Nice pictures. The "frog" you pictured is actually toad. Speaking of frogs, I find about 8-10 tree frogs in my house every summer. No idea how they get in.
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Denise,

The only snakes we have here are garters (across the river are the rattlers, where it's hotter) and they almost always surprise me when I'm stepping down or up on the stairs or hill - either way, they don't stick around for a picture, but I'll try extra hard this year.

This is what comes through the yard at various times.

The American black bear - they come in all colours, too.

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Pileated woodpecker

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Western evening grosbeak

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Bashful coyote and bonus Yucca

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A young white-tailed deer helping with the weeding

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I can't really top any of those awesome visitors but I have a few good ones.

Not so slick in the daytime.
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This tomato muncher was like part of the family.
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I sat and waited for an hour to get this photo.
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Banditos!
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Morning Dove nesting in Haworthia coarctata var. adelaidensis:

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Bird with Aloe spinosissima:

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Same bird with Notocactus magnificus

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Spotted Towhee at base of Aloe arborescens:

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Red tailed Hawk keeping down the rodent population:

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Hummingbird and Aloe camperi bloom:

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Monarch butterfy on an Aeonium 'Cyclops' inflorescence:

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Garden spider with blooming succulents creating colorful background:

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Carpenter bee on Aeonium blossom:

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Succulent watch dog:

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Carpenter bee collecting Notocactus ottonis v. aigua pollen:

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Succulent watch dog on the job:

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Hummingbird and Echeveria imbricata inflorescence:

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Hummingbird and Echeveria inflorescence:

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Baby spiders hatching on spent Aloe inflorescence:

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Aboreal salamander hunting at night:

I hoped you enjoyed my garden visitors!

Brad

Bears!!!! GTFOH BEARS!!!!! Oh, I would be counting the cats every five minutes! Rattlesnakes! OMG (to quote my teens) Youre brave Jeff! I would be in my closet.

I love the hummingbird shots! Just amazing. Oh and I forgot to include the guard animals, lol.

Amazing pictures everyone! This is a fun thread.

-Jacob

Beautiful pictures ! Thanks for sharing !

Loved the pictures!

In the suburbs, all I get is hummingbirds nesting in my bushes and various insects. A coyote wanders by, but stays out of the backyard. The usual suburb inhabitants, a squirrel and the local rat, possum, skunk. The rat keeps the snails out of the garden and is actually a rather nice neighbor inspite of his bad reputation. I miss living where there is a lot of wildlife, but I don't miss the snakes!

This is the wildest thing in my garden.
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Penny

Here are a few of mine:
My Loquats are just getting ripe and this woodpecker and baby from last year will be in for a feast!
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Common Florida Reptile sunning
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Mrs. Red Cardnal getting a snack
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Photoshop fun with a butterfly. Thank you all for looking! Paula
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Hi...
this thread is so neat....
look at all the critters that come in for a visit and lunch.....
I haven't any pictures...I get squirrels and red and silver fox and lots of neighbors dogs and cats....
thanks all for posting....great pictures.....linda

Here are a couple of mine:

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Christopher

My land of turkeys.....
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Mr Man trying to get attention and Missy ignoring him and his big tail.
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Butterfly
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Bird watching my Canna
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Deer in the winter
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Woodpecker
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Really great sets of pics guys! Loved looking at each one. Thanks from afar! Rian

Great pictures, marquest! I especially like the cardinal and the turkeys. Are the turkeys friendly? I saw wild turkeys from time to time while growing up in Nebraska, and I know that they can sometimes be aggressive.

-Jacob

No pictures, but we have squirrels, lots of birds, deer, and lately the neighbors 5 Rhode Island Red hens. I wouldn't really mind the chickens, if they would just scratch in the places I want them too. The deer seem to love cantaloupe and musk melon, they ate more than we did last summer.
Tami

I live in PA and all we get are turkey buzzards and I havent seen any up close. They look like hawks when they are flying. I wouldnt mind thanksgiving turkeys in my yard, that one is gorgeous.

Denise

In the fall of '10 this guy/gal was in my neighbor's yard.

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And last year this Great Blue Heron was about 35 feet up in another neighbor's Norway Spruce tree.

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tj

I especially like the cardinal and the turkeys. Are the turkeys friendly?
Jacob they ignore me as long as I do not move fast when I walk up on them. They are not friendly they just ignore me and continue to eat.

Denise, I have never heard of Turkey Buzzards. lol. I have had as many as 50-60 turkeys in my yard at one time all different sizes. I am on 4 acres of land but I live in a suburban area some house are close some have a good bit of land around them. They seem to like my yard. But you will not see one Turkey from late Oct until Jan. I think they know they could be dinner.

Marquest - They are sometime called turkey vultures and seem to only eat carion, so they serve a purpose. I've only seen the black headed type in the air, they're gorgeous in flight. One nasty fact is they vomit the entire contents of their stomaches when startled so they are also called puke-birds. Nice huh?

Denise

Here is a link that might be useful: puke-birds

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And the BIGGEST CATUS EATERS of all.

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I love my Turkey vultures, I miss entered on the last post and got my horn worm twice.

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Great pictures! I especially love those caterpillars. I wish we saw more of them up here in Minnesota. Maybe if I had a nicer garden.

-Jacob

Thank you Denise, shows what a 'burb girl I am. lol That is interesting. I am just finding out what half the critters are in my yard. Living in the suburbs all my life I never saw anything bigger than a rabbit in my area.

wantonamara, that is a beautiful shot of the turkeys.

I'm with Marquest - grew up in the burbs, now I'm out in the country. Hubby doesn't get it when I get fascinated by x animal. I really could have done without spider pictures lol :::shudders:::

Fantastic! I love it! I particularly loved the baby spiders - and I never would've figured I'd be down for something like that!

Ok, lemme see what I got...

At my folks' place in SD County:

An Orb Weaver spider
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A Lynx spider
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A Katydid
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A Tarantula
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A Ceanothus Silk Moth
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At my old place in Imperial County:

A Praying Mantis
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A House Gecko
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A House Mouse
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At my new place:

A giant black Bumble Bee
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A Pair of Goldfinches
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A Pair of Doves
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*CG*