My Town Shoot Out: Animals in My Backyard

It is "My Town" shoot out day, where both professional and amateur photographers show off the best of their towns. The theme this week is animals that live in your part of town. If you are new to this concept, and want to join us next week, check out Patty's or Reggie Girl's blogs for more information.

Here is some wildlife that is native to our area of Kansas; there are many more that my camera has not captured yet. We have many raptors in our area: American Kestrel, Common Nighthawk, and the Red-tailed Hawk, just to name a few. Someday, oh someday, I hope to grab some great photos of these awesome raptors!

Eastern Meadowlark

Barn Swallows

Pheasant (click to enlarge)

Ducks on our pond

Ducks in flight

Wild Turkey

Other birds native to our area: Eastern Bluebird, Great Blue Heron, Greater Prairie Chicken, Loggerhead Shrike, Northern Bobwhite, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and Upland Sandpiper

White-tailed Deer (click to enlarge)

Coyote (click to enlarge)

SOMEDAY, I WILL GET MY 400MM CLOSEUP LENS..... I WILL KEEP WISHING!

Other indigenous mammals: Pronghorn, Bobcat, Raccoon, Opossum, Armadillo, Badger

Ornate Box Turtle

Cottonwood Borer

Locust

Cattle in neighboring pasture

Longhorn

Baybee, our fearless indoor cat

Barack, and his mom Fluff, our barn cats

Trixie Lou, our couch cuddlebug

Tori Mae, champion frisbee catcher

The boyz, lovely pasture decorations...ok, they are rode occasionally!

Ringo the rat catcher