scb wrote:. Saw some beavers in River Des Peres also.
so tempted to make a joke about the grooming habits of Lemay girls here
so tempted to make a joke about the grooming habits of Lemay girls here
I've seen numerous hawks around the city. One time was sitting in traffic along Eager when I saw a hawk come in for a dive and get some sort of rodent. There's another hawk that likes sitting on the field lights of the Forest Park softball fields.
I've also scared/been scared by racoons and possums in the HiPoint area.
I've also scared/been scared by racoons and possums in the HiPoint area.
One time I was a driving from my home in Arnold up to thar big Citey. I did see brown bears down by thar River Dispair. I was thunking that theys maybe scaped from ther zoo. So I gots my 30-06 and shot em! Such a handey gunrack on the f-350!
Theyre pellets gots me 20 President Lincolns at the Wentzville flea market! YEEHAW!
You guys know where's a good place for my deer stand? I'm thinking that Towre Grove Park.
Theyre pellets gots me 20 President Lincolns at the Wentzville flea market! YEEHAW!
You guys know where's a good place for my deer stand? I'm thinking that Towre Grove Park.
saw this bird or it's twin circling at the corner of clayton and brentwood this morning.
I saw a pair of large rodents today. 90% sure they were woodchucks/groundhogs after looking at pictures on google.
I seem to see one of those woodchuck/groundhog things every time I ride on the River des Peres bike path.
Framer wrote:Look at the talons on that thing! Is it a regular visitor?
Yep, I've seen it flying around my building just about erevy day for the last few weeks. Three times it's landed on one of my AC units while I've been home. I get the feeling there are a bunch of these around town. Any idea how much territory they keep for themselves?
Last winter I saw a fox stalking a group of turkeys in O'Fallon Park while driving down West Florissant. I did a total double-take.
I've seen the same groundhog/whatever on the River Des Peres bike trail as well.
The other day, my wife and I almost hit a fox running across the road in Carondelet Park. I'm sure it makes its home in the woods near the railroad tracks.
The other day, my wife and I almost hit a fox running across the road in Carondelet Park. I'm sure it makes its home in the woods near the railroad tracks.
That bird is a red tailed hawk, a native to the area. However, I have seen a number of other less common falcons and hawks around and have heard that some cities bring various predatory birds in to help with pigeon control. Does anyone know if St. Louis has a program like that?
TGE-ATW wrote:That bird is a red tailed hawk, a native to the area. However, I have seen a number of other less common falcons and hawks around and have heard that some cities bring various predatory birds in to help with pigeon control. Does anyone know if St. Louis has a program like that?
Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're
overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese
needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous
type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around,
the gorillas simply freeze to death.
TGE-ATW wrote:That bird is a red tailed hawk, a native to the area. However, I have seen a number of other less common falcons and hawks around and have heard that some cities bring various predatory birds in to help with pigeon control. Does anyone know if St. Louis has a program like that?
Peregrine Falcon. We looked into getting one of those when I worked on the Arcade. I don't know of any city program.
There's another red tailed hawk that likes to sit on the streetlights around 20th and Chestnut. I know I've seen him/her like 4 or 5 times.
Well played. Your citation reminds me of the Troy McClure educational film, produced by the American Meat Council (or some such) about how eating meat is totally natural and how vegetarians are crazy. I remember a prominent graphic in the film which illustrates the food chain as a circle of various creatures each of which has an arrow pointing to the mouth of a centrally located human. The film then proceeds to illustrate the "circle of life" with a series of examples of things eating each other including a great white shark that jumps out of the water to eat a chimpanzee out of a tree. And now back to urban wildlife. The other day I was working in my garden when a HUGE swarm of bees came over the yard. I heard them before I realized what was going on; hundreds of thousands of bees on the move. I had only seen this once before in Utah. My mother, the avocational naturalist, said that sometimes if a queen dies or a hive is otherwise disrupted the whole swarm will just pull up stakes and go look for a new home. They buzzed around the yard (I ran inside) for a few minutes and moved off to the east. It was pretty scary and not something I expected to see just off of South Grand.
southsidepride wrote:TGE-ATW wrote:That bird is a red tailed hawk, a native to the area. However, I have seen a number of other less common falcons and hawks around and have heard that some cities bring various predatory birds in to help with pigeon control. Does anyone know if St. Louis has a program like that?
Skinner: Well, I was wrong. The lizards are a godsend.
Lisa: But isn't that a bit short-sighted? What happens when we're
overrun by lizards?
Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese
needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.
Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?
Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous
type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.
Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!
Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around,
the gorillas simply freeze to death.
TGE-ATW wrote:That bird is a red tailed hawk, a native to the area. However, I have seen a number of other less common falcons and hawks around and have heard that some cities bring various predatory birds in to help with pigeon control. Does anyone know if St. Louis has a program like that?
To my knowledge, the One SBC Center building had a falconer come in when some peregrine falcons nested on the roof. I believe there were some hatchlings. I haven't heard more since. Will post if I find out more.
That said, there are rare times when someone will see a pigeon on the windowsill one second, and gone in a puff of feathers the next.
I saw the Loch Ness Monster a while back during a ride on the Riverfront trail.
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I once had a live snake next to my headboard. The cat caught it. It was harmless, though. Just a rat snake.
Of course, I live in the boonies. Bugs, rabbits, squirrels, snakes, turtles, and birds aren't uncommon.
Of course, I live in the boonies. Bugs, rabbits, squirrels, snakes, turtles, and birds aren't uncommon.
Then there are the sightings of wild women that flock downtown for an odd ritual they call a, "bachelorette party." Thankfully, they typically restrict their movement to the Landing.
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dweebe wrote:There's another red tailed hawk that likes to sit on the streetlights around 20th and Chestnut. I know I've seen him/her like 4 or 5 times.
Do you think we could hire him/her to shoo away the people who keep shooting each other around there?