Your best animal sightings?

[coyote!]

Just a small question, what are your best animal sightings? Maybe you went on a vacation and saw an exotic animal in the wild, or maybe a cool animal wandered into your backyard.

Share them here!

[darkspawn]

I went to the Smoky Mountains and saw a black bear up close and a beautiful fox.
Also I went to New Mexico and saw big-horned sheep. Pretty cool.

[ru.]

I live in the middle of miles of wilderness in the desert. There is a lot of wildlife but lately I've been seeing a lot of coyotes. I can hear them almost every night outside my window. It's very cool!

There is at least one coyote (probably a member of a group) that I've spotted twice near my house that is huge! It is at least as tall as my 26in tall (at the shoulder) dog. It is very healthy looking with thick fur and bushy tail so it has to be eating well.

[heavymedic]

one time my father was making good tacos outside and a fox came up to our outdoor dinner table!!!

[Cookedsteak]

I was riding my bike down the street to get some frozen yogurt, then I saw a grizzly bear walking across the street... Then it started chasing me and I was like...


NOPE! NOPE! NOPE!

DARN NATURE YOU SCARY!

[Cruxich]

Back when I went to middle school, there was a event that happened one morning. There's this race track, and a big field of grass that's surrounded by a fence that people in gym often use. Well, I was on the bus and as it was pulling up towards the school, I was looking out the window (which I do often in vehicles) and right there, just casually walking around with no fear was a pretty white wolf. It was kinda small and slim, so I concluded that the wolf was female.

It turned out that she had wandered into town, but we found out later the wolf was captured and relocated somewhere else. I was glad they didn't shoot her, cause I could sense she was probably just really confused and wouldn't attack anyone.

Also sometimes I'll see white tailed deer around, mainly at night just doing their own thing. The deer is considered a pest since they're so numerous, but it's still amazing catching a glimpse of them.

[BlingBling]

Technically the best and most frightening was a high content wolfdog that I had no clue at the time escaped from his sanctuary. Thankfully he was an ambassador and thus quite friendly

Other encounters:
-A Screech Owl swooped at my head
-I saw a bobcat out of the corner of my eye on a late night drive down by the river
-Saw a young copperhead swimming in a park fountain
-An entire family of skunks including an all black child and his sibling who was all white aside from little socks. Thankfully they live on a wildlife preserve

[I Like Bees]

Once, my family and I were driving to another state, and we pulled over for a stop. Right next to where we stopped, there was a group of elk grazing. I got a bunch of pictures, but my camera couldn't zoom, so they were pretty low quality.

[Blumenkranz]

Was hiking in the mountains with my family when a lone doe came out of the trees and walked right in front of us. She was so close to me that I could’ve touched her if I reached out to her. She was a beautiful animal and I was glad I got to see her so close

[lil667]

was walking around some fair grounds talking pics for a project when i saw a really fat rabbit (which made sense because it was at a fair) i was so amused i took a picture and later photo shopped it into a dress