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Found this giant moth. Can anyone identify it? About 2.5 inches long. Found in Boise ID. 2017-04-16 07:46:18 Post No.2358740
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Found this giant moth. Can anyone identify it? About 2.5 inches long. Found in Boise ID. 2017-04-16 07:46:18 Post No.2358740
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Found this giant moth. Can anyone identify it? About 2.5 inches long. Found in Boise ID.
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2017-04-16 07:46:18
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OP here, im an idiot and posted the text in the wrong part. Found this at my girlfriends house in Boise ID after her cat tried killing it. She made me get rid of it before i was able to get good pics. Can anyone help identify?
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>>2358740
That's so beautiful...
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>>2358740
it was literally asking to be your pet desu
I have a pair of American Kestrels nesting on my property. Two years ago I had a nesting pair in the same location, and they had three or four babies. When it was time for them to leave the nest they couldn't fly and spent time on ground level. But there are stray cats in the area, coyotes, red-tailed hawks, eagles, etc and some of the babies were killed. I had people come out to take the remaining baby and they raised it in captivity until it could be released.
I'd want to have this year's batch of babies survive. I can't surround the nest in a tall fence, since the babies can't do a VTOL like a harrier. I could build a platform under the nest, but they would probably fall off of that also. Is there a way to ensure that their babies survive on their own, or would I have to call the Audubon society before they attempt to leave the nest?
Also, could I do something to provide for the nesting Kestrels? Like leave meat out for them?
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>>2358534
You want them to survive? Take them in, feed them minced food. Capture mother so when you release babies she is still attached and can teach them how to hunt.
Otherwise just stomp on them and get their tiny lives over with, life is nothing but pain.
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>>2358534
You could take the birds in after they fall out of the nest, and then call the society. It won't kill them to be in your care for a few hours or a day. The society or some other wildlife rehab is probably the best chance they have.
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>>2358534
Baby birds usually aren't all that great at flying right after they leave the nest. It takes a few weeks for their feathers and muscles to develop enough to move around well. That's a big reason why small birds have so many babies--they know some will likely get eaten during that time period. It's tough, but that's life.
If the chicks were completely flightless last year then something must have spooked them out of the nest too early.
If you absolutely have to do something for these birds because of autism/OCD/whatever, then do this:
Kestrels like nesting in holes in trees, so I'm assuming that's where your nest is. If you know where the nest is, wait for the chicks to hatch and then put a platform under the hole. Doing it before then could cause the parents to abandon the nest. Once the chicks hatch they'll be to invested in it to leave. You can't do it too late after they hatch either, otherwise it will just be a repeat of last year's forced-fledging.
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My Canary has gained excessive weight in less than a week. He always seems to be scared , he won't sing and it's becoming difficult for him to fly.
I'm only feeding him eggs, apples, lettuce, and seeds.
Is this normal?
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>>2358524
Holy fuck OP, feed that bird less.
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>>2358524
wat
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EXTRA THICC
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http://www.reviews.com/cat-food/
How accurate is this list? My cat is a domestic shorthair, and the vet recommended hills science diet. I found out they have poor ingredients, so I'm on the lookout for better food. What do you feed your cats?
I'm looking for food that supports quality of life rather than just survival.
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>>2358386
Hmmm, part of their judgement about non-options apparently is based on the menu-foods melamine scandal. That was indeed awful, but I'm not sure if all distributors that actually had that as a supplier allowed the product out and actually poisoned animals.
I'm curious about how valid their "meat product" disqualification is.
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>>2358386
What has he recommended science diet for? A basic maintenance food, or for a specific disease process?
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>>2358386
I live in California and have a Costco membership so I usually just buy a 25lbs bag of cat food there. Kirkland/Costco produces pretty good quality cat food and it's affordable since you're buying in bulk
I used to feed my cat MeowMix before this until I looked into why she was shedding so much.
Turns out it was because I was a retard and fed her the nutritional equivalent of McDonald's twice a day for a year
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How do I stop my kitties from hunting mice and birds?
MFW they bring in badly injured mice who are shaking from the shock and don't even run away when I pick them up to put them back outside.
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>>2357940
Cats stay inside.
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Bad Bait
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>>2357952
It's not bait.
Today it happened for the second time that they brought in a mouse that was injured and shaking but not dead yet. Otherwise there has been countless times they brought in mice to play with it and they squeak in fear and agony which is painful as fuck to listen to and stresses me out like hell.
I would really like to stop this. I keep telling myself it's not TOO painful for the mice bad because they're short-lived creatures and accustomed to danger but to some degree I know I'm just fooling myself. They have a CNS too and feel fear and pain.
We don't have too much space in the house. Keeping them indoors would probably bore them a lot...
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deer are way too cute it's almost disgusting.
how is this level of cuteness even physically possible
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>>2357937
oh hello german deer poster from /pol/
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Doggos dunny photos/gifs
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>>2353574
Funny*
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You call this funny, I call this a pathetic creature. Not even a dog ff
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Your Favorite Nature Park 2017-04-08 12:58:15 Post No.2352029
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Homosassa Springs in Florida is a natural spring and is a popular spot for manatees. They also have a small zoo, an underwater observatory, and a boat ride taking you from the main parking lot to the entrance.
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>>2352029
Most of their zoo animals are native to Florida except for Lu the hippo here, a leftover from a previous attraction at the park site.
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>>2352031
NO, LU, NO! Bad hippo!
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Wow, My sister-in-law works there. Really cool park from what I've seen, although I've only been there once though.
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tl;dr Living with mother and she owns 3 Norwich Terriers. The buggers play for keeps where they've dug up rabbit nests and killed a raccoon.
I'm a cat person, and my mother knows that but at the same time I'm not going to get a cat knowing it's a death sentence to be around those dogs. But they do leave animals larger than them alone.
Would a Maine Coon be a good cat to get in this situation because of how large they can grow?
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>>2359636
How about you stop being a leech and move out so you don't have to subject prey-oriented dogs to a shitty cat they'll fight with 24/7
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>>2359636
If you can't live to support yourself then you should not have a pet.
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Hey /an/, my aunt & uncle found this guy in their backyard a few days ago and decided to keep him. They got him a cage and some food and just went out of town so I'm in charge of him for the next week or so.
Could somebody identify the type of parrot(?) this is? We live in Southern Arizona although I'm fairly certain this isn't a native bird, lol.
I've read up a bit on care for them, from what I can tell the diet is leafy greens and fruit plus nuts, seeds, pasta and some other misc stuff. Is that good? Theyve been feeding him from some bag of parrot treats that's like dried fruit and nuts, and I've been giving him some romaine lettuce, strawberries, grapes, popcorn, cashews, and veggie straws.
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>>2358988
sorry for sideways pic
I let him out in my room to let him stretch out and explore a little and he flew around frantically and eventually landed on my motherboard box and took a bite out of it lmfao, then my dumbfuck little brother scared him with a laser and he panicked and flew onto my back. I coaxed him onto the floor with food (because I was honestly terrified with him climbing all over me) and then set his cage down next to him and he hopped right back in, thank god
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Not sure what to tell you op but I'll bump this for you
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>>2358997
thx senpai, does it look like a Festive Amazon to you? Google that
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What type of moss is this? Can I have it in an aquarium? What is the species? Im at a south texas beach and its near rock. The parts under water look grass like and are up to 5 inches long. It looks grass like.
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>>2358850
looks like either seagrass or hair algae. Gonna need a closeup to tell.
both survive just fine in a saltwater tank.
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There's a tuxedo sitting in my lawn under a bench. I think she has an eye infection, too. It's raining, so how can I get her to come in so I can help her out with her eye and get her dry? I've been feeding her and her family since I moved into this house, which was last year.
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Feeding stray cats is illegal in many jurisfictions, and can conttibute to the spread of disease and predation of native species. Priority should be placed on the adoptable stray animals (which are mostly dogs), and the humane destruction of the rest
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>>2358821
I just checked, and it's not illegal where I live.
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>>2358825
Just because something remains legal under the law, doesn't mean its the right thing to do, it could just mean they haven't gotten around to outlawing it yet.
James 4:17 “So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.”
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Hey /an/, first time pet owner here.
Why does my kitten's eye close up like twice a day?
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>>2358793
toxoplasmosis
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>>2358793
is it sleepy
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because it's a shitty dirty diseased cat
get a better pet next time
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Not sure if this is the place to ask but what kind of jobs are out there which are related to nature, like the one in the game Firewatch. Ive kinda started to resent the thought of working in an office. And does anyone have any experience in the field? Thanks /an/
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>>2358745
Man that job must be ultra fucking comfy, especially if you got someone chill to shit talk over coms.
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>>2358750
Yeah ikr i totally envy it
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>>2358757
I hate that animals can engage in bestiality but when I do it it's "wrong."
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What /an/ thinks about this show?
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I remember watching one about a giant cockroach versus a red rump tarantula. It's was hilarious how they tried to hype up the roach, talking about it's "viscious, deadly barbed legs" and armor for 10 minutes and then it immediately got eaten by the tarantula. Also, scorpions are apparently OP as shit.
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>>2358685
>american """documentaries"""
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>>2358730
This. What an insult