Open Contest Wildlife Photo Contest

[Eggs_Over_EZ]

No they are green grasshoppers. Are you going to say that the yellow ones are not good either? Yikes I will have to give the chickens a lesson in entomology. We have so many bugs here they may need to go to UF to get a degree to stay safe.

 

[Patiocoturnix]

No they are green grasshoppers. Are you going to say that the yellow ones are not good either? Yikes I will have to give the chickens a lesson in entomology. We have so many bugs here they may need to go to UF to get a degree to stay safe.

Yeah the yellow ones are the same as the black ones both eastern lubbers just different colors I get swarmed here Florida has all the crazy bugs and what not lol

 

[Ponypoor]

Not entry’s just to show

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Beautiful, what is that ‘cricket’ looking insect? Very funky!

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OK gotcha poisonous grasshopper - still very funky!

 

[Ponypoor]

Nice to know you fish for a living. I mainly do it for a hobby.

This fish is called a smallmouth bass. I caught it in the Spokane river during a family reunion.

For reference, this is a trout. A rainbow trout, to be exact.

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I pulled this one in ice fishing on dog creek reservoir. It was 1/2 inch away from my personal trout record at 21 inches.

I don’t fish for a living and really not much of my extended family do anymore either - there is a moratorium on fishing Cod in Newfoundland. Some do still fish for crab and lobster. Most have moved or work in the oil fields in Alberta or in mines to make a living.

That’s a wonderful trout! My BIL caught a huge beast of a trout here one Fall - 38”! He cut it into steaks like a salmon. This was a terrible winter for ice fishing here in Ontario unusually mild, the lakes barely froze along the shore. Migrating birds came back a full month early, and the Northern Peepers (frogs) were out first week of March there was no ground frost, they normally are not out till mid-April. And so much rain! I bet the mosquitoes will be wild!

 

[Ponypoor]

T049A1 (Noah) a marine mammal killer whale (Orcinus orca) travelling with his brother along the coast of Spieden Island in the Salish Sea, Washington, USA. This photo was taken on April 26th, 2024.

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Wonderful! Orca are highly intelligent predators.

 

[Offshoreorca]

Wonderful! Orca are highly intelligent predators.

Absolutely! They inspired my career trajectory - I’m now a whale/dolphin biologist

 

[Sharwig]

Not an entry but fun to share.

 

[Sharwig]

Not for entry! This was taken last fall (Oct '23) when a huge flock of Turkey Vultures invaded the pine trees on our street. I was lucky to have camera in hand for this shot.

 

[Perris]

Please can I change this entry https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wildlife-photo-contest.1617446/post-27646563
for this one

Thanks

 

[azurbanclucker]

Please can I change this entry https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wildlife-photo-contest.1617446/post-27646563
for this one
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Thanks

Done. Entry sheet updated and the bird image marked as withdrawn.