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    WILD ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS

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      lordbelh @sao
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      @sao My old cat was a terror, too. I know their ways from first hand experience. 😉 If only all they murdered were pests! Anytime he brought home a lil birdie, though, I felt guilty as hell. I know its a wildlife problem.

      They’re so cute and loving at home. Outside the door, they’re mass murdering psychopaths.

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      • saoS
        sao @lordbelh
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        @lordbelh mine do not go outside! but they’re definitely awful murderers of intruders. never mind that some of these mice have probably lived here longer than they have (oh god).

        let it be a challenge to you

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          lordbelh @sao
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          @sao Mine was always an outdoor cat, I inherited him. Never got another once he passed. If I did, it’d have to be some indoor cats, though.

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          • ToriT
            Tori @sao
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            @sao said in WILD ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS:

            My cats have been murder spreeing my rodent problem. As of last night they have killed 13 since I brought them home. … so I definitely have/had a rodent problem. @Tori can you set Lizzie loose in the attic or would this risk her precious wiggly body?

            She is such a SKITTISH cat, even now! I think she would claw me apart before I could get up the ladder to the garage 😆 It took months to even get her to go into the garage to use the potties.

            I’d try to put Piggy up there, but he’s nearly as much as a scaredy cat and, y’know. Big boi. Plus he isn’t a killer. He just likes to play and then gets bored.

            My pest guy has put traps up there and will be back again Friday or Monday to check them again. I really REALLY hate mouse traps, but they don’t like re-release them into the wild or anything 😕

            she/her, them/they - not super particular

            I have been here the whole time

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            • EvilgraysonE
              Evilgrayson
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              We lived in the country - mice in the house was standard - when we gained a crotchety old tomcat who was ludicrously intelligent. We rapidly came to an arrangement with Zappa; he brought us dead mice, he got tuna. 14 mice in 10 days, worked like a treat.

              Unfortunately, this cat was too smart. After he’d emptied the house of its rodents, every time he wanted a bit of tuna in his diet, he brought us a dead rodent. So after a while he was getting a bit podgy, and we stuck him on a diet.

              5 mice in one day.

              He got his tuna, and we decided that a cat who can catch five mice in a day probably didn’t need a diet. Diet ended, everyone was happy, and we realised that our cat had grasped the basic principles of economics.

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              • SolsticeS
                Solstice
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                Got out of my car today, and noticed a belly-up bug that had passed on in the parking spot next to me. Understandable, as it’s a billion degrees out, but holy heck I had no idea we even had these where I live. It’s like the size of a really thick thumb.

                My partner absolutely loves to draw from life, and doesn’t shy away from bugs, so I scooped this poor passed-on little dude up and on my way to my apartment, a neighbor stopped me to chat. Imagine trying to hold a serious conversation while delicately holding one of these fellas by the carapace and basically hiding it behind your back like a bad sitcom:

                9efbb4db-a699-47f4-9c0b-0db7af83e733-image.png Eastern Hercules Beetle, Male - Courtesy of Google Images

                For like 10 minutes. I do not know how I got away with that.

                My ‘gift’ was absolutely adored when I got home, though.

                Squeal, eyes lighting up like it was Christmas, and everything.

                Worth it.

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                • SnacknessS
                  Snackness @Solstice
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                  @Solstice I love this story so much.

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                    lordbelh
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                    Whales pass through the sound between my island and the mainland. I barely caught one on film from my terrace. Checked it afterwards, so pleased with myself, and it’s basically a black blotch briefly breaking the water. 😄

                    Made it into a lil gif

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                      tsar @lordbelh
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                      @lordbelh said in WILD ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS:

                      Whales pass through the sound between my island and the mainland. I barely caught one on film from my terrace. Checked it afterwards, so pleased with myself, and it’s basically a black blotch briefly breaking the water. 😄

                      Made it into a lil gif

                      I love this!

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                      • TezT
                        Tez Administrators @lordbelh
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                        @lordbelh said in WILD ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS:

                        Made it into a lil gif

                        A relatable picture of me poking my head out of the covers in the morning.

                        she/they

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                        • YamY
                          Yam
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                          DID SOMEONE SAY WHALES

                          When I lived in Florida I’d have to cross a bridge across a bay to work and occasionally I would see dolphins. I couldn’t take pictures because I was driving very fast with traffic HOWEVER I have recreated the experience to fully immerse you.

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                            Tez Administrators @Yam
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                            @Yam I’M IMMERSED. I CAN SMELL THE FRESH SEA AIR.

                            she/they

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                              sao @Yam
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                              @Yam pls doodle illustrate your daily life and sell it as a book so I can buy it

                              let it be a challenge to you

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                              • YamY
                                Yam @sao
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                                @sao rofl ❤

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                                • AposA
                                  Apos
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                                  My dog Braum certain he saved me from imminent death this morning at the hands of a deer.

                                  oh deer

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                                    Narson @Apos
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                                    @Apos Good boy Braum. Many ear strokes.

                                    When someone shows you who they are, over and over again? Believe them.

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                                    • YamY
                                      Yam @Apos
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                                      @Apos tell me how you acquired a pet cloud

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                                      • TNPT
                                        TNP
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                                        That’s not a cloud. It’s a polar bear.

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                                        • BurnNoticeB
                                          BurnNotice @TNP
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                                          Am I the only one worried about why the deer had hands. Braum knew some shit was up.

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                                          • KestrelK
                                            Kestrel
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                                            Picture taken by me:
                                            lionness

                                            This one too:
                                            pink

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