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... figured most of you phatty-afficionados would njoy this :}

... hehheh ... so i think im start'n to like my new hood :}

... & later he moves out onto the boulders to claim his new domain

Wow right outside the window! Very cool. Looks like the little guy has had a rough go of it? Is there a lot of cats running around or is it just the normal life of a chuck?

... gladja liked it, & yes he is a lil roughed up (kinda like me) not too bad tho., but no theres no cats around here, the coyotes will gobble them up, ... so no cats = songbirds, small mammals & lizards can live :} whooda guessed; coyotes are important to lizard & other small wildlife persistence @ the urban interface.
He's got 2 lady chucks around & ive been building em boulder piles & laying out alfalfa hay, just hoping to get them to bury some eggs this year

Heres a look at my old chuck/herp enclosure @ my last house : }

I know this screen name. Are you on the AHA forum and field observation forum too? This really is good stuff. I am very familiar with the neighborhoods on the south side of the Salt River Mountains. I cannot believe how these guys flourish in an urban environment. Really didn't figure on the coyotes but makes sense. They are just amazing animals-always been my favorite. Thanks for taking the time to post this stuff. It is really appreciated. Anytime you get bored just stop and post. LOL. I was actually pretty good friends with the late Jerry Feldner and he pretty much showed me a bunch of really cool spots. This was years ago though so I imagine it has built up even more. Do they seem to be holding their own in the sprawl?

Thanks again
Tom Greb

g, morn'n, yeah ive been around this site since ~ 96, like most, got tired of the admin's heavyhanded censorship, tho these specialty forums have been somewhat spared ... oh well what should one expect from modern texas; freedom of expression .. ha
I am impressed w/ the behavioral plasticity im observing in these chucks regarding tolerance to urbanization, but the adult males i note take a beating on these local roads in the spring, when theyre bobbing & needing to fyte one another. Pity peeple will not see/avoid small critters on the road ...hopefully if i build my locals enough hiding places & feed them, they wont fall for victim to wanderlust ?
Fd a gophersnake at the front door last night ... ate a f/t quail before leaving... whhooohoo :}

you are a lucky guy! Keep us updated on your little project. I pretty much gave up on the carrot tails just because every fall when i put my adds up for cb babies I get a ton of hate mail! LOL. I'm a land raper, breaking the law etc. so now I just stick with my red backs and don't mention locales.

... rogerthat & another very cool looking morph are the yellowtales from down around casa grande :}

I spent a week with a friend down on the opposite side of the interstate from Picacho Peak and we saw tons of them. I also heard they are on South Mountain but I have never confirmed that. Actually Jerry Feldner was the one that told me that. Hopefully not as it would probably be a release. My favorites are the red backs from the south central area of your state. Man some locales have some beauties! Been keeping chucks for over 20 years and I still think the red backs are the best but of course that is just opinion. LOL. Thanks again for your post.