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38. LogDog75, wild turkeys are not the most beautiful creatures. We have them around here too. And no, I am not in a rural
Tue Jun 3, 2025, 07:21 PM
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area, but the burbs. The do fly to perch up in the trees.I came home from school one day and saw them sitting on neighbor's shed. It seems as thought there is a leader and the others follow.One time I walked Dolly dog and they were all following the leader up the middle of the road.

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Wolverines, of course! JoseBalow Tuesday #1
Thank you very much, JoseBalow, Maybe I should of said the Nittany Lion for Penn State debm55 Tuesday #4
That's the spirit! JoseBalow Tuesday #16
Mountain lion. Ocelot II Tuesday #2
We have those in Central PA . They call them Nittany Lions because they live in and around the Nittany Mountains. debm55 Tuesday #6
Cougar- my choice as wel biophile Wednesday #77
Desert bighorn sheep JohnnyLib2 Tuesday #3
They are beautiful animals. You are so lucky to have them. Thank you JohnnyLib2 debm55 Tuesday #7
Gray Wolf Basso8vb Tuesday #5
I live in SW PA we have seen gray wolves on our street. Thank you for sharing Basso8vb. They follow the wires from out debm55 Tuesday #9
Red Wolf Coventina Tuesday #8
Hi, Coventina. They are beautiful. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #10
Coyote DBoon Tuesday #11
We have them here in SW PA . I have seen them walking down the street.They are smart. Thank you DBoon debm55 Tuesday #13
Grizzly Bear Sequoia Tuesday #12
Thank you very much, Sequoia, Beautiful creatures. debm55 Tuesday #14
I agree with bison. OLDMDDEM Tuesday #15
Agree. When we traveled to Yellowstone and other National parks , they were breathe taking. Thank you OLDMDDEM debm55 Tuesday #17
My wife and I were there in the late 1990s. Bison walked right by our car OLDMDDEM Tuesday #21
Us too..We went to the Canadian border and back to Yellowstone. The youngsters were a hoot. debm55 Tuesday #24
Porcupines PikaBlue Tuesday #18
Thank you PikaBlue. Agree they are cuties. debm55 Tuesday #25
Check out Teddy the Porcupine on YouTube PikaBlue Tuesday #48
Thank you ,I'll do. Thanks. debm55 Tuesday #53
Jaquar Niagara Tuesday #19
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much Niagara. debm55 Tuesday #26
You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Tuesday #31
beavers surrealAmerican Tuesday #20
You are so right, surrealAmerican. Cuteness to the max and hard workers. Thank you , debm55 Tuesday #27
Coyotes. S/V Loner Tuesday #22
Thank you S/V Loner. They are very much like dogs. Neighbor, got them on his outside camera. debm55 Tuesday #29
That's what I tell people... S/V Loner Tuesday #45
Toss-Up justaprogressive Tuesday #23
Both are wonderful. Include them both.Thank you posting them justaprogressive. debm55 Tuesday #28
Hummingbirds RainCaster Tuesday #30
Thank you very much, RainCaster, Those hummers take an interesting journey each year debm55 Tuesday #35
Pronghorn Antelope SARose Tuesday #32
Thank you very much SARose. Great creatures. We have the white tailed deer in our area. debm55 Tuesday #40
That's one of mine I haven't seen much of them, but once I was driving from Colorado Walleye Wednesday #78
They are so beautiful SARose Wednesday #79
Bison johnnyfins Tuesday #33
Beautiful and powerful creatures. Thank you very much, johnnyfins. debm55 Tuesday #39
The turkey LogDog75 Tuesday #34
LogDog75, wild turkeys are not the most beautiful creatures. We have them around here too. And no, I am not in a rural debm55 Tuesday #38
Hi debm55 , have you ever gone to Inkey Tuesday #36
Yes, and those bison are huge. At one time, they were native to the area. The last time I was there, I was standing at debm55 Tuesday #37
South Hills resident all of my life. Inkey Wednesday #75
Blanding's Turtle Cirsium Tuesday #41
Thank you very much, Cirsium You have a kind heart. debm55 Tuesday #44
Bald eagle The Wizard Tuesday #42
Thank you very much The Wizard. I agree with you. Down by the Ohio River there is a large group of them. When the first debm55 Tuesday #43
Pumas or wild cats ... I had one literally jump totally over my car once, when I turned onto a steep road going SWBTATTReg Tuesday #46
Wow SWBTATTReg. that must have very scary. I have see wild cats ,not around here, Thank you for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #63
At the time, I didn't really have any time to be scared. It all happened so fast, and in a way, I couldn't believe SWBTATTReg Wednesday #74
Prairie Dogs! Wuddles440 Tuesday #47
Thank you Wuddles440, I know what you mean. Very high cutness level debm55 Tuesday #62
Gotta say the badger. Those little guys have huge cahones. Had one chase me for a half mile Ziggysmom Tuesday #49
Thank you Ziggysmom. Yes, I heard that they can get a little nasty, especially with the sharp teeth. But it may be to debm55 Tuesday #61
i do have coon history. pansypoo53219 Tuesday #50
Thank you very much pansypoo53219 debm55 Tuesday #57
my great-great uncle fed then old bakery. we had no tv at our cottage. just a big picture window. i brought old stuff to pansypoo53219 Wednesday #67
Wild horses. LoisB Tuesday #51
I love all the wild horse. Thank you LoisB. debm55 Tuesday #55
I love them all wendyb-NC Tuesday #52
Thank you very , wendyb-NC. I love all them too. debm55 Tuesday #54
moose. meece . mice . love their antlers . AllaN01Bear Tuesday #56
Thank you very much. AllaN01Bear. Moose are wonderful. and larger then I expected. debm55 Tuesday #59
The Wolf CanonRay Tuesday #58
Thank you CanonRay. I have seen in the wild, in sanctuaries and in my neighbor. And I live in SW PA. debm55 Tuesday #60
Lynx The Madcap Tuesday #64
Thank you very much, The Madcap. Beautiful creature. debm55 Wednesday #69
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The Timber wolf JMCKUSICK Wednesday #66
Majestic creature. Thank you very much John. debm55 Wednesday #72
The otter. Figarosmom Wednesday #68
Thank you very much, Figarosmom, How very cute.Love otters debm55 Wednesday #70
California Condor Emile Wednesday #71
Beautiful creature. Thank you very much, Emile debm55 Wednesday #73
Florida panther The Blue Flower Wednesday #76
Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. debm55 Wednesday #84
All the canines Bluestocking Wednesday #80
Yes, that is the reason. Thank you very much Bluestocking. debm55 Wednesday #82
Crows, and the rest of the corvid family of birds... brush Wednesday #81
That is very interesting. Thank you. brush. debm55 Wednesday #83
Musk Ox. Because they can stand their ground and the weather. applegrove Wednesday #85
Thank you very much, applegrove. debm55 Wednesday #86
Pumas! retread Thursday #87
Thank you very much, retread. They are beautiful creatures. debm55 Thursday #88
The Marten catbyte Thursday #89
How sweet. Thank you for sharing, catbyte. debm55 Thursday #90
Aquatic mammals. Prairie_Seagull Thursday #91
Thank you very much, Prairie_Seagull. Very interesting. I like dolphins and otters. debm55 Thursday #92
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