tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post116064918036105307..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Burrow HoppingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160695361920590372006-10-12T18:22:00.000-05:002006-10-12T18:22:00.000-05:00Mrs. S, He was fine after a few minutes. Certainly...Mrs. S, <BR/>He was fine after a few minutes. Certainly didn't ruin his appetite!R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160695161529294592006-10-12T18:19:00.000-05:002006-10-12T18:19:00.000-05:00You're just lucky you didn't try to eat one like p...You're just lucky you didn't try to eat one like poor Flounder did! I hope it was only his tongue that was bothered, and not his tummy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160694655607651222006-10-12T18:10:00.000-05:002006-10-12T18:10:00.000-05:00Pablo,I have to agree, lucky moment. I think I'll ...Pablo,<BR/>I have to agree, lucky moment. I think I'll let them live out their cycle, they're in my woods and the cold weather will probably take them out later this winter.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160693589874630742006-10-12T17:53:00.000-05:002006-10-12T17:53:00.000-05:00Lucky you. Those damned things go for my ears of a...Lucky you. Those damned things go for my ears of all places!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160693548880490952006-10-12T17:52:00.000-05:002006-10-12T17:52:00.000-05:00Wayne,I think all my nongopher tortoise burrows ar...Wayne,<BR/>I think all my nongopher tortoise burrows are armadillo dug. They are thick here and turn my place into a nest of ankle twisting dugouts each evening.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/>Yes maam. This is a do as I say, not as I do blog. Just ask my kids, they know ... :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>POPatricia,<BR/>Me too! We have a bunch of gophers sharing our place. One even walked up and laid her eggs in my garden while I weeded a few years ago. <BR/>I do look before I leap, really I do.<BR/><BR/>Robin,<BR/>That instinct is called "intelligence" ... I think, I wouldn't really know of course.<BR/><BR/>Sandy,<BR/>The "luck factor" was running strong that day. I'm still puzzled about their docile behavior.<BR/><BR/>Ericka,<BR/>Exactly. The best laid plans ...<BR/><BR/>HTeen,<BR/>I can be taught. :)R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160682903242933622006-10-12T14:55:00.000-05:002006-10-12T14:55:00.000-05:00ha ha, that whole truck/hornet nest incident was t...ha ha, that whole truck/hornet nest incident was the first post I read on your blog. I sure got a chuckle out of that one. Just don't do it again.MinorcanMeteorolgisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17095923117456588424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160677841588330852006-10-12T13:30:00.000-05:002006-10-12T13:30:00.000-05:00i just flipped back and read the first installment...i just flipped back and read the first installment of your 'stupid things i've done' series. isn't it amazing how something sounds perfectly logical until you're in the thick of it?<BR/><BR/>well, at any rate, cool picture! i'm glad these hornets haven't communed with the shades of hornets past.Erickahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624706433945857931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160671149005182202006-10-12T11:39:00.000-05:002006-10-12T11:39:00.000-05:00You just lucked out on this one. Usually you just...You just lucked out on this one. Usually you just have to walk by and stomp around their holes and they swarm. I was mowing near one of their nest sites and I couldn't hear them for the lawn mower and they got me good. I didn't even see them coming.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160664601625317182006-10-12T09:50:00.000-05:002006-10-12T09:50:00.000-05:00You are so lucky, fc. Yikes. I think about stickin...You are so lucky, fc. Yikes. I think about sticking the camera in burrows and snapping away, but some instinct kicks in and prevents me from doing so. You did end up with a cool photo. Still, I think I'll forgo the temptation.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160655992334605562006-10-12T07:26:00.000-05:002006-10-12T07:26:00.000-05:00I agree with laura, all sorts of creatures take re...I agree with laura, all sorts of creatures take refuge in burrows. We are fortunate enough to have a gopher tortoise burrow right in the middle of our back yard. When the tortoise first appeared he was about the size of a silver dollar, that was five years ago so we have been able to watch him or her grow. He crawls out and suns every morning and since he is surrounded by lush grass, he or she has it made.pissed off patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854364015577541981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160653807399912402006-10-12T06:50:00.000-05:002006-10-12T06:50:00.000-05:00Be careful up there young man!!! there are rattle...Be careful up there young man!!! there are rattlesnakes in some of the burrows, you know. The big ones like to nest in gopher holes. I'm sure you know this, but I always cringe when I see burrows. Hub caught a few rattle snakes that way. (idjit).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1160652103807057562006-10-12T06:21:00.000-05:002006-10-12T06:21:00.000-05:00Lucky you!Speaking of discoveries within photos, I...Lucky you!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of discoveries within photos, I'm continually surprised at taking one, examining it later, and finding things that I had no idea were there. Part of it is the middle age progression toward the need for reading glasses.<BR/><BR/>Burrows. I've noticed them especially this year. Are there more, or have I just noticed them? I have a feeling the armadillos are responsible. Saw one just last night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com