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MadDogMike
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From: The Anvil of the Sun
|  Posted: 2009-12-10 1:40 pm Permalink
Extrapolating from the 1.5 x 3.5 inch board he's sitting on, I would estimate his body length to be 37.5 inches and another 33 inches for the tail. That makes almost 6 feet - HOLY CRAP  That's a whole lotta "tree chicken"
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Jungle Trader
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From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2009-12-10 3:45 pm Permalink
Wild iguanas in Fla.? How did that happen? I'll say about 6 ft. also.
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GROG
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From: Tujunga
| Posted: 2009-12-11 01:17 am Permalink
6 ft. was GROG' guess as well.
Today GROG had to slow for a small 4 point buck (that's a deer) that was just starting to cross the road as GROG approached. Have seen several coyotes in the last couple of weeks, and saw three raccoons in the neighbor's tree a couple of weeks ago. Small lizards in the yard are moving slow in the chilly weather. Saw a skunk a month ago a couple of blocks down from Kirby's when GROG was leaving the Rumpus Room one night. A couple of owls were out hooting in the neighborhood last week, so only heard them.
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AlohaStation
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Joined: Sep 27, 2004
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From: So FL
| Posted: 2009-12-11 06:55 am Permalink
South Florida is home to many invasive species - plant and animal. Right now I have a flock (I estimate 50+) of green parrots outside my office window. They are loud and driving me crazy!
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beadtiki
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From: Bothell, Washington
| Posted: 2009-12-11 2:11 pm Permalink
My neighbor's little mini-POS-whatever dog is inside his house and yapping his ass off - I can hear it IN MY HOUSE and it's driving ME crazy!
This summer my dog discovered a ransacked nest of very young bunnnies: 1 dead and 2 wounded. We took them to a vet that holds them for the wildlife sanctuary. I know - they're EVERYwhere, but I couldn't just leave them there in the chill to die! I mean, they didn't even have their eyes open yet! And one was SQUEAKING at me!!
Now, if it was the neighbor's dog...!
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Jungle Trader
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From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2009-12-16 5:24 pm Permalink
While visiting relatives recently in Oceanside I moseyed out to the backyard and heard BROPPP BROPPP BROPPP. Slowly and quietly I moved toward the sound. There was a large hollow ceramic frog about 2 ft. long. I turned the ceramic frog over to find a large hole in the bottom and there it was, a frog about the size of a grape inside. I think this guy had an excellent chance of reproducing. The hollowness gave him a much louder advantage. BRILLIANT.
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Unga Bunga
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From: CaliTikifornia
| Posted: 2009-12-16 10:01 pm Permalink
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On 2009-12-10 15:45, Jungle Trader wrote:
Wild iguanas in Fla.? How did that happen? I'll say about 6 ft. also.
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A five footer ran across the street right in front of my car during the Hukilau.
I thought it was just the rum fuckin with me.
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Jungle Trader
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From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2009-12-18 08:54 am Permalink
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On 2009-12-16 22:01, Unga Bunga wrote:
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On 2009-12-10 15:45, Jungle Trader wrote:
Wild iguanas in Fla.? How did that happen? I'll say about 6 ft. also.
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A five footer ran across the street right in front of my car during the Hukilau.
I thought it was just the rum fuckin with me.
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Sure, just before you got in the car you had a couple shots of that new Peyote Rum by Don Juan.
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Derek Mitchell
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From: La Mesa, SoCal
| Posted: 2009-12-18 10:24 pm Permalink
I caught a opossum in my living room one night, the dog brought it in. Skunks in the yards alot.
When in Arizona, chased a pack of Javalina out of the yard on Thanksgiving while the family was around the campfire. Also went deer hunting with a bow, but only saw girls and small boys, so no shots fired.
Killed lots of Quail and a few Doves, also some Chuckar. A couple rattlers to my name.
Seen bobcats, deer, elk, squirels, wild turkeys, cootamundis(spelling?).
My father is an outdoors man, I prefer the city.
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talo ka
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Joined: Jul 26, 2007
Posts: 451
From: tampa, fla
| Posted: 2009-12-19 1:25 pm Permalink
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On 2009-12-10 15:45, Jungle Trader wrote:
Wild iguanas in Fla.? How did that happen? I'll say about 6 ft. also.
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On 2009-12-11 06:55, AlohaStation wrote:
South Florida is home to many invasive species - plant and animal. Right now I have a flock (I estimate 50+) of green parrots outside my office window. They are loud and driving me crazy!
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soo terribly true. people buy iggys, snakes, birds and then turn them loose when they become no fun or a problem or lose them. we are having a hellaofa time with boas and pythons. also with nile monitor lizards. these 3 are meat eating hunters. our waters have been invaded also. we have the snakehead fish in fresh water and now have lion fish in the oceans. not a single one of these invaders have ANY natural predators.
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AlohaStation
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From: So FL
| Posted: 2010-01-07 09:37 am Permalink
Someone left the door open and the cold weather has reached into our tropical escape. The past week we have had record cold temps in SFL - as a result this is happening...
http://www.justnews.com/video/22153242/index.html
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MadDogMike
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Joined: Mar 30, 2008
Posts: 6490
From: The Anvil of the Sun
| Posted: 2010-01-07 10:56 am Permalink
That video would almost be funny if I weren't a lizard lover 
The big Sandhill Cranes winter in our area. I haven't seen them yet but I heard them call a few days ago.
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AlohaStation
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From: So FL
| Posted: 2010-02-02 10:50 am Permalink
Sorry to say that since the cold snap the invasive lizard population has dwindled considerably!! I love all animals but the iguana problem in South FL was getting out of hand.
On the other hand - I was out on the edge of the Everglades this weekend digging some new mountain bike trails and saw something totally cool. 2 Bald Eagles getting their groove on! They would fly really high and then lock up and fall before separating and gliding off - they did this several times. It was a great show. I also dug up several snakes and saw multiple alligators. I love the great outdoors - especially since it was 80 degrees and sunny!
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Jungle Trader
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From: Trader's Jungle Outpost, Turlock, Ca.
| Posted: 2010-02-02 5:25 pm Permalink
I saw 3 crows arguing midair over a mouse, so the one dropped it in the middle of the highway, SMACK. Sacrificed to the road.
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AlohaStation
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From: So FL
| Posted: 2010-02-23 06:26 am Permalink
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On 2010-02-02 10:50, AlohaStation wrote:
On the other hand - I was out on the edge of the Everglades this weekend digging some new mountain bike trails and saw something totally cool. 2 Bald Eagles getting their groove on! They would fly really high and then lock up and fall before separating and gliding off - they did this several times. It was a great show.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/pembroke-pines/fl-pines-eagles-20100222,0,5883410.story
Really has me wondering???? Pembroke Pines is about 30 miles from where I was.
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