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Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 12:36 pm
by DocV
Texsquatch wrote:I need some sense of scale, and need to know how close are you to Arkansas? Could be one of those mythological ivory billed woodpeckers. You could sell tickets until the Feds seize your property.
This might help with scale:
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I'm getting my hopes up for the critter being a miniature northern spotted owl or an ivory billed woodpecker so the Feds will seize my properly. I'm tired of mowing the yard. Although, having a resident Chupacabra would be fun.

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 1:14 pm
by MechAg94
Any chance of getting an animal pic that is as clear as the picture of the cartridge? :mrgreen:

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:46 pm
by SewTexas
MechAg94 wrote:Any chance of getting an animal pic that is as clear as the picture of the cartridge? :mrgreen:

yeh! :iagree:

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:47 pm
by eureka40
It's for sure not a whooping crane, so you're OK there.

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:42 pm
by DocV
MechAg94 wrote:Any chance of getting an animal pic that is as clear as the picture of the cartridge? :mrgreen:
I will see if I can get a better picture when the critter shows back up.

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:51 pm
by WildBill
Texsquatch wrote:A swallow carrying a coconut.
Maybe a coconut carrying a swallow?

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:11 pm
by Keith B
Still think it's a European (common) starling. They are in this area

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Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:42 pm
by chuck j
I would agree with Kieth , this is our pet starling 'Cutie Bird' taking a nap on my arm while I was watching tv .

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Sorry photobucket link will not work .

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:48 pm
by Jim Beaux
If it were dead I would guess it's a common spotted democrat voter....

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 8:38 pm
by DocV
chuck j wrote:I would agree with Kieth , this is our pet starling 'Cutie Bird' taking a nap on my arm while I was watching tv .

<a href="http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/chuck ... 9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g35 ... /001-9.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 001-9.jpg"/></a>

Sorry photobucket link will not work .
Nice looking avian friend you have there. Our visitor is bunking somewhere else tonight. Guess it wanted to get away from the paparazzi. :lol:

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 9:34 pm
by Dave2
I think it's the kind that flies and is too small to eat.

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 10:35 pm
by Jumping Frog
chuck j wrote:I would agree with Kieth , this is our pet starling 'Cutie Bird' taking a nap on my arm while I was watching tv .



Sorry photobucket link will not work .
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Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:28 am
by Vol Texan
Texsquatch wrote:
BigGuy wrote:
Texsquatch wrote:A swallow carrying a coconut.
Would that be an African or European swallow?
:thewave
Phew! For a minute there, I thought I was the only one!
You have to know these things to become King, you know.

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 12:59 am
by cbunt1
Looks like Roy Acuff's Great Speckled bird...

but seriously, I have no idea :)

Re: Mystery Critter

Posted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 8:37 am
by The Annoyed Man
chuck j wrote:I would agree with Kieth , this is our pet starling 'Cutie Bird' taking a nap on my arm while I was watching tv .

<a href="http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/chuck ... 9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g35 ... /001-9.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo 001-9.jpg"/></a>

Sorry photobucket link will not work .
If you put it the actual url (the part in red above) between img tags it works fine.

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