Contest 24: Discussion and Related Pictures

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 6:13 pm

CONTEST UPDATE:
I have extended the deadline to Tuesday, March 25.

I did this to give a little more time to those seeking photos. I am hoping this will gather a few more photos for the contest.

I'll choose a better subject topic next time

ihc6480 · Post by **ihc6480** » Sat Mar 22, 2008 11:02 pm

Nothing wrong with the subject as far as I'm concerned. I'd have one but critters kind of shy away from my yard

Can't imagine why

tumamoc · Post by **tumamoc** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:41 am

I wish I had a camera with me the day I saw a cow out in the desert with cholla buds stuck all over its face--now that would be a good contest entry. Don't get any ideas people!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:46 pm

tumamoc wrote:I wish I had a camera with me the day I saw a cow out in the desert with cholla buds stuck all over its face--now that would be a good contest entry. Don't get any ideas people!

I wish you would have had your camera that day to!

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:22 pm

Daiv. That lizard looks a little funny. Did it survive the inspection?

Post by **daiv** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:30 pm

Oh yes Tony, he was just still "frozen" in that picture -trying not to be noticed. Only a moment after, he took off like a shot.

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:35 am

hehehe, he's so intent on figuring out what it is

Great pics Daiv.

CV, man, thats a crazy pic! I've never seen it before, thanks for bringing it out of storage

Here is an accompanying pic from my submission. Momma Morning Dove keeping the babies all snuggly wuggly.
They might look cute, but they've become a PITA. Trying to make nests in all but 2 of our other hanging pots...they are always flying around the yard and porch, hanging out on the fence, waiting... Grrrr dang birds!

and another of the babies, albeit out of focus. I just held the camera up and clicked...

Post by **daiv** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:00 pm

Darryl,
I had the exact same thing happening in my hanging pots. At first it was fun, but then I ended up putting sticks in my pots to keep them out. After the first batch of them got big enough and left the nest, I inspected the pot they were in. It was teeming with mites! I was so grossed out, I don't even remember what I ended up doing with the plant. I might have tossed it out. I had to hose off the pot and quarantine it for some time.

Take a close look at the birds and the next, you will see them crawling all over -it's pretty nasty!

Daiv

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:40 pm

lol...thats exactly what my wife did...she broke up a bunch of bamboo and stuck em in the pot like some sort of war fence.

I didn't notice any mites, but was hard to see through the piles of poop

But i'm gonna check it now! thanks for the heads up Daiv.

Post by **daiv** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:57 pm

Prepare to get the heebie jeebies!

kika · Post by **kika** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:22 pm

Hi Everyone!

I am Erika, a longtime "lurker" who recently became an "official" member. I thought I would share a picture of what can happen when an animal and a cactus collide.

Midori is a very curios Jack Russell Terrier who punctured his cornea with what the vet describes as a "thorn" or "thin branch." My husband blames the cacti, I blame an ugly bush in the backyard. Needless to say, the backyard got a complete makeover and my larger cacti need a new home.

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Post by **daiv** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:15 pm

I'm with you! Stupid bush - dig it out and plant a cactus in its place!

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:26 pm

It musta been the bush. You just can't trust those things!

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:05 pm

Ouch, thats sounds painfull...poor little doggy

and ya, i'd blame the bush too

Post by **CoronaCactus** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:06 pm

CP,
So sorry mate, while your contest pic is awesome, fly's and insects were excluded from the contest.

I'm affraid your photo does not count