Vitamin_N Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 I was unable to get a picture but I saw a family of deer in Freedom park today just north of Princeton along the creek trail. That's the closest I've personally seen deer to uptown. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 7 hours ago, Vitamin_N said: I was unable to get a picture but I saw a family of deer in Freedom park today just north of Princeton along the creek trail. That's the closest I've personally seen deer to uptown. they do like to travel the greenways too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted March 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2021 Gators birds and turtles in the low country on the island William Hilton is named for. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted May 6, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) Cats hanging out in an island town and crab on the beach. Edited May 6, 2021 by KJHburg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted May 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2021 Birds of a feather flock together. Coastal South Carolina. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted May 8, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2021 Gators in the Lowcountry of SC. Here and there. Small dogs and cats beware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted May 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2021 a few wild horses decided to visit the downtown Corolla area and had to corralled but to beach zone north of town. Wink's is a convenience store so maybe a 6 pack? A few Outer Banks wild horses take a trip to Corolla village - OBX Today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted June 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2021 Cool lowcountry morning means alligators want to sun before all the tourists get up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted June 2, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 and from the mountains in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park please NEVER feed bear. Bear tranquilized after Great Smoky Mountains visitors try to feed it peanut butter, rangers say – FOX 46 Charlotte Likewise here in the SC Lowcountry or SE NC where alligators live do not feed them. If gators are fed by people they equate the 2 legged people as food sources and will come after you. This little guy was seen was chomping on a whole crab and he can do the same with your toes and fingers. Do not feed wild animals ever. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin_N Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 We found this guy munching on a beetle last week at Carolina Beach State Park. It was a pretty good sized lizard (or salamander, I'm not really sure what this is)--bigger than the green anoles you see around here. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted July 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 (edited) The escaped deadly Zebra cobra snake has been caught finally in Raleigh. It was terrorizing the north suburbs of our Capital City. Raleigh snake: Owner of escaped zebra cobra has large TikTok following where he shows off exotic reptiles - ABC11 Raleigh-Durham it created quite a stir in Raleigh really it did. this snake was headed towards my college roommate's house in NW Raleigh! Relief: Venomous zebra cobra captured in north Raleigh neighborhood :: WRAL.com Edited July 1, 2021 by KJHburg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rancenc Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Could be a great location to observe the wildlife on both land and water. Aerial view of Ramsey Creek Park on Lake Norman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tozmervo Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 FWIW, Jetton Park is across the inlet to the north and is a much more "natural feel" park (and larger). It's an excellent park. Ramsey is definitely a much more active & loud park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew.Brendan Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Spotted along greenway below Cordelia park 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew.Brendan Posted July 13, 2021 Report Share Posted July 13, 2021 Also spotted locally, these guys absolutely enjoying all of my sunflower seeds. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Up in Cherokee area recently saw these elk grazing. Oh yeah when they say elk crossing like they do on Balsam Mountain Rd an offshoot of the Blue Ridge Parkway they mean it! Saw 2 elks cross my path right in front of me and believe me your don't want to hit an elk. (no photos of them as they were moving fast) The elk of Great Smoky Mountains National Park prefer the NC side of the park as that is where they were introduced and have spread quite a ways around the park. They stop traffic literally every day. They love to come out in and after a rain FYI all near Oconaluftee Visitors center. and check out that rack on that bull! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted July 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Raleigh has become our source for weird animal news in the Carolinas. Now a bear in a tree in hospital parking lot in west Raleigh and it was lured down and out of the city by JELLY DOUHGNUTS and sardines. Probably wandered over from Umstead State Park Bear in tree at Raleigh's UNC REX lured down with jelly donuts Wednesday morning, police say (fox46.com) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EllAyyDub Posted July 14, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 14, 2021 Little love for the State Freshwater Trout (and only native trout/char species), the Southern Strain Appalachian Brook Trout. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted July 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2021 Condo check up trip to Hilton Head and I missed all the excitement by one day. The beach was cleared when a shark came very close to shore. In all my years of going there I have had only one shark encounter. I was about 3-4 feet away in shallow water from a hammerhead. I backed out of the ocean and he swam away. I respect sharks the ocean is their home and we are just guests in it. And sharks are off the waters of ALL Carolina beaches whether people see them or encounter them is a different story. If I see a school of bait fish swimming near me I move as they often follow those schools of fish close to the shore. these are from some of our owners at the resort. Kudos to Mr Wilson who got these shots sharks are hard to photograph in the water! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted July 29, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2021 12 foot alligator in ocean by Oak Island pier. the American alligator can tolerate salt water for a few hours or even a day or two but they do mainly live in freshwater but they do venture out from time to time. One of my friends saw an alligator on the beach in Hilton Head a few years ago. 12-foot long alligator surfing waves at Oak Island :: WRAL.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernnorthcarolina Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 My puppy, Ike (so named because President Eisenhower had a Weimaraner in the White House), at 3 months old, "confronting" (behind the glass) the friendly doe who hangs around my house. Ike was about 30 pounds at the time. Now, just after his first birthday, he's 70 pounds. The doe still comes around, sometimes with her fawn, and is utterly unconcerned about Ike when she sees that he is behind the glass or the fence. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted August 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2021 Up close and personal with a shark at the NC Aquarium in Fort Fisher. Look at those teeth! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted August 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2021 a rare Albino alligator here in NC at the NC Aquarium in Fort Fisher south of Wilmington. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJHburg Posted September 3, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Blue heron and ibises in the marsh in the lowcountry of SC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
videtur quam contuor Posted September 3, 2021 Report Share Posted September 3, 2021 Folklore maintains that the Ibis, a symbol of knowledge found in the Everglades and Egypt, is the last sign of wildlife to take shelter before a hurricane and the first to reappear after the storm. The local marsh bird was considered UM's first unofficial mascot when the school yearbook adopted the name "Ibis" in 1926. University of Miami mascot and symbol. Stanley the Ibis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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