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Wildlife--Southern California Style (Original Post) CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2015 OP
Our squirrels eat the bird seed I leave out for my birdies. calimary Jul 2015 #1
I once saw an armadillo rubbing on the acai. trinidad Jul 2015 #2
This brought back a memory....... Capt.Rocky300 Jul 2015 #3
You'd think it was his tree! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2015 #4
I love the colors in this pic, Peg. cwydro Jul 2015 #5
Aw, thanks! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2015 #6
Peg, I have forgotten how to post pics on DU. cwydro Jul 2015 #7
Give me a few, and I will! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2015 #9
Send them to you via fb or what? cwydro Jul 2015 #10
I sent you instructions here! Have fun... CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2015 #11
OK, Bogart will make an appearance soon enough! cwydro Jul 2015 #12
Did you say Bogart? He LOVED wildlife! pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #14
Lol, pinboy, I have a goose (gander) named Bogart, cwydro Jul 2015 #15
I can't wait to see your pics pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #16
Oh goodness. cwydro Jul 2015 #17
Here he is (and shout out to Peg for reminding me how to post pics!) cwydro Jul 2015 #22
Yeah, but can you capture him folding his slice? pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #8
sweet!! oldandhappy Jul 2015 #13
Dame Fuego !!! seveneyes Jul 2015 #18
give them peanuts in the shell Skittles Jul 2015 #19
we have Topanga white tail bunnies this year olddots Jul 2015 #20
Al Martinez ... On Everything Else: The War of the Rabbits pinboy3niner Jul 2015 #21
 

trinidad

(14 posts)
2. I once saw an armadillo rubbing on the acai.
Mon Jul 6, 2015, 03:16 AM
Jul 2015

Like the acai was human and going to pet him. Odd occurrences in my place.

Capt.Rocky300

(1,005 posts)
3. This brought back a memory.......
Mon Jul 6, 2015, 05:30 PM
Jul 2015

of the huge Jacaranda tree my grandmother had in her yard. I used to climb it when I was a kid and would always catch some verbal abuse from the resident squirrel.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
7. Peg, I have forgotten how to post pics on DU.
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 04:08 PM
Jul 2015

Shoot me a pm or FB message, and maybe Bogart can make an appearance here lol.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
12. OK, Bogart will make an appearance soon enough!
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 05:13 PM
Jul 2015

English/Irish relatives in town, which means drinking lol.

Thanks again.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
15. Lol, pinboy, I have a goose (gander) named Bogart,
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 05:35 PM
Jul 2015

who stars on my FB page, so Peg is well acquainted with him.

His mate was Bacall, who was taken by a predator.

I've got him a new gal, and her name is Penelope. They're very sweet.

Bogart is a lap goose. I adore him, and I certainly will bring him here to the lounge when time permits.

Skittles

(153,258 posts)
19. give them peanuts in the shell
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 09:34 PM
Jul 2015

hilarious to see their fingers gripping the nut while they chow away

roasted and unsalted seem to be their favorite

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
21. Al Martinez ... On Everything Else: The War of the Rabbits
Thu Jul 9, 2015, 03:26 AM
Jul 2015
July 29, 2010 -

We first saw them hopping around in the spring and said to each other “Ain’t they cute” or words to that effect, watching the little bunny rabbits cavort amid the chaparral of Topanga, their little bunny noses wiggling and their little bunny ears flopping. But they ain’t so cute anymore.

They have invaded Cinelli’s vegetable garden and are eating the lettuce and the green beans and all the rest of the crop down to the roots, and as a result she has declared war on the rabbits.

...


I am an amiable little pot bellied man without an aggressive thought in my head, but when angered I become the Incredible Hulk. My shirt rips open by the force of my pot and I grow large and snarly as buttons fly. My body turns a deep forest green and my eyes blaze blood red in clashing colors of rage, frightening little children and causing dogs to howl.

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Cinelli had our yard worker build the fence strong enough to resist the full-bore charge of an angry rhino, so the deer can batter it until Van Nuys freezes over and still not push it down. But what we didn’t count on were the smaller creatures that can squeeze through holes in the mesh no larger than a silver dollar and pop into the veggie patch.

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Cinelli darted from the car as though she had just spotted Bin Laden in the lettuce patch and ran shouting “shush!” at the rodents and “go!” All but one of the little creatures scattered, popping out of the garden like toys. The one remaining soldier, a rabbit, stared insolently as though he had decided to stand and fight. But before Cinelli could open the gate, Roger Rabbit also decided it was wiser to run, er hop, than fight and away he went. When Cinelli, who is usually placid and fun-loving, is angry you’d better get the hell out of the way. No one eats her garden and remains a friend.

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http://www.topangamessenger.com/story_detail.php?SectionID=21&ArticleID=4026


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