tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post7755068649354564641..comments2023-06-22T13:38:07.538-07:00Comments on biobabbler: Shriked! plus Phriday photo quiz 28biobabblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-82093991571001639502010-12-21T07:38:26.880-08:002010-12-21T07:38:26.880-08:00shrikes are crazy! cool shots..that centipede one...shrikes are crazy! cool shots..that centipede one is gnarly!Johnny Nutcasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08429848435564779353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-55567192074869049322010-12-20T12:00:15.438-08:002010-12-20T12:00:15.438-08:00What that shrike did with that centipede is a work...What that shrike did with that centipede is a work of art.Seagull Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851438505719552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-1728838894496788222010-12-19T09:01:22.779-08:002010-12-19T09:01:22.779-08:00@Cindy re: centipede. I totally agree. If I ever r...@Cindy re: centipede. I totally agree. If I ever read or hear someone talk about how kind or forgiving nature it, I am struck, and wonder (silently): "How much have you been paying attention?" Mercy is not in her vocabulary. You may luck out, you may not. Nature doesn't really care. I still love it. =) But it's probably unrequited. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-79287436512567993872010-12-19T08:48:42.321-08:002010-12-19T08:48:42.321-08:00Okay, so here's a hint: It's NOT native to...Okay, so here's a hint: It's NOT native to the U.S. It's here, in places, but not native....biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-56168585362506655952010-12-18T11:52:12.547-08:002010-12-18T11:52:12.547-08:00Would our little mystery gecko be the Desert Bande...Would our little mystery gecko be the Desert Banded Gecko?Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-162194955402783252010-12-18T07:13:20.629-08:002010-12-18T07:13:20.629-08:00@Cindy: I TOTALLY remember that picture that you g...@Cindy: I TOTALLY remember that picture that you got 'cause it's so stunning. I'd never seen anything like that. Maybe that's what shrikes or other birds did before the age of barbed wire?biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-32602064067425655102010-12-17T22:11:14.583-08:002010-12-17T22:11:14.583-08:00That photo of a blue-footed millipede wrapped arou...That photo of a blue-footed millipede wrapped around a barb-wire fence with its head speared on the spike - that is major scary commentary on the viscousness of nature. I keep coming back to look at it in amazement.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-7355202280719884202010-12-17T17:30:15.717-08:002010-12-17T17:30:15.717-08:00I've always seen the lizard-skewered-on-barbwi...I've always seen the lizard-skewered-on-barbwire pictures in the bird books but never saw any real shrike crime scenes until last year I found a honey bee pierced by a yellow starthistle thorn (<a href="http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2010/10/warrior-celebrates-end-of-thistle.html" rel="nofollow">photo here</a>) and thought maybe the workings of a pygmy shrike? CUTE lizard.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-54806230916273499942010-12-17T09:47:54.108-08:002010-12-17T09:47:54.108-08:00We found this guy in California, San Joaquin valle...We found this guy in California, San Joaquin valley, generally speaking. Specifically, Contra Costa County. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404084692895907783.post-1247092879846437062010-12-17T09:36:10.968-08:002010-12-17T09:36:10.968-08:00Well I know your mystery animal is some type of Ge...Well I know your mystery animal is some type of Gecko, but which one I am not sure. Did you find it in SW United States?Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.com