Dead Skunk in the Middle
I made the mistake of mentioning the song (as I have seen almost nothing else lately) and all the youngsters in the room had never heard the song. A friend who is from the country (as am I) mentioned that the skunks are mating now and so they are everywhere. On a drive to Dallas yesterday I saw animal after animal on the side of the road. We did not have time to stop. But I thought I would take the time today for a little drive to document those I could. There were almost as many I couldn't safely photograph.
So, here is the week in road kill. I will need a walk in the wild with flowers and LIVE animals soon.
[One day I will take the time to document a month of the "other" stuff I see on the side of the road - gloves, shirts, hats, newspapers, boxes, tires...all the things that can fool me. Today there was a square of turf - folded just so. I slowed down for a moment before I could focus and notice the grass.]
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Zorrillo Listado Norteño (Mephitis mephitis)Observ.
alflinn329Descripción
Sorry. I may try to get another photo tomorrow. I was on the way home from my class and passed 2 dead skunks in the middle of the road. I finally found a spot to turn around so I could get photos before the poor things were smashed into anonymous messes. As I prepared to pull out of the neighborhood I saw this - yet another dead striped skunk. There must have been some kind of party or migratory event or something. Maybe it is just the change in the weather (days of rain and fog followed by a brilliant sunny and warm day). Since this guy is on the shoulder, there is a chance I will still get a decent shot tomorrow.
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Venado de Cola Blanca (Odocoileus virginianus)Observ.
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This small white-tailed deer was close enough to the roadway that we surmise it was struck by a car and dropped a few yards off the road. A friend reported it to me as I had not noticed it for days. I suspect it has been there over a week.
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Zorrillo Listado Norteño (Mephitis mephitis)Observ.
alflinn329Descripción
Saw many dead skunks on roads between Bell county and Dallas. Father of a friend said that the skunks are on the move because it’s mating season. [he also said that in the country they had a saying “when the skunks are mating it also means the bass will be biting.” ] I may not have it verbatim but that’s close. The stripes weren’t showing on this skunk but we surely could smell it.
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