so many critters i had to make a sideblog @crittersandsuch - Tumblr Blog

howdy, i'm chickiefoo

this is my side blog dedicated to my animals, as well as hopefully some education here and there

i'm no professional by any means, but i do believe i'm quite experienced at this point

i've lived out in the country my whole life, and have cared for animals just as long

currently i have two dogs, two cats, three two ducks, one goose, a snake, a tarantula, fish, and shrimp

other domestic animals i have a reasonable amount of experience with are chickens, rabbits, and goats

i have a decent amount of knowledge of wildlife (particularly mammals and reptiles) as well

and i have a beef with cottagecore

#about #mine #text #text updated 8/1/2022

headspace-hotel

everyone should try to get into bugs because they fulfill all your primal needs to get Way Too Close to wildlife and hold and pet wild creatures

When you start recognizing bugs as friendly and cute little Guys, your world opens up so much.

They're easy to obtain. Do you want isopods? Just put a piece of cardboard on the ground and you will have isopods. There's a straight-up CLOUD of bees, wasps, butterflies, and flies around my Swamp Milkweed. Planting any native flower will make you so many friends. Better yet, do nothing—any somewhat overgrown area is habitat. I was hacking down some of the grasses in the Weed Area in our back yard yesterday (the non-native chicory is overpopulated and the native perennials are getting swallowed up by a Crap Ton of non-native grass) and found a enormous katydid.

I am feeling such awe and wonder over how tame and unbothered insects are in front of humans. Lots of them you can catch and hold in your hands and they will just be like oop oh well this is strange sorry to bother you and fly away.

They are so beautiful too! The COLORS. Electric blue! Iridescent green! Bright red! Every metallic shade! Rainbow! Our yard is full of dragonflies now and they've got to be one of the world's most elegant creatures.

#reblog #text #insects

animal-apple

#reblog #images #canines #wolves

knighterrand

I show up to the farm today to take care of my tall child and this is how I'm greeted

#reblog #images #horses #equines

garter-regius

Dante.

#reblog #images #snakes

sleepy-bebby

Icelandic horses at Skógafoss, Iceland 🇮🇸

#reblog #videos #horses #equines

titkoks

#reblog #videos #emus #ratites #birds

catchymemes

#reblog #videos #wasps #insects #genius honestly

birdblues

Crested Pigeon

#reblog #images #birds #pigeons

bunjywunjy

Do you have any random/weird bird facts???

birds in the gannet family don’t have ANY external nostrils, and can only breathe through their mouths!

but this makes sense when you consider that gannets and their relatives are seabirds that hunt by diving face-first into the water from a good 60 feet in the air.