Wildlife encounters

We have a herd of pronghorn that live in the open range between where I live and Chino Valley to the NE that I see on a regular basis. My sister is visiting from SoCal and wanted to see some wildlife so I took her over that way. Aside from seeing the largest pronghorn I've ever seen, I actually saw a female elk (cow) for the first time out here. To be honest, I wasn't sure I saw what aI thought I saw but then a nearby resident said she saw it as well and posted pictures. Not sure why the elk was down here all by itself. I've heard the area to the North of us has some massive trophy elk but I've never seen any so this was new to me.

I did see a cool bull snake on our ride yesterday but wasn't fast enough or impressed enough to bother taking a picture.

 

Ive heard of other recent lion sightings in that area too

 

Saw this nice Mojave Red specimen today while on a ride. He was quite indifferent to us checking him out as it slowly slithered away.

 

Literally 15 yards from us! And then something or someone must have spooked as we later saw it up a tree in the neighbor’s yard.

 

Great shots!

We lost a 300 pound male in Altadena the other day. Car vs. bear on New York Drive.

 

Thanks! Real bummer to hear about that bear in Altadena.

 

Very cool...where was this?

 

That's too bad. What'd the car look like?

 

Truckee

 

Come clean, Lubo…that’s not wildlife, just the local vagrants. Hope they don’t start getting demanding like the one in Meyers…

Bummed to hear of the casualty in Altadena.

Too smart for their own good, bears.

 

You get a glimpse of the bear at the end.

https://abc7.com/bear-killed-hit-by-car-pasadena-eaton-canyon/10827396/

 

Spoiled California coastal elite:

 

I wasn't sure of the variety, but Google says it's a juvenile Coopers Hawk. The tear drop pattern that will fade as he matures is the giveaway... It flew into our sliding glass door, and then landed by the pond. He let out a loud ear piercing screech, which I translated as "Fack You!" and then he took off...

This might explain the squirrel remnants I found the other day...

 

Literal translation: "WTF? Who put that there???? "

You know, like us when the hill seems steeper than we remember. Or "features" kick our butts.

 

Fun fact. Coopers Hawks are so fast and agile that they can actually pluck hummingbirds from mid air, mid flight, except for the Black-chinned hummingbird.

 

A couple of encounters in the last few days.
Couple of nights ago a small hawk feeding on something right in the middle of a T of two streets in our complex. Me driving up made him fly way up into the greenbelt to finish the meal.
Today while riding along the Bosque greenbelt in the Great Park came upon a coyote feeding on what looked like a snake or lizard. Again, spotting me made the wildlife move on.
Sorry, no pics obtained.

 

Last night just north of the Mission Viejo Country Club…closer to the 5 than Arroyo Trabuco.

 

awesome

 

Sweet!!!!

 

Orange Tabby?

 

Yeah, go with that.

 

We have a new resident in the yard. Her name is Torfi.

Also, my piece of Sh!t neighbor has an electric bug zapper hanging under an oak tree. It’s always on, even now when everyone at the house is sleeping. I’d like to sneak it somehow under their toilet seat.

 

Maybe you should leave a copy of this on his porch or...
"Why insect populations are plummeting—and why it matters" https://api.nationalgeographic.com/...populations-are-plummeting-and-why-it-matters

 

Don’t worry about the spiders in Wrightwood when you’re out front. The falling deer legs take out all the webs…

 

Torfi set up camp tonight…
…but Slizar is making reservations for dinner…

 

This is a very busy riding spot.
I’ve been been bait there a few times myself.
https://www.fox13now.com/news/local...5StjrsCzvia4hh79q6Jg7LWHIOWJ4aSfv7NHEq2pz5IlY

 

Alligator lizards are one of the coolest creatures on Earth.

 

Unless you've played golf with the real alligators... If I remember correctly, this was the 5th hole at Disney's Palm Course- a 400 yard par 4. He's just a little guy, but he stayed there the whole time while I hit my second shot.

And this was taken with a film camera... We need an emoji with a cane.