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Steve Atkins
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Who knew Guns n Roses were singing about road cruisin salamanders?

Dusky (Fuscus?)
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red back
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southern zig zag
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Not much, but I'll take anything this time of year. The red backs and zig zags are actually pretty rare in my neighborhood

I set up a motion sensor wildlife camera in my back yard and got some interesting shots, check it out, I got about 300 hundred shots of racoons, squirrels and possums. I'm amazed I am able to free range chickens and dwarf goats around here at all. I was also surprised to see bobcats in the middle of the day, I got a few other pics of them, all between 10 am and 5 pm
coyote
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Bobcats (there's 2, look close)
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Then there is beast, WTF
Looks like a wolf to me, my kids call it a "beardog" Any guesses?
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Wow, that is really cool, especially the Bobcats! But yeah, looks like a wolf to me..

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Probably another 'yote.
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Great Mammal stuff. I'm gonna go with Coydog (Dog/Coyote hybrid) on the cryptid
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Love those salamander photos. The motion sensor camera looks like a lot of fun.
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Very cool photos. I agree with Josh. From what I know, F1 hybrids of dogs/coyotes are almost always black.

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I got another picture of the beast, I agree w/ you guys coydog. Pesonally, I prefer dogoyote

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Why y'all letting the red wolves loose?
j/k...looks like coy or pure coyote (thin jowls).
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Nice pics!

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This is a coyote, looks like its pure according to the anatomy visible in the shots. The dark color is a melanistic trait. If you google black coyote, you'll see pics of other very dark coyotes. They are rare, but not unheard of.

Awesome capture! I have yet to see a live melanistic coyote. Hope to one day!

Love the shot of the 2 bobcats... such amazing camo!
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As always, good stuff, Steve.

Truely is the redback season in the mountains.

Hope you can make it to the ENP in January.
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BillMcGighan wrote:As always, good stuff, Steve.

Truely is the redback season in the mountains.

Hope you can make it to the ENP in January.
Thanks Bill, as it stands now, I have to install a big aquarium that weekend. These people have rescheduled 3 times already, so I'm not sure if I'll be available or not yet
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