I love all Wild Animals; however my favorite,
which I forgot to list is the Wildcat. I
have only seen one around here, when I was about
54 years old. I have heard them calling in the
woods on the East edge of Olney though.
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My alma-mater is Noble High ... I think that
is some of my attachment to the Wildcat ( Bobcat ).

Birds. But not Black Birds.

My favorite is the Illinois Red Eared Box Turtle.
I just love those little things. When
I see them crossing a road or highway, I stop
put my flashers on (stop traffic if necessary);
and place them at least 15 feet off the road
in the direction they were headed.
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I really don't know of many animals I don't
like except maybe the GroundHog. They
are mean, vicious and damaging critters.
I also loved it when Granny would make
vittles out of them.

My favorit is the Red Fox ... We have a Mother
and 3 kits in our barn outside of Clay City.

If this ever happens in Olney, people will not love there Red Fox.

http://www.youtube.com/watch...

My vote goes with the owl.

Cougar/mountain lion/puma, etc.

Bobcats are nice but not as majestic.

We do indeed have larger cats around here. South of Flora (between Flora and Rinard) are several people who've seen the large cats.

river rat,

That is not fair to any animal or human. That
poor Fox is Rabid. No animal or human or bird or
fish or whatever can be held accountable for what
happens when they are deathly sick.

That video is Terrible and Gross. At least
they do warn us before hand.

Michael Ratcliffe wrote:

My vote goes with the owl.

Brian James O'Neill II responding to "Michael Ratcliffe" all "owls"?

Question do you, "Michael Ratcliffe" like any type of owl different than the next?

Question what colo owl do you like the best "Michael Ratcliffe!"

Question "Michael Ratcliffe" do you know any special area where you can lay back and watch owls lat at night in the dark and listen to them as well fly in the sky, etc!

I like all wild life animals and each has it's very special interest on our Earth just like human beings!

Fact 1. Note: We the human being life has a very special part in loving, caring and enjoying each and every signal different wild animal life!

Fact 2. Note: In addittion we all should take part in helping animals that are in need of help especially in times where any wild life animal would be harmed or endangered, etc!

Fact 3. Note: There is number of ways human beings can actually become apart off any wild animal life by letting the wild animals know you love them no different then a dog, cat, and any house hold pets!

Fact 4. While remember that human beings also shall not illegally obtain wild life and make them pets unless one is a person that could provide wild life animals life and make them well under right conditions and enviroment so the wild life animal can be returned into it's right living conditions!

Fact 5. Note: Each state government entity and the United States Of America Government Entity, as well international laws provide safe guards and protections for wild life and illegal taking and keeping wild life animals, etc!

Signed: Brian James O'Neill II -- Mr. Constitution

I like barn owls. I have always had this dream to have a 5 foot tall barn owl as a pet.

Mike

A little more than 30 years ago when I had my place further to the east of where I live now, i had chickens. A big owl was killing them in broad daylight, so I shot it. When we stretched that thing out the wingspan was over six feet. you wouldn't have believed the talons on that thing. It wasn't a barn owl exactly, I didn't know what kind it was. but it was a monster.

You'd have a fierce pet, that's for sure. Train it to attack anyone messing with you, this owl I shot was picking up big chickens and carrying them off to the treeline like they were mice.

Mike,

That sounds neat, actually I have seen some
Horned Owls in my younger years that were
probably close to that height with a wingspan
over 9 or 10 ft.

One of my favor things in the Harry Potter
movie is the fact that they have all those
beautiful owls.

P.S. I will be 89 this month ... shhhhh that is
only for your eyes ... I have developed a deep
respect for you on here. You have ethics and
morales.

durn...I thought I had the elederly thing going on here being almost 70.

Congrats Aunt B.

I have a new favorite since I saw one last night
in the Little Wabash Bottoms ... Puma, Panther or
Cougar ( Mountain Line ); they are called all of
the proceeding. And boy oh boy was it ever a
magnificent site to behold. I will never disclose
the exact location because I don't want a bunch
of idiots trying to track it down. She looked
like she might have milk in her teets.

Jeremy...a panther and a cougar are not the same.

I saw a panther in the river bottoms back in '81 or '82.

Haven't seen a cougar around though, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn they are.

hm.

I too saw one in the river bottoms to the south of my old farm in 1981.

it was black. My wife and kids laughed at me but i know what i saw.

I've since been told that a black one is a panther and isn't even really a panther, but is a leapord (sp??) that might of come up here back in the 70s from down around TExas, migrated up along the rivers, etc.

I used to hear them too back then. horrible sound.

The Wildlife USDA Specialist that covers this
area said that a Panther is a Cougar by another
name ... so argue with him, not me.

I looked on eNature and it confirms what he stated.

my favorite animal is them thar walmart workers.
they got tattoos all over
and a few have funny color hair
yap, they look pretty animalistic

Michael Ratcliffe wrote:

Jeremy...a panther and a cougar are not the same.
I saw a panther in the river bottoms back in '81 or '82.
Haven't seen a cougar around though, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn they are.

NOTE: Brian James O'Neill II responding to "Michael Ratcliffe" that's a great looking piture of you dude! Way better from the very first!

SEE "Michael Ratcliffe" come over to my house! I want to show you something and tell you something off the World Wide Web that will be going down big time some time next week Monday thereafter!

Signed: Brian James O'Neill II -- Mr. Constitution

Did you get to cuddle with your BoyFriend last
night?!!!