Wildlife encounters.

Outstanding photos Brew! The Oregon coast.....breathtaking.<br>Love the big cats. The way they chill is exactly like the little cats that are currently sacked on my couch.

Great stuff, everyone - thanks for posting all the stories and pic's!<br><br>I ride my bicycle a lot on canyon roads in the Santa Monica mountains, which are only a 30-40 min. ride from the City. I've seen deer, coyotes, raccoons,skunks, peacocks, roadrunners, and, twice, mountain lions (puma). Been chased by Coyotes... ya know you're in trouble when there's more than one!<br><br>Greg

One year my wife and I decided not to cover our swimming pool because we were gonna drain it and get a new liner the following year anyway. Well when springrolled around it was full of tree frogs and tadpoles. We decided to wait untill they were all gone before draining it. The frogs would croak all night long,calling back and forth to one another. I would often go out with the flashlight just to watch them. One night I found a mating pair or so I thought it was. Iwatched them for a long time (not because they were mating) and they never seperated. I decided to catch them and slightly tugged at them and they appeared tobe one. Here are the pictures once again.<br>Tim<br><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/beachbomb/twins1.jpg" alt="image"><p><br></p><img height="480" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/beachbomb/thetwins5.jpg" width="640" alt="image"><p><br></p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/beachbomb/twins7.jpg" alt="image"><p><br></p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/beachbomb/twinsnhand.jpg" alt="image"><p><br></p>

I met a bear face to face once.<br><br>It wasn't really as dramatic as it could have been. It was just a cub of about 75 lbs. I used to do some hiking and camping in Southern Oregon and thisparticular occasion I came around a bend on an old dirt road and there was this cub about 20 feet in front of me. We both stopped and looked for just a splitsecond and then, without making a sound except for footfalls on the earth (reminded me of the pitter-patter of little feet), the cub ran about 50 feet to atall fir and scampered halfway up. As soon as he started running, I perked my ears up and started looking around in all directions in case there was an angrymother nearby. I always carried my 30-30 strapped to my backpack so I got hold of it and was ready for anything. I waited quietly for just a minute or so,didn't hear or see anything, then proceeded up the road. I was probably a mile away before I put my rifle away.<br><br>Gramps<br>

<font color="#0000FF" size="4">Tim too awesome! Siamese frogs? Do you have any pics of the pool with frogs and tadpoles in it? I love frogs! I would love tofind my pool full of frogs!<br><br><br>~Karen</font>

Paul, had he not taken the fawn to a rescue organisation, it probably would have died. If it's mum was anywhere nearby, she would have gone all Mike Tysonon Tim. They only leave fawns in the brush to avoid being seen by predators. Chances are, the mother was run over on a nearby highway or street, so Tim did theright thing. Well, except for the picture of it near his cat, who appears to have the word "breakfast!" written on its face.<br><br>Asa - gorgeous pics, bro! It SO made me miss surfing. That cove looks totally peaceful. As for the big cat whose name you didn't remember - it's Bob.They don't get that big, but they can stand down a cougar if necessary. The white tiger isn't albino. It's a formerly super-rare variationthat's a lot more common these days. More tigers exist in private collections in Texas than anywhere else in the world. No kidding. Lotta weirdos in thisstate keep them as pets and white ones aren't uncommon beause of demand for them by other idiots who think they make great pets. The oppossum is also notalbino. Albinos have pink eyes. We have white and two-toned 'possums here, including one that scares the crap out of my mother (and occaisonally me when Idon't expect to see it when I'm getting something from the shed at night). It's H U G E, too.<br><br>Oh yeah, and I'm pretty sure the canid in the back of the truck in the parking lot is a hybrid. It's probably 3/4 wolf though. Gorgeous little dude.<br><br>Tim - COOL frogs! I rarely see any frogs here these days, but plenty of native toads and a number of rare species. Dare I mention the "E" word? heh<br><br>Oops. Asa again: what was it about the goat that creeped you out? Was it the eyes? They creep me out too and they always seem to pick me to butt with theirheads. Maybe it's because I'm a big gal and they gotta try that domination thang. I usually grab 'em by the horns, lock onto them and ask ifthey're familiar with what "cabrito taco" means. <img src="http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif">

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<img style="width: 640px; height: 480px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/beachbomb/frogs5.jpg" alt="image"><br><br>Are those the satisfied frogs.........<span style="font-style: italic;">after the fact? <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/wink.gif" alt="image"><br><br></span>Great pics and stories everyone!!! <img src="http://static.yuku.com//domainskins/bypass/img/smileys/happy.gif" alt="image"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br></span>

No Andrea those are two different frogs. I never did see the other two/one seperate. There were close to a dozen adult tree frogs living in our 21' pool.<br>I have a few other stories to add later.<br>Tim

Kitty,<br>I am extremely familiar with deer and fawns. Fawns hide while the mothers forage. They do this all the time. Normaly they are well hidden in the underbrush.When I worked as a Ranger in Sequoia, we would get visitors coming in with fawns they had "rescued". In reality, they normally gave them a deathsentence. Unless there was a dead doe nearby, most likely this fawn had a mother out there. It may have been spooked from the underbrush and ended up on theroad. The best thing would have been to place the fawn off the road aways. The mothers will come back into the area a "bleat" for them at which pointthe fawns will usually follow the sound of the mother. Believe me, I do know about these things.<br>BTW, I have never once heard about a doe attacking a person over their fawn. They don't go Mike Tyson as you have suggested. Bucks may do this during therut on rare occasions, but not does.<br>If you do find a fawn alone, leave it that way. Most likely the mother will come find it. If not, it is the way of nature. If you know for sure a mother waskilled in an accident or shot then by all means, bring it to a place that can care for it.<br>Paul