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womanofthehills

(10,988 posts)
94. I live in the high desert with lots of ravens
Fri Nov 24, 2023, 01:21 PM
Nov 2023

I feed them and usually get visited by my regulars every day (around 4) but I’ve had 50 ravens at once around my fish pond. I’ve had ravens come inside when grandkids left door open. They love mirrors and can damage a place in 5 minutes. When they are not flying and walk around in little groups, they remind me of mini penguins.

My friend a few miles south of me feeds the feral hogs families. She has named them all and they eat out of her hand. We are all treated to their photos on Facebook. Not my thing - but the baby hogs are really cute.

When the coyotes come by at dusk, my dogs run out to their very large run - and my dogs and the coyotes howl at each other. It can go on for five minutes. I love it.

It’s the great plus of living out in the country. I’m not into rats and they mess with my car wires, but fuzzy wood rats are totally adorable.

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I like otters EYESORE 9001 Nov 2023 #1
They are so cute, I read that they tie themselves to sea grass, so they don't float away when they are sleeping. debm55 Nov 2023 #3
Narwhals n/t sazemisery Nov 2023 #2
Beautiful animals. debm55 Nov 2023 #4
Pallas Cats ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #5
Beautiful. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #9
Squee! I love Pallas cats too! ironflange Nov 2023 #50
Oh jeez, how cute when he checked out the camera close up! My kitties make a grumpy, Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #107
You beat me to it. Warpy Nov 2023 #101
Yeah, the round pupils add to their cute and crazy appearance. Great video. Ziggysmom Nov 2023 #108
They look like grumpy old men to me Warpy Nov 2023 #109
I never had hedgehog, though Middle Age reenactors have recipes from the era bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #6
I think hedgehogs are found in England. debm55 Nov 2023 #16
I never realized that. hedgehog vs groundhog bucolic_frolic Nov 2023 #22
They are found here in Germany, too DFW Nov 2023 #68
Thank you for your post DFW. They are so cute. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. debm55 Nov 2023 #72
Pikas we can do it Nov 2023 #7
So sweet. TY for posting. debm55 Nov 2023 #15
Coyotes DBoon Nov 2023 #8
We have them here in Western PA.,They are very smart. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #11
Cats, all of them. Ocelot II Nov 2023 #10
True, very true. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #13
Elephants are awesome! JoseBalow Nov 2023 #12
Thank you Jose. That is so cute. I love it. debm55 Nov 2023 #14
First on my list, wolves.Then: bears, coyotes, Polly Hennessey Nov 2023 #17
Oh yes, I love wild horses. We do have wolves around here too, I have to be careful when walking Dolly. All of your debm55 Nov 2023 #18
Bush dog Tom Kitten Nov 2023 #19
It does sort of look like a dog. I like it. debm55 Nov 2023 #24
hyrax AnnaLee Nov 2023 #20
Oh my so cute. Love it. debm55 Nov 2023 #25
Big Cats ....all of them in a dead heat tie with elephants yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #21
Agree, especially Baby Elephants--so cute. debm55 Nov 2023 #33
Lemurs... so elusive and rare, and adorable!... Jrose Nov 2023 #23
Thank you for your selections . They are are adorable. Though I have to had I am not really fond of ravens. debm55 Nov 2023 #27
Land: wild horses, Water: dolphins electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #26
Yes, love wild horses and dolphins--so intelligent. TY. debm55 Nov 2023 #28
Being from The Outer Banks... OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #58
The Snow Leopard justaprogressive Nov 2023 #29
Beuatiful, really beautiful. debm55 Nov 2023 #35
Wolves Bayard Nov 2023 #30
Lovely. We have some in our neighhood in SW PA debm55 Nov 2023 #36
No kidding? Bayard Nov 2023 #66
Lions claudette Nov 2023 #31
They are really majestic creatures. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #37
I fell in love with magpies out west on one MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #32
Thank you MOMFUDSKI, debm55 Nov 2023 #38
Actually its wild dogs milestogo Nov 2023 #34
I couple of years ago at the Pittsburgh Zoo, they are in their grounds. A mother had her young son on the railing. debm55 Nov 2023 #41
After the accident at the Pittsburgh Zoo they were called Painted dogs from Africa. I will have to look that story up. debm55 Nov 2023 #42
I saw them in the wild in Botswana a few years ago. milestogo Nov 2023 #45
Thank you milestogo and have a great Thanksgiving debm55 Nov 2023 #60
Thank you debm and i hope you have a great Thanksgiving too! milestogo Nov 2023 #71
Honey badgers! They are just crazy. nt Shermann Nov 2023 #39
Are they like regular badgers? debm55 Nov 2023 #43
This message was self-deleted by its author (2011 called and wants its meme back) Shermann Nov 2023 #49
It's a neck-and-neck three-way tie . . . hatrack Nov 2023 #40
Beautiful creatures. I don't know why but the raven always frightened me. Perhaps it was because of the role in played debm55 Nov 2023 #44
Also smart as hell - they'll be taking over in a few millenia, I suspect . .. hatrack Nov 2023 #47
Don't understand. debm55 Nov 2023 #51
I live in the high desert with lots of ravens womanofthehills Nov 2023 #94
Sounds like a beautiful area. We have coyotes here in SW PA . People bring their pets in when they roam around. Thank debm55 Nov 2023 #96
No way to choose: LakeArenal Nov 2023 #46
Oh, Lake they are beautiful. I love them. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #52
Definitely Quokkas. Talitha Nov 2023 #48
They do sound cute. TY debm55 Nov 2023 #53
Far too many to name ailsagirl Nov 2023 #54
I love tigers. viva la Nov 2023 #55
Yes, I agree, Our house cats are just little tigers. Have a great Thanksgiving. debm55 Nov 2023 #56
Black panther. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2023 #57
Beautiful creatures. Have a great Thanksgiving debm55 Nov 2023 #61
Giraffes LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #59
They are so adorable--especially the little one, Have a special Thanksgiving debm55 Nov 2023 #62
You too, deb. LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #65
Polar bears, big cats, and elephants. sinkingfeeling Nov 2023 #63
Thank you for remembering creatures we are destroying. Have a special thanks giving my friend. debm55 Nov 2023 #64
hmm, coons + chippies, tho, flying squirrels are awesome. pansypoo53219 Nov 2023 #67
Yes, they are all unique creatures. debm55 Nov 2023 #75
+ extremely soft. one was getting seeds off the cottage patio + i touched it. pansypoo53219 Nov 2023 #110
Otters Emile Nov 2023 #69
Yes, there play nature is wonderful. debm55 Nov 2023 #74
Aardvarks malthaussen Nov 2023 #70
Yes, they are some different looking creatures. debm55 Nov 2023 #73
Giraffes 🦒 maptap22 Nov 2023 #76
I love Mountain Lions Alpeduez21 Nov 2023 #77
I went to school at Penn State University in the center of PA .We had mountain lions up in the Nitanny Mts. surrounding debm55 Nov 2023 #78
Smart (n/t) Alpeduez21 Nov 2023 #79
There is a hill at University of Edinburgh (the Scottish one) that looks like a reclining lion. n/t malthaussen Nov 2023 #92
Thanks malthaussen. debm55 Nov 2023 #95
In general, ducks. grumpyduck Nov 2023 #80
They are so beautiful. Thank you. debm55 Nov 2023 #82
Roadrunners. Paladin Nov 2023 #81
I have never seen a live one. They sound wonderful. debm55 Nov 2023 #83
Terrific birds. Paladin Nov 2023 #93
Thank you, was just going to post where they are located ---so the SW? debm55 Nov 2023 #98
The SW part of the U.S., from TX to CA. Paladin Nov 2023 #99
Thanks Paladin, One question --do they run fast? debm55 Nov 2023 #100
Very fast, indeed. Paladin Nov 2023 #104
Moose Easterncedar Nov 2023 #84
Oh no, What you have is an excellent selection. I have seen moose and have heard the sound of them. Beautiful. I live debm55 Nov 2023 #86
Tigers Mad_Dem_X Nov 2023 #85
Cuttlefish Goonch Nov 2023 #87
And firefly squid Easterncedar Nov 2023 #88
I think firefly squids are breathtaking. Here in SW PA we call them lightening bugs. same beauthy, though. debm55 Nov 2023 #90
Beautiful. Aren;t they located a little deeper in the ocean. If you want to see some unique look up Lantern Fish. debm55 Nov 2023 #89
The Flying Lemur Rincewind Nov 2023 #91
What is it, then??? TY debm55 Nov 2023 #97
The Cheetah bamagal62 Nov 2023 #102
Magnificent creature debm55 Nov 2023 #103
Polar bears. I was born in Alaska. LiberalLoner Nov 2023 #105
Thank you LiberalLoner. They are in a very sad situation. debm55 Nov 2023 #106
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