Here is a list of earthlings sharing the patch of earth I reside at…
Link to previous article: What can I do today to be a better earthling?
So the creatures who live beside me;
Birds
- Haddidas
- Rainbird
- Kiewiet
- Eagle hunts here in winter
- Bird with the nectar beak, tiny and bright blue
- Birds with beaks that go for mirrors
- Finches
| Birds | Date of latest viewing | ||
| Haddidas | 30052023 | ||
| Rainbirds, mating pair | 30052023 | ||
| Kiewiet – they visit the yard | 30052023 | ||
| Eagle hunts here in winter | |||
| Tiny Bird with the nectar beak, tiny and male bright blue, female brown (Find name #to-do), does not hover. | 31052023 | ||
| Hornbills – 2 mating pairs, Birds with beaks that go for mirrors | 30052023 | ||
| Finches with blue breasts, tiny birds… | 10062023 | ||
| Indian Minna black/brown and white birds with yellow beaks | Daily | ||
| Black Ducks with square yellow beaks (Find name #to-do) | 30052023 | ||
| Pet: The Brown Duck that lays eggs that can’t hatch (Find name #to-do) | 10062023 | ||
| Kingfisher – the one that hunts insects – in my garden. | 30052023 | ||
| Kingfisher – the one that fishes – at the dam on this yard | 30052023 | ||
| Owls – Pair of Owls roosting in the tree tops | 10062023 | ||
| Crow – flew overhead, not sure if residing here, but they visit | 10062023 | ||
Mammals
- Rat (seen around the verandah, seen this Winter)
- Field Mouse, (with racing stripes on their backs), seen this winter by the sunflowers.
- Weasel ish creature (ferret maybe), seen at the neighbour’s entrance.
- Hare – Tall bouncing male that use to visit when rabbits were here
| Mammals | Date of latest viewing | ||
| Rat (seen around the verandah, seen this Winter) | 2023 | ||
| Field Mouse, (with racing stripes on their backs), seen this winter by the sunflowers. | 2023 | ||
| Weasel ish creature (ferret maybe), seen at the neighbour’s entrance #to-do | 2021 | ||
| Hare – Tall bouncing male that use to visit when rabbits were here | 2020 | ||
| Bats – you see these at night | 2023 | ||
| Bush-babies – you see these in the evening | 2023 | ||
Reptiles
- Tortoises – 2 Males, 2 Females (Mating Pairs),
- Brown Snake (baby small, saved from Chicken’s beak, summer this year Jan-ish)
- Frogs – when last seen?
- Gekkos (white)
- Gekkos (Brown / Black)
- Blue headed lizard – last one seen died on the neighbour’s electric fence, a while back
- Ant eating snake – last one seen 4 years ago, saved from Chicken’s hunt
| Reptiles | Date of latest viewing | ||
| Tortoises – 2 Males, 2 Females (Mating Pairs) | Daily | ||
| Brown Snake (baby small, saved from Chicken’s beak, summer this year Jan-ish) | 2023 | ||
| Frogs – when last seen? | 2022 June | ||
| Gekkos (white) | Daily | ||
| Gekkos (Brown / Black) | Daily | ||
| Blue headed lizard – last one seen died on the neighbour’s electric fence, a while back | 2022 | ||
| Ant eating snake – last one seen 4 years ago, saved from Chicken’s hunt | 2019 | ||
| Snakes – “rooi lippe” – brown snake with a red lipsticked looking mouth… | 2021 | ||
Flying Insects
-Butterflies
- Butterflies
- Moths
- Long tongued brown creatures at the pink flowers
- Black and White bee at the Purple flowers
- Carpenter bee on the verandah
- Honey bees
- Wasp Brown Red
- Wasps Black and Yellow
- Dragonflies – very often due to woodpile, young hatchlings
| Flying Insects | Date of latest viewing | ||
| Butterflies | |||
| Moths | |||
| Long tongued brown creatures at the pink flowers | |||
| Black and White bee at the Purple flowers | |||
| Carpenter bee on the verandah | |||
| Honey bees | |||
| Wasp Brown Red | |||
| Wasps Black and Yellow | |||
| Dragonflies – very often due to standing water at the hugels, young hatchlings… | |||
Ground Insects
- Earthworms
- White Grubs
- Cockroaches
- Ants – Large Black Ants outside
- Ants – Medium red ants outside
- Ants – small brown ants inside the house
- Ticks on the tortoises – type 1, normal
- Ticks on the tortoises – type 2, grow massive, larger than my thumbnail until thumb knuckle, looks like a living tank until they feed and turn into white fleshy creatures (that I first mistook for a mushroom in the grass, HUGE!)
- Cricket
| Ground Insects | When last seen | |
| Earthworms | ||
| White Grubs | ||
| Cockroaches | ||
| Ants – Large Black Ants outside | ||
| Ants – Medium red ants outside | ||
| Ants – small brown ants inside the house | ||
| Ticks on the tortoises – type 1, normal | 2022 December | |
| Ticks on the tortoises – type 2, grow massive, larger than my thumbnail until thumb knuckle, looks like a living tank until they feed and turn into white fleshy creatures (that I first mistook for a mushroom in the grass, HUGE!) | 2022 December | |
Pets
- My Chicken
Explanation:
So I am going to need to take pictures of these and will start building a date seen tracking mechanism, because I am actually afraid that certain creatures populations around me are being negatively affected by the construction and mass housing projects taking place in these wetlands.
Other articles linked to these concepts:
What can I do to be a better earthling?
Understanding Worldometer Statistics
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