October 19, 2009

• Weekly Photo Challenge, “Wildlife in My Part of the World”

  
  

   

   

  Follow the Link to Visit and PLAY the
  Weekly Photo Challenge

   

  this week,
  “Wildlife in Your Area”
  suggested by Here are Linda’s Photos

  Wildlife in the United States including Ohio are varied and some species is unique to regions such as the Antelope in the North Western states.  In Ohio, you can’t see Antelope but you can find mammals from Ground Squirrels to Deer, which are Antelope size, but so much natural habitat has been encroached upon by man a lot of wildlife has been forced to adapt or migrate from the area.  I have seen a lot of wildlife one time only and some I see nearly every day.  There are animals native to Ohio I have never seen except in the zoo.  I have seen outside of zoos, Mice, Chipmunks, Black and Grey tree Squirrels, Fox, Coyotes, Groundhogs, Deer, birds from Hummingbirds to Buzzards (Eagles are in the area but I haven’t seen one outside of the zoo), Bears but not in Ohio, and lots of fish in the lakes plus frogs, snakes, salamanders, crayfish and boatloads of insects, some of which I could well do without.

  I have a lot of photos but decided to limit myself two 3 images of Mammals figuring to save birds, bugs, and reptiles for later challenges.

  My Photos

  

  1-  This is one of many squirrels living in the trees surrounding my house.  If I didn’t have the cat which adopted us, I would get more friendly with the squirrels feeding them to get better close ups.  This photo was taken at the end of our drive and across the street.

   

  

  2-  This is a night photo taken with flash about 15 or so feet from my door.  I have photographed some of it’s buddies only feet from my door some pushy enough to stick their nose in the crack of the door I have open to use my camera.  If they think food is around they would walk right in.  I don’t fancy a raccoon loose in my house.  They are entertaining but they can be nasty tempered.

   

  

  3-  I’m not fast enough to catch the deer.  John is the one who usually sees them and comes in for the camera.  This deer is maybe 50 feet from our front door and I am pretty sure they come on to my porch.  I frightened one in the dark late at night and it couldn’t have been more than 10 feet from me.  They managed to eat my morning glories from how far their head bows down to how far they can reach up leaving leaves and flowers above and below and the stripped areas to grow out again.  We have put a salt block out in hopes of tempting them close enough regularly so we can get photos.  There are a lot of deer around evidenced by road kills.  The animals don’t stand much of a survival chance with the lifestyles we humans think we should be living without animal interference. 

   

  Thanks always for your comments and keep on taking those photos.
  

   

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