Post your yard and pond visitors

[JBtheExplorer]

First Baltimore Oriole sighting this morning

 

[JBtheExplorer]

The Grosbeak's back again.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Had a very unusual visitor yesterday afternoon - A (banded) racing pigeon! He didn't seem injured & wouldn't let me catch him. Offered him a snack, but after a couple hours of R & R near the pond, he just went on his way.

 

[JBtheExplorer]

A Question mark butterfly was sitting on the table by my pond this morning.

 

[Hound Heaven]

Had a very unusual visitor yesterday afternoon - A (banded) racing pigeon! He didn't seem injured & wouldn't let me catch him. Offered him a snack, but after a couple hours of R & R near the pond, he just went on his way.
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He may have been on a mission and just needed your oasis

 

[JMJ]

Blue dasher vs Carolina anole: point blue dasher

I little post defeat dewlap display.

 

[Hound Heaven]

Well today both of the pair of owls showed up at dawn! She wanted to go fishing, but first they had to snuggle

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After a bit he migrated to the dogwood tree and she went hunting for some goldies in the lotus tub. Ever heard anyone training an owl??? Apparently they are easy to train LOL

Top photo he's on the left, bottom photo she's on the left

 

[JMJ]

Bahamian anole coming to the waterfall

 

[JBtheExplorer]

Found a couple American toads in my stick pile.

 

[j.w]

Oh forgot to post this visitor to my pond! LOL!

 

[Hound Heaven]

Today was bath day for one of the owls. She hunted for a while in the grass and then gave up trying to catch bullfrogs and just dove in. She was standing on an aquablock just beneath the water. Sweet girl, she was here almost 30 minutes today.
Here's a video link:

Barred Owl taking a bath in the pond​

 

[damian]

There are 5 frogs in this pic (not counting the wooden floating one)

 

[Hound Heaven]

Glad I wasn't betting, I only found 4.

 

[damian]

The 5th (presumably the one you didn't find) is:

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behind the left side of the left water lettuce, with legs in the water and upper body/head below a piece of flagstone. I knew it was there when i took the pic and it still took me a solid minute to find it

 

[Hound Heaven]

Aaaah! Thanks for the assist!