My World ~ Wildlife You Might See in my Neighborhood

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First, I must tell you that I did not take any of these photos. I received them in an e-mail from a friend with no indication of the source of the images. I saw these and I thought of a couple of my friends that live here in Michigan. Folks that you may know, and that you might enjoy meeting if you don’t know them.
 
 
This should remind you of Ratty. He has a thing for black squirrels.
 
 
You might even say that Ratty is a squirrel nut. He writes about a lot of other interesting creatures that he finds on his daily adventures.
 
 
Looks like the Red-Tail Hawk is going to have headache! Yes, Red-Wing Blackbirds are very feisty. While both of these species are found here in my neighborhood in their season, I did not take this picture. I have seen similar scenes, but never where the smaller bird seems to be a passenger. Notice the furled wings.
 
This shot reminds me of another outdoor-loving friend, Sharkbytes. She recently posted a picture of a Red-Tail. So immediately thought of her when I saw this fascinating image.
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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

8 thoughts on “My World ~ Wildlife You Might See in my Neighborhood”

  1. Thanks Chuck, I'll be back here on Tuesday/s(if I will not forget, I will put it in my notepad). Thanks again. Have a good day!

  2. Clara, My favorite is the birds.

    Pricilla, Ratty seems to have different results with his squirrely buddies.

    Lin, He sure takes the cake. 🙂

    Cacai, See my note to Jackie.

    Jackie, The My World meme is hosted at:
    http://showyourworld.blogspot.com/

    — Chuck

  3. Chuck, would you mind dropping…uh…stopping over and leaving a link for me for this meme?

    I think I would like to join as well!!
    Thanks:-)

  4. I saw the hawk over at Sharkbytes too. what an incredible shot!

    And yes Ratty does love his squirrels!

    Happy day Chuck!!
    Jackie:-)

  7. I love squirrels. I have photos of the golden mantle ground squirrels that inhabited the forest where we camp hosted. I would feed them. They would climb my hammock while I was in it and eat peanuts from my hands.

    If I didn't have their snacks out in time they would climb the trailer steps and bang on the door.

    heh heh

  8. The hawk and red-winged blackbird picture is amazing! But my favorite is the squirrel reaching for the peanut. I haven't fed a squirrel that way, but I've had chipmunks climb into my had to eat the seeds I was holding. They're quite tame up at the lake.

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