Here is my Critters Page These are just a few of the many species of animals found around my lake home.


All of my critter snapshots were taken with my RCA camcorder (TM) and then digitized with the Snappy Video Snapshot Device (TM). All of these shots were taken on the grounds of my residence on Tims Ford Lake. I will be adding to this page as often as possible until I have exhausted my supply of local fauna.


This is one of several in the family of skunks found on the peninsula whom we will refer to as

Pepe Le Pue,

and these small animals can really pack a punch if alarmed by humans or other animals. They are mainly noctural and seek grub worms under rocks as their food supply. Somehow, no one in our sub-division has mustered up enough courage to persuade them to hunt for their food supply elsewhere.




Creating a wildlife border on my small estate allows the deer to find a suitable spot for shelter and grazing. There are hundreds of deer who occupy the peninsula and are usually somewhat indifferent to vehicles passing and humans within several hundred feet of them. They sometimes travel in herds and are most active in the late evenings and early mornings.



This snake is non-poisonous. Its type, according to my friend herpetologist Kevin Ostanek, is a black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta). Kevin says also that they are quite good climbers and will eat birds. I was alerted to its presence in a pile of firewood which is located in the yard behind the house by a pair of bluebirds who were "dive-bombing" the snake. I think the presence of their nest in close proximity to the snake was a bit un-nerving and of such concern to these birds that they were attempting to fend off the efforts of the snake to encroach upon the nest. The bluish flower and multi-petaled stem is crown vetch, which is used to provide a cover for the steep grade of terrain surrounding the area. For those of you who are not really big fans of our reptilian friends, I will assure you that there are not that many of them around the area.



I finally gave up on my tomato plants because these little rabbits enjoyed them as much as I did, but they were not willing to help with the garden except to consume the vegetables about the time they were ripe for picking. These creatures have now become very complacent in their surroundings and seldom scamper out of the way even as I walk toward them. The ground cover shields them very well from predators, and they feed mostly on the grass and tender vegetation near the house.