Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Would y'all mind if I bored you with some of the Arizona wildlife photos I have taken from our house or back yard? Coyote Gambel's Quail Bobcat Javelina Arizona does have it's wildlife. Folks, there are a lot of groceries out in that desert. Thanks for looking. Birdgun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulshan 20262 Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I looked, but I didn't see. Must have been a whiteout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 1 minute ago, Kulshan 20262 said: I looked, but I didn't see. Must have been a whiteout! Kulshan, I don't know what the problem is. Photos are coming through for me. Anyone else not seeing the photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calico Mary Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 I seen em....just hadta be patient....took about 3 minutes ta load..... and I think I figgered out whut tha coyote and bobcat was..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Worked for me. How do those javelina taste? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I noticed there was a wall for coyotes, then pictures of native life. But no Mexican quail. Hmmm! Is there a hidden message. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Nice photos Birdgun. It's funny, I have seen wildcats, coyotes, jack rabbits, big horn sheep, armadillos, rattle snakes, owls, hawks, eagles, tarantulas, all kinds of desert wildlife but I have never seen a wild javelina. I have seen them in zoos but never in the wild. I have also seen stuffed Jackalope at truck stops but never have I seen any of those in the wild either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 39 minutes ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: Nice photos Birdgun. It's funny, I have seen wildcats, coyotes, jack rabbits, big horn sheep, armadillos, rattle snakes, owls, hawks, eagles, tarantulas, all kinds of desert wildlife but I have never seen a wild javelina. I have seen them in zoos but never in the wild. I have also seen stuffed Jackalope at truck stops but never have I seen any of those in the wild either. Pat, we have the Javelina showing up regularly. These "pigs" are so prevalent that we tend to ignore them when they do show up. They walk boldly through our neighborhood, eating delectable plants right on our front porch. In fact, I took those pics this morning from the top of my back fence and was less than 15 feet from them. They absolutely pay us no mind. Fortunately for me, there is a drainage ditch and fence between us. Oh yeah, they stink!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Calico Mary said: I seen em....just hadta be patient....took about 3 minutes ta load..... and I think I figgered out whut tha coyote and bobcat was..... Oh, please don't keep us in suspense. What are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 On a serious note. Nice photos Birdgun, my question is can you hunt and eat Javelina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 4 minutes ago, Tennessee Trapper Tom said: On a serious note. Nice photos Birdgun, my question is can you hunt and eat Javelina. Yes you can hunt Javelina. From what I understand javelina are closer to the goat than the pig. And, I understand they are not that tasty...unless you use lots of hot sauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Nice pictures, BGQ. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Nice photos, BGQ. My daughter lives in Sedona and her son carved a pumpkin into a jack o lantern last fall and set it out on the front porch and during the night a few javelina came by and ate most if it. I shot one once and tried to eat it and swore that I'd never shoot another. I tried everything I could to make it edible with no success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee Trapper Tom Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: Yes you can hunt Javelina. From what I understand javelina are closer to the goat than the pig. And, I understand they are not that tasty...unless you use lots of hot sauce. I love to eat goat and wild hog. I also eat hot sauce on everything. ( maybe my taste buds are burned out) I have family in Phoenix so when I retire for good I might make my way out there in my RV. I think javelina would be an interesting hunt. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 3 hours ago, Tennessee Trapper Tom said: I love to eat goat and wild hog. I also eat hot sauce on everything. ( maybe my taste buds are burned out) I have family in Phoenix so when I retire for good I might make my way out there in my RV. I think javelina would be an interesting hunt. Thanks for sharing. If you come to my house, you can bag one with a well placed throw of a carpenter's hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Birdgun Quail, The images load fairly slow. So I looked in to the one with two pigs just to see what it's size is. Here is what I see... Size of image is noted as 25.6" by 19.2" at 180 DPI. This produces an image of 8.5 MB. Because the file is displayed in the forum that resizes images to fit, we would see the same size image if it was resized before uploading to a size of .. 7" by 5.25" by 100 DPI. This image is about 208 KB. Quick math show that one of your images is the same size as 41 reduced images with out loss of display image size in the forum. If you want to see the actual size of your image on this forum, Right click on an image and click view image. Then click on the image again to see the full size version. You can see individual hairs on the pigs. Your images are nice. But they use a lot of space and take longer to load by 41 times. On a fast net connection not a big issue. On a slow connection and most wireless devises, it may take a while to load. CH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Do you also have wild hogs? Do they coexist with the Javelina? Or are they rivals for territory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have killed a few javelina. They are nicknamed "Stink Pigs" for a reason. They have a skunk like gland on the top of their rump. The only one I have eaten that was bearable was coated with peanut butter, wrapped in foil and buried in a pit lined with hot rocks for several hours. Edible? Yes. Tasty? No. I'd rather eat the bobcat. They's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Javelina and feral hogs are called pigs, but are not closely related. A small female Javelina can be pretty good eating, especially if spit roasted. I cover then with ham skins to keep the meat moist. Feral hogs are much better eating. For us former city dwellers, living in the country gives us lots of opportunity to see wildlife we did not have before. I see tons of deer, a few elk and a few foxes in my yard. I have lots of ducks & geese on my pond too. Sure better to hear them than traffic noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Real nice Pix BGQ and nice assortment of critters in your back yard. We get to see Moose, Deer & Bobcats, an occasional Hare & Partridge. Oh, and of course a bunch of Turkeys. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 8 hours ago, Cliff Hanger #3720LR said: Birdgun Quail, The images load fairly slow. So I looked in to the one with two pigs just to see what it's size is. Here is what I see... Size of image is noted as 25.6" by 19.2" at 180 DPI. This produces an image of 8.5 MB. Because the file is displayed in the forum that resizes images to fit, we would see the same size image if it was resized before uploading to a size of .. 7" by 5.25" by 100 DPI. This image is about 208 KB. Quick math show that one of your images is the same size as 41 reduced images with out loss of display image size in the forum. If you want to see the actual size of your image on this forum, Right click on an image and click view image. Then click on the image again to see the full size version. You can see individual hairs on the pigs. Your images are nice. But they use a lot of space and take longer to load by 41 times. On a fast net connection not a big issue. On a slow connection and most wireless devises, it may take a while to load. CH Thanks Cliff. When I downloaded these wildlife photos to Image Shack, I forgot to reduce the size. I have now done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger #3720LR Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 When some one posted that the images where loading slowly, I check to see the size which almost always the cause of slow loading. Computers load faster but hand held devises are slower because they are using cell towers or wifi. (middle man takes his cut in the speed) Nice photos. I have a model submarine forums. I take lots of photos during building. For faster display, I crop to what I want to show and then I resize to 7" x 5.25" at 100 DPI. This is a standard camera size photo and displays 100% on the forum page. Faster uploads and faster display on forum pages with no loss of detail. Just can't enlarge more than displayed. regards, Ralph aka Cliff Hanger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 This prehistoric looking rascal showed up at our water fountain this morning. Roadrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kulshan 20262 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Thanks Birdgun, I can see them now. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 On 4/4/2017 at 4:25 PM, Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 said: Would y'all mind if I bored you with some of the Arizona wildlife photos I have taken from our house or back yard? Coyote Gambel's Quail Bobcat Javelina Arizona does have it's wildlife. Folks, there are a lot of groceries out in that desert. Thanks for looking. Birdgun Seen all of those and more. Ain't Arizona grand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 My dog has a road runner friend that comes by every day or so and teases her through the fence in the front of our house. She barks her tiny little brains out and wags her tail so hard she nearly falls dow. After a few minutes the road runner takes off down the street until the next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 11 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: My dog has a road runner friend that comes by every day or so and teases her through the fence in the front of our house. She barks her tiny little brains out and wags her tail so hard she nearly falls dow. After a few minutes the road runner takes off down the street until the next time. We have a big raven that been coming around lately and it drives my dog nuts. Like a Yorkie is going to harm an Arizona raven. That sucker is twice the size of any crow. The first time my wife saw an Arizona raven, she thought it was a black eagle. I hope to get a good picture of it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 On 4/5/2017 at 2:12 AM, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Do you also have wild hogs? Do they coexist with the Javelina? Or are they rivals for territory? Wild hog are pigs, javelina are not. Javelina are peccaries a close relative to pigs. They like similar environments. They definitely compete for territory and resources. Wild hogs have a large advantage due to their size, speed of reproduction, litter size, as well as general bad temperament. They do not coexist with anything except other hogs. Hogs taste much better. Hunt the crap out of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Took these this morning while having the my morning coffee. Cactus Wren Whitewing Dove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdgun Quail, SASS #63663 Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 An Arizona Raven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashknife Cowboy Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 All I have in my neighborhood is elk! They have been here in the homes since fall, I do believe someone is chunking alfalfa at them. I'll attach picts soon.....Great picts by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Not boring at all!!! Great pictures!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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