/wildlife/documents-publications/backyard-wildlife-documents

This guy casually rocked up and started munching, two feet away from where I'm sitting. At this rate he'll be on my lap begging for scritches by next week 🤣

He runs off when I make big or sudden moves but he also comes back within a minute or so. Lil weirdo 😅

#hedgehog #egel #igel #wildlife #brave #dapper #brutaal #wtf #alrightythen #spikyfren #wildlife #backyardwildlife #urbanwildlife

skunks 🦨🦨🦨 #skunk #skunksquad #critter #backyardwildlife #cute

When Linus & I returned from a walk, we found this lovely doe eating the wildlife feed I scatter in the grass.

(Linus only uses the buggy after walking & getting tired.)

She was there for about 30 minutes 🥰

#BackyardWildlife #deer #DogsOfMastodon

Finally got a couple of bad photos of Wee Bunz, who is Mama Bunz' only surviving kit from spring 2026.

As you can see, Wee Bunz has already adopted the family habit of not caring about me or my dog (who is always on a leash when we are outside.)

I do not yet have a guess as to whether Wee Bunz is a male or female. I was about 50 feet away when I took these photos.

#alttext #backyardnature
#BackyardWildlife #wildrabbits
#NatureLovers #naturephotography
#backyardphotography #easterncottontail

On a personal note, I am so excited to tell you that Wee Bunz is alive and well. I have not seen Wee Bunz since he or she was a tiny toddler who popped out of the nest under my neighbor's tarp-covered woodpile one morning, to play in the spring rain. Mama Bunz moved in quickly to safely relocate Wee Bunz back to the nest, and not long thereafter, the Wandering Fox came through, sniffing for food. I was genuinely concerned that Wee Bunz was no more.

But yes! Wee Bunz has grown a lot, and most likely outgrown the nest, so he or she has been making appearances almost every afternoon, in my neighbor's fenced back yard, or in my unfenced one. He or she stays close to "home" and is quite skittish (which is a good, and totally normal behavior for a wild rabbit.)

To be clear, for those reading my bunny tales for the first time: I don't interfere with their wild lives. I don't feed them; I don't approach or talk to them. I've made no attempts to "tame" them by any means. I document their little lives, as they hang out in my back yard, but otherwise, they are free to come and go as they please.

#wildrabbits #easterncottontail
#BackyardWildlife #backyardnature
#goodnewsthread #goodnewsfeed
#goodnewspost #NatureLovers
#WildlifeMoments

Finally, one good photo of yearling Cottontail. She's so pretty.

FYI though: this was taken at a distance of about 30 feet, with a digital zoom camera on my phone. I don't use the flash on the bunnies. I also don't feed them, don't talk to them, and generally leave them to their wild bunny business. I have made no attempt to "tame" them, so it's really interesting that they have decided to make my yard their seasonal home. They are not concerned about me, my car, or my dog (who is always on a leash, when we are outside).

#BackyardWildlife #backyardnature
#easterncottontail #wildrabbits
#NatureLovers #naturephotography
#NaturePhoto #rabbitphotography
#rabbitsofmastodon #alttext

#TLcleanse

It’s late #spring / early #summer

I put out a lot of #BackyardWildlife feed, for Linus’s entertainment & my own.

I’ve posted some videos here including the #NorthernFlicker #Woodpecker mating dance, & a bunch with #squirrels, #chipmunks & #birds getting up close & personal with my super-mellow old man #Linus. Here are a few more.

First up, momma #Grackle feeding baby Grackle.

#DogsOfMastodon #nature #squirrels #birds #dogs #AdoptDontShop #rescue #SeniorDogs

New photos of Mama Bunz and her yearling, Cottontail, in my backyard, from early this morning. The quality is regrettable but I took these from the driver's seat of my car, before pulling away for work.

#wildrabbits #rabbits #bunnies
#BackyardWildlife #backyardnature
#gardenwildlife #easterncottontail
#northcarolina #alttext

Three Good Things

🐇 The older, female wild Eastern Cottontail rabbit that lives in my yard had a single kit to survive from last year. Young adult males tend to wander off to establish new territory, but this surviving yearling is staying in the neighborhood, very close to Mama Bunz' current kit nest (under my nextdoor neighbors covered wood pile) so I assume this yearling is a female. This particular yearling has a big, white, fluffy tail, so I have named her "Cottontail". She is understandably skittish around humans, even me.

🐇 Mama Bunz was enjoying the sunshine this morning in my backyard, completely unfazed by my presence, when I took my dog out to potty. She didn't even look in my direction. I never bother the wild bunnies, and it tickles me that she feels that comfortable sharing my space.

🐇 This year's kit is still safe, under the woodpile. My nextdoor neighbor chased off a wandering fox, after I told them about the kit nest. So maybe there will be another yearling to watch in my yard, in 2027.

#3goodthings #threegoodthings
#wildrabbits #easterncottontail
#NatureLovers #BackyardWildlife
#backyardnature

Mama Bunz has one kit this year, safely tucked away under my next door neighbor's wood pile. I got a peek a few days ago, when Wee Bun came out into the grass, to play in the rain.

Got just this one lucky shot of Mama Bunz this afternoon, as she double-dog-dared me to attempt to park my car in my own backyard. She doesn't like the car and clearly wants me to just adapt to parking way up the gravel driveway, close to the street.

https://www.ncwildlife.gov/species/eastern-cottontail-rabbit

#alttext #wildrabbits #citywildlife
#easterncottontail #BackyardWildlife #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeMoments #northcarolina

The #wildlife conversations you won’t believe I’m having

by Bob Duchesne, Good #Birding July 12, 2025

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2025/07/12/outdoors/outdoors-contributors/conversations-with-birds-maine-joam40zk0w/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/HTcoe

#BackyardWildlife #Maine #SolarPunkSunday #Nature #CitizenScience #GreenTime #Outdoors #Birds