My adventures in/to Tennessee - Traveling within the World2024-03-29T15:06:06Zhttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/forum/topics/my-adventures-in-to-tennessee?groupUrl=traveling&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDerrick says mad because no n…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-19:2185477:Comment:1551092011-10-19T23:31:19.065ZRev. Allen M. Drago ~ Travelerhttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/Traveler
<p>Derrick says mad because no new picture of feet. Perhaps one of barefoot playing in the creek?</p>
<p>Derrick says mad because no new picture of feet. Perhaps one of barefoot playing in the creek?</p> Being in the country is SOOO…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-18:2185477:Comment:1548692011-10-18T01:54:33.122ZDenise Morgan (Helping Hand)https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/DeniseRMorgan
<p>Being in the country is SOOO much different than being in the middle of the city. The biggest thing to get used to is all of the strange noises at night :)</p>
<p>It is absolutely wonderful though. I couldnt ask for more. I am truly Blessed!<br></br><br></br><cite>The Witch, Besom, and The Bee said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>Amazing! It appears that at least that part of Tenn. is very similar to where we live as far as wildlife goes. I'm glad you are getting to see so many wonderful beings in…</p>
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<p>Being in the country is SOOO much different than being in the middle of the city. The biggest thing to get used to is all of the strange noises at night :)</p>
<p>It is absolutely wonderful though. I couldnt ask for more. I am truly Blessed!<br/><br/><cite>The Witch, Besom, and The Bee said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>Amazing! It appears that at least that part of Tenn. is very similar to where we live as far as wildlife goes. I'm glad you are getting to see so many wonderful beings in your new home. It must be quite a different experience to move so far south after having lived in a more northly situation for much of your life.</p>
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</blockquote> I did indeed my friend!I Chin…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-18:2185477:Comment:1548682011-10-18T01:52:07.864ZDenise Morgan (Helping Hand)https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/DeniseRMorgan
<p>I did indeed my friend!<br/><br/><cite>I Ching Guy said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>Did you move to Polk county TN?</p>
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<p>I did indeed my friend!<br/><br/><cite>I Ching Guy said:</cite></p>
<blockquote><div><p>Did you move to Polk county TN?</p>
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</blockquote> Most of these can also be see…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1546842011-10-17T13:23:07.538ZDept of PMM Artists & thingshttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/Artistsandthings
<p>Most of these can also be seen in Maine as well. a Bird book might come in handy for the bird feeder identification.</p>
<p>Most of these can also be seen in Maine as well. a Bird book might come in handy for the bird feeder identification.</p> Amazing! It appears that at l…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1548592011-10-17T12:28:53.318ZThe Witch, Besom, and The Beehttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/TheWitchBesomandTheBee
<p>Amazing! It appears that at least that part of Tenn. is very similar to where we live as far as wildlife goes. I'm glad you are getting to see so many wonderful beings in your new home. It must be quite a different experience to move so far south after having lived in a more northly situation for much of your life.</p>
<p>Amazing! It appears that at least that part of Tenn. is very similar to where we live as far as wildlife goes. I'm glad you are getting to see so many wonderful beings in your new home. It must be quite a different experience to move so far south after having lived in a more northly situation for much of your life.</p> Did you move to Polk county T…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1546792011-10-17T03:29:33.238ZI Ching Guyhttps://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/IChingGuy
<p>Did you move to Polk county TN?</p>
<p>Did you move to Polk county TN?</p> tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1549442011-10-17T02:31:46.604ZDenise Morgan (Helping Hand)https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/DeniseRMorgan
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<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2168112669?profile=original"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2168112669?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center"/></a></p> I dont know how this happened…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1547592011-10-17T02:29:59.463ZDenise Morgan (Helping Hand)https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/DeniseRMorgan
<p>I dont know how this happened but I took a picture of the moon the other night and it turned out heart shaped :)</p>
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<p>I dont know how this happened but I took a picture of the moon the other night and it turned out heart shaped :)</p>
<p><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2168112681?profile=original"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2168112681?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" class="align-center"/></a></p> A few more critters of Tennes…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1546762011-10-17T02:27:59.147ZDenise Morgan (Helping Hand)https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/DeniseRMorgan
<p>A few more critters of Tennessee that I have seen since I have been here</p>
<p>Green Anole<br></br><img border="0" height="419" src="http://www.tennlizards.org/Anolis.jpg" style="width: 527px; height: 312px;" width="630"></img> <br></br> </p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><font size="4">American Toad<br></br></font><i><font size="4">Bufo americanus</font></i></b></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><img border="0" height="221" src="http://www.tn.gov/twra/tamp/frog1.jpg" width="308"></img></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><font size="2">Photo by Charlie Freeman, TWRA</font></b></p>
<p align="left"><b><font size="4">Description:…</font></b></p>
<p>A few more critters of Tennessee that I have seen since I have been here</p>
<p>Green Anole<br/><img height="419" width="630" src="http://www.tennlizards.org/Anolis.jpg" border="0" style="width: 527px; height: 312px;"/><br/> </p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><font size="4">American Toad<br/></font><i><font size="4">Bufo americanus</font></i></b></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><img height="221" width="308" src="http://www.tn.gov/twra/tamp/frog1.jpg" border="0"/></p>
<p align="left" style="margin-bottom: 0px;"><b><font size="2">Photo by Charlie Freeman, TWRA</font></b></p>
<p align="left"><b><font size="4">Description:</font></b> <font size="4">American toads are 2 - 3.5 inches long. Their coloration varies from shades of gray or brown to brick red. They have some spotting on the chest, and only 1 - 2 warts per dark spot. The cranial crests <b>do not</b> lie against the parotoid glands (see Fowler's toad.)</font></p>
<p align="left"><b><font size="4">Reproduction & Growth:</font></b> <font size="4">Females lay spiral strands of 4000 - 8000 eggs that normally hatch within 1 week. Metamorphosis of tadpoles takes about 2 months. The toad reaches maturity in 2 - 3 years.</font></p>
<p align="left"><b><font size="4">Habitat:</font></b> <font size="4">They are found statewide, from backyard gardens to upland forests. They are active mostly at night.</font></p>
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<p align="left"><font size="4">Box Turtles</font></p>
<p align="left"><img src="http://0.tqn.com/d/nashville/1/7/6/b/1/Boxturtleig.jpg" alt="Tennessee State Reptile" class="ecxphoto"/></p>
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<p align="left">Other animals</p>
<p align="left">Coyotes (I saw one of these following very closely behind the deer that I saw)</p>
<p align="left"><img height="442" width="526" src="http://files.myopera.com/SittingFox/blog/IMG_0631.JPG" id="ecxil_fi" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" name="ecxil_fi"/></p>
<p align="left">White Tailed Deer (I only saw these from a very quick glimpse as I spooked them)</p>
<p align="left"><img height="442" width="645" src="http://tristateoutdoors.com/files/imagecache/resized/images/two_white_tailed_deer.jpg" id="ecxil_fi" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" name="ecxil_fi"/></p>
<p align="left">Cotton Tail Rabbit (I had one of these little guys sitting on the steps as I went to take my Beagle out for a walk)</p>
<p align="left"><a target="_blank"><img longdesc="http://i.ehow.com/images/a08/92/76/types-rabbits-tennessee-800x800.jpg" src="http://img.ehowcdn.com/article-page-main/ehow/images/a08/92/76/types-rabbits-tennessee-800x800.jpg" alt="Types of Rabbits in Tennesseethumbnail" title="The cottontail is the most common wild rabbit in Tennessee." class="ecxphoto"/></a></p>
<p align="left">I cant wait to share more with you</p> I just wanted to share a few…tag:travelingwithintheworld.ning.com,2011-10-17:2185477:Comment:1549422011-10-17T02:21:29.663ZDenise Morgan (Helping Hand)https://travelingwithintheworld.ning.com/profile/DeniseRMorgan
<h3 align="left"><font size="3">I just wanted to share a few of the beautiful and not so beautiful creatures that I have seen here in Southeastern Tennessee</font></h3>
<h3 align="left">Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus</h3>
<p align="left"><img alt="Little Brown Bat" border="1" height="268" src="http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/wildlife/mammals/images/little-brown-bat-usfw.jpg" width="400"></img></p>
<p align="left">The Little Brown Bat is one of the 15 species of <font color="#FF0000">bats found in Tennessee</font>. Adults grow to about 3.5 inches, have a wing span of 10 inches, and weigh about 1/4 ounce.<br></br><br></br>Little Brown Bats are…</p>
<h3 align="left"><font size="3">I just wanted to share a few of the beautiful and not so beautiful creatures that I have seen here in Southeastern Tennessee</font></h3>
<h3 align="left">Little Brown Bat - Myotis lucifugus</h3>
<p align="left"><img height="268" width="400" src="http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/wildlife/mammals/images/little-brown-bat-usfw.jpg" alt="Little Brown Bat" border="1"/></p>
<p align="left">The Little Brown Bat is one of the 15 species of <font color="#FF0000">bats found in Tennessee</font>. Adults grow to about 3.5 inches, have a wing span of 10 inches, and weigh about 1/4 ounce.<br/><br/>Little Brown Bats are insectivore eating mostly flying insects. Including beetles, wasps, bees, flies and more. Usually hunting above the tree canopy they are one of the first bats to emerge in the evening. They find their food using echolocation. <br/><br/>Bats are the only members of the mammal family that can fly. Like all mammals they have fur and are warm blooded. They also give live birth and produce milk for their babies. Bats are in the scientific order Chiroptera (kie-rop-ter-a), which means 'hand-wing' and are known to live from 10 to 32 years.<br/><br/>While most people generally think of bats living in caves, in the summer time bats actually live behind bark, in tree's, jungles, and man made structures such as buildings, barns, and bridges. <br/><br/>Bats provide an extremely important service for the environment in that they eat large quantities insects. In fact some bats can eat as many as 1,200 insects in one hour. Since some insects such as misquotes carry diseases including the West Nile Virus and other insects like Cucumber Beatles and moths can cause severe crop damage, bats are doing humans a huge favor as well.<br/><br/><a target="_blank" href="http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/wildlife/mammals/little-brown-bat.html">http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/wildlife/mammals/little-brown-b...</a><br/> <br/><strong>Bald Eagle</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Bald Eagle]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418380120118/1xl.jpg" title="Adult " class="ecxbodyfont"><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418380120118/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/> <br/><strong><em>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</em></strong><br/>The Bald Eagle was declared the national symbol of the United States in 1782. Ironically, in the lower 48 states, this species was threatened with extinction in the 1950s and 1960s, due to reproductive failure caused by the pesticide DDT. This pesticide was banned in 1972. Due to the banning of DDT, habitat protections provided by the Endangered Species Act, and aggressive reintroduction programs conducted by federal and state agencies, Bald Eagle numbers increased sufficiently to be removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species on August 9, 2007. The Bald Eagle was among the first species to be listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1973 and among the first to be delisted. This species still receives protection under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald Eagle and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The Bald Eagle is a true North American species breeding and wintering from Alaska, across Canada, in most of the United States, and northern Mexico.<br/><strong>Description</strong><strong>:</strong> The sexes are alike in plumage, but the female is approximately 20% larger than the male. The adult Bald Eagle is unmistakable with its all white head and tail. The body is dark brown, and the bill, eyes, legs and feet are yellow. The legs are unfeathered. In flight, the wings are long and broad, and held flat while soaring. Bald Eagles do not reach adult plumage until they are 5 years old. Immature plumages vary greatly with age, but include a mix of dark brown and white scattered throughout the plumage. During the first 4 years the bill is blackish, becoming light at the base, the eyes are brown, while legs and feet are yellow, like the adult. <br/><strong>Length:</strong> 28-38"<br/><strong>Wingspan:</strong> 6.5'<br/><strong>Weight:</strong> lbs. 6.5-14 lbs.<br/> <br/><strong>Golden Eagle</strong> <br/> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Golden Eagle]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042417581831654/1xl.jpg" title="Adult <br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042417581831654/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/> <br/><strong><em>Aquila</em></strong> <strong><em>chrysaetos</em></strong><br/>The Golden Eagle is a western bird that is a rare but regular winter visitor to Tennessee. While debated for many years, it is now believed that there are no historic nesting records for this species in the state. Nonetheless, 47 captive-raised eagles were released in Tennessee from 1995 to 2006, and several more were released in North Carolina and north Georgia. In the 1990s and early 2000s, a pair that included a bird released in Georgia, did successfully produce a total of six young from a wild nest on Cordell Hull Lake, in Jackson County. The normal range of the Golden Eagle is in western North America from Alaska to central Mexico. It is also found in Eurasia and parts of Africa. This eagle is most likely to be present in Tennessee from mid-November to early March.<br/><strong>Description:</strong> The Golden Eagle is second only to the Bald Eagle in size. It has long, broad wings that are held in a slight "V" when soaring, and legs that are feathered to the toes. The adult is dark brown with golden tinged feathers on the back of the head. First-year birds are similar to adults, but have a white base to the tail, and white patches in the wings that are visible in flight. Males and females are alike in plumage, but the female is larger. <br/><strong>Length:</strong> 30"<br/><strong>Wingspan:</strong> 79"<br/><strong>Weight:</strong> 10 lbs <br/> <br/>Several different species of Hawks<br/> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Sharp-shinned Hawk]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418263549251/1xl.jpg" title="Adult perched. Note small head and square tail.<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418263549251/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a> <br/><strong>Sharp-shinned Hawk</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Cooper's Hawk]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418212161525/1xl.jpg" title="Adult <br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418212161525/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Cooper's Hawk</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Red-shouldered Hawk]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418164574852/1xl.jpg" title="Adult<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418164574852/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Red-shouldered Hawk</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Broad-winged Hawk]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418111317890/1xl.jpg" title="Adult in flight<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418111317890/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Broad-winged Hawk</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Red-tailed Hawk]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418020210562/1xl.jpg" title="Adult<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09042418020210562/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Red-tailed Hawk</strong> <br/> <br/><strong>And many many more bird species... including</strong><br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Pileated Woodpecker]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041921020058355/1xl.jpg" title="Adult male, note red line at base of bill<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041921020058355/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Pileated Woodpecker</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Blue Jay]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041913471029189/1xl.jpg" title="Adult<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041913471029189/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Blue Jay</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[American Crow]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041913414294189/1xl.jpg" title="Adult<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041913414294189/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>American Crow</strong> <br/><a target="_blank" rel="lytebox[Northern Cardinal]" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041220521174803/1xl.jpg" title="Adult male<br /">" class="ecxbodyfont""><img width="260" src="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/productimages/09041220521174803/1m.jpg" border="0"/></a><br/><strong>Northern Cardinal</strong> <br/><strong>and many many more that you can see at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/display.cfm?habitat=&sort=aounumber&typename=TENNESSEE%27S">http://www.tnwatchablewildlife.org/display.cfm?habitat=&sort=ao...</a> </strong></p>