Flora, fauna

[Phranq]

I spent some summers in Alaska. I wanna go back to kodiak one day, that town is super cool!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Flora, acting as evidence of fauna.

 

[Kevin B]

That is so cool. Used to see the same type of evidence on creek banks in eastern Kentucky.

 

[horsefarmer]

Fauna, acting as evidence.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/mountie-cuddles-beaver-kit-regina-1.3731190

 

[Duchess]

Pretty much any sapling within 5 yards of the water on our property has been beavered. After punching holes in one of their dams, I have to say that they're impressively clever. They anchor Y branches with the lower leg into the mud on the downstream side, using the V to hold the lateral members of the dam. They also seem to interlock the branches and select them by appropriate size and use natural features to assist the structure. It all adds up to a good amount of work to punch a hole useful enough to equalize the ponds before they patch them up overnight. We've even had cheaters installed and they just build a dam farther downstream. As frustrating as they are, while a lot of people would hate them for the trouble, I respect their capability and they're just living their lives. Plus, the ponds that surround our property like a moat are down to their engineering in the first place.

 

[Phranq]

“Bridgelip suckerfish”

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[Captain Awesome]

 

[RustyGold]

That's quite the variety

 

[Captain Awesome]

Appalachian trail a year ago

 

[MattiThundrrr]

 

[Captain Awesome]

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I've probably rescued about 6 or 7 little ones stuck after the tides since we moved here. One of the many benefits of doing some of my running on the beach

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Cool! I keep a pair of gloves in the car for turtle rescues.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

Up by the Wyoming border and Wild, but fenced. I warily leaned over the fence to snap this.

 

[Karate Chicken Industries]

It never gets old, seeing these majestic beasts. Killer day on the singletrack too, especially after the torrential rains the day before yesterday...perfection defined.

 

[Phranq]

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Saw a couple of these little ones recently. One was swimming across a glass smooth bay, pretty cool to watch

Eastern garter

 

[Phranq]

Saw a couple of these little ones recently. One was swimming across a glass smooth bay, pretty cool to watch
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Eastern garter

We have those here too! Saw this big one crossing the trail yesterday. Had to catch it because I wanted to scare my friend with it.

 

[Phranq]

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Sorry I forgot to identify these earlier.
shiner perch, Eurasian collared dove, bluegill sunfish, Douglas squirrel, and a tree swallow.

 

[Phranq]

Starry flounder, and a pacific tomcod.