Winters coming.

[KennyV]

Getting ANY pictures of wildlife is tough...
Never seen a white squirrel myself... the ducks are crisp and sharp, good camera... :smile:KennyV

 

[Two-Stroke]

I keep coming back to this thread for the fine photos. I enjoy them but rarely get good wildlife photos myself.

About the hogs -- the ones that I see regularly (but have never been able to photograph -- they're too fast) are feral hogs and are an extremely destructive species. I see them in the Talladega National Forest when I'm out riding my mountain bike.

Thanks for the pictures. :thumbsup:

 

[Bison]

Thanks for the pictures, Bison. It must be nice have to large mammals like those so close to the house.

Have the Bulls shed their horns already or are those cows?

I suppose that you and I are the only ones interested in wildlife and the photography of same. I was hoping that this thread might help generate some posts through the winter, but that hasn't been the case.
I saw a wild hog Saturday but could not get a decent picture. I have many hog pictures but all of them have only dead hogs. Posting dead hog pictures should no doubt be on a different website...eh?

These were cows,i hardly see moose bulls over here,the hunters wont let them live long enough.

Yes it's nice to see them come around,but they are a danger for the local traffic,them and deer cause many an accident here up north,..often deadly for man and beast.

I guess your post about you and me the only pic contributors must have caused an reaction,...alas,just words,...no pics.....but you and me.

How big a pond do you have there?.

The squarel, is that a white species,..or albino?

 

[RobertBrown]

How big a pond do you have there?.QUOTE]

It's about 300 x 200....feet
Or 100 x 66 meters.
The depth varies greatly from 14' to almost nothing a few years back.

The squarel, is that a white species,..or albino?[/

It's not an Albino and it's not a specific species.
It's a "genetic color variation". This gene will remain recessive in most squirrells that have it. In other words, the offspring of this squirell will most likely have a normal color patterm, white under, and grey-brown on top, and tail. But it will occur again at some time in future generations.
There are some areas where this gene has become dominant and all or most of the squirells are white or a white and brown non typical pattern. It's speculated that in these areas the white is favorable, as it relates to survivability. Perhaps predators are less likely to see it, for some reason. I don't think that's the case here.
I concluded that it's not Abino because the eyes are black, and an albino has red or blue eyes.

 

[Parkmower]

I ve seen a squirrel that was very light. Thought it might just been old. We are gettin alot of black squirrels invading from the great white north. About 15 years ago there we none hear.

 

[RobertBrown]

I ve seen a squirrel that was very light. Thought it might just been old. We are gettin alot of black squirrels invading from the great white north. About 15 years ago there we none hear.

Ever heard of a fox squirell?

 

[Bison]

How big a pond do you have there?.QUOTE]

It's about 300 x 200....feet
Or 100 x 66 meters.The depth varies greatly from 14' to almost nothing a few years back.


It's not an Albino and it's not a specific species.
It's a "genetic color variation". This gene will remain recessive in most squirrells that have it. In other words, the offspring of this squirell will most likely have a normal color patterm, white under, and grey-brown on top, and tail. But it will occur again at some time in future generations.
There are some areas where this gene has become dominant and all or most of the squirells are white or a white and brown non typical pattern. It's speculated that in these areas the white is favorable, as it relates to survivability. Perhaps predators are less likely to see it, for some reason. I don't think that's the case here.
I concluded that it's not Abino because the eyes are black, and an albino has red or blue eyes.

Only our stupid Gov-ment uses metric,..the rest of us still use standard.
One can hardly get a metric bolt here if his life depended on it.


Robert,.....CLEAR YOUR INBOX,....its full!!

 

[RobertBrown]

 

[Bison]

nice pic again but,
What's the matter,..there's still leaves on that tree!,..you don't have winter there or..

Al we have here is brown,grey and black squirrels,..brown are the most common.
And we have these little chipmunks.

 

[RobertBrown]

nice pic again but,
What's the matter,..there's still leaves on that tree!,..you don't have winter there or..

Al we have here is brown,grey and black squirrels,..brown are the most common.
And we have these little chipmunks.

Taken today
Do you have these up there?