The following is a collection of videos taken in my back yard showing my pond system and the wildlife surrounding the area. The pond system consists of a small ~700 gal. upper pond flowing into a ~20 gal. mini-pond which then empties into the main ~10,000 gal. pond. The small pond is actually called a "vegie filter" and is considered to be part of my filtering system. Construction of these ponds can be seen at the "Pond Construction" page.
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Big brown bat: This video shows me releasing a bat out onto my back yard. The bat was removed from inside a bedroom of a local home.
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Baby rabbit: Here I am holding one of three baby rabbits which I found in a nest while doing yard work. The nest was located in the front yard right next to a yard ornament. This rabbit has been continuously visiting our yard since this video was made. I can tell it is the same rabbit by the markings on his forehead.
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Spotted Turtle: This is a male spotted turtle which happened to be visiting my pond. You can tell it is a male because it has a concave plastron (bottom shell), brown eyes and a thick tail. A female spotted turtle will have a flat plastron, her eyes will usually be yellowish or orange and her tail will be elongated and thin.
This page is under construction 01/11/12
