Animals you saw today

animal_expert01 said:
You really need to visit Queensland. You would probably see those two species before even leaving the airport. :p

I can also give you some reliable spots for tawny frogmouths and snakes.
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I have been to queensland but I was really young. I've been to the Gold Coast three times and Brisbane on a day trip from the Gold Coast. Yes i've been on the ferris wheel in Brisbane.

Also a couple birds have decided to make appearances outside my window, a pair of Eurasian blackbrids, a spotted dove and a little wattlebird. (not all at once).

I saw a gannet flying over my house, thats definitely new...
 
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A few days ago a pair of mourning doves sat outside my window. I also saw some robins and yesterday I saw two black vultures, a bald eagle, and a raptor I think was a young eagle.
 
Saw a harbor seal and a couple california sea lions today. Also was able to identify a couple great blue herons. Saw a couple more bird species but couldn’t identify them
 
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I saw a pair of Pale-headed Rosellas (Platycercus adscitus) today. Most of the time I only see them in flight - a chattering flash of gold, blue and red: Pale-headed Rosella | BirdLife Australia In the early hours of the morning, I was also pleased to see there is now a Common Ringtail Possum living in the backyard. I haven't seen one in the local neighbourhood for quite a while.
 
WhistlingKite24 said:
I saw a pair of Pale-headed Rosellas (Platycercus adscitus) today. Most of the time I only see them in flight - a chattering flash of gold, blue and red: Pale-headed Rosella | BirdLife Australia In the early hours of the morning, I was also pleased to see there is now a Common Ringtail Possum living in the backyard. I haven't seen one in the local neighbourhood for quite a while.
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Lucky Northerners, not only are they allowed to go outside but they also have easily seen rosellas.

Today so far I have only seen common mynas and European starlings.
 
I was in Madera Canyon this morning (spent last night), so I saw more animals today than usual. These include white-tailed deer, wild turkey, Arizona gray squirrel, Arizona woodpecker, acorn woodpecker, Arizona jay, black-headed grosbeak, white-breasted nuthatch, rufous hummingbird, black-chinned hummingbird, broad-billed hummingbird, elegant trogon (briefly flying over), turkey vulture, plus various unidentified lizards and songbirds.
 
amur leopard said:
Yesterday, just the same juvenile female squirrel, a few Great and Blue tits and a raven. London is dull :D
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Do you get wild Ravens frequently in London? Here in the Netherlands Ravens are rather scarce outside a strongholds (all in relatively large nature reserves). In fact, the pair in my local patch was the only breeding pair in the entire province until a few years ago.

Here's what I saw today in terms of birds:
Grey Heron
Great Egret
Eurasian Spoonbill
Common Moorhen
Common Coot
Mute Swam
Gadwall
Mallard
Tufted Duck
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Egyptian Goose
Common Buzzard
Common Kestrel
Great Cormorant
Black-headed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Northern Lapwing
Little Ringed Plover
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Stock Dove
Eurasian Collared Dove
Common Wood Pigeon
Great Crested Grebe
Common Swift
Barn Swallow
White Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Western Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Eurasian Magpie
European Robin
Common Blackbird
Great Tit
House Sparrow
European Goldfinch
 
The coolest things I saw today were a Red-tailed Hawk being attacked by a Red-winged Blackbird, an Osprey, lots of American White Pelicans, my first Baltimore Oriole in about a month, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 3 White-tailed Deer fawns, a Woodchuck, and my first Goldenrod Soldier Beetle of the year.
 
birdsandbats said:
The coolest things I saw today were a Red-tailed Hawk being attacked by a Red-winged Blackbird, an Osprey, lots of American White Pelicans, my first Baltimore Oriole in about a month, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, 3 White-tailed Deer fawns, a Woodchuck, and my first Goldenrod Soldier Beetle of the year.
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Wow, that must have looked like the battle from Endgame with all those animals attacking the Red-tailed Hawk!
 
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