Yup, A Goldfish (1 Viewer)

[Snowmelt]

This goldfish was caught in Keller Lake, Minnesota. Most likely the result of people going to the lake and dumping their live goldfish out of tanks.

Probably not good eating. Probably not good for the lake.

Has anyone else got visuals of the pet that got away? Feral cat, goat, sheep, dog, monkey, snake? Or other types of fish (notable are the catfish that can dominate a whole river system, if introduced, and are not native to it).

 

[Linda]

I don't have pictures, but a blue parakeet and a red parrot visited me on the deck. We have large colonies of parrots here - mostly near the lake that runs through the central part of the city. They started with ones who got away and later came the babies. The most amazing story is about a nearby cockatoo that got out of its house and was gone a couple of days. It was found when it landed on a guy's shoulder who was standing out on his deck.

In the Everglades in Florida, there are pythons - again started with some who were dumped there and thrived.

 

[Snowmelt]

There're puddy-tats, and then there's this: a feral cat sighted in Tidbinbilla, Australia (note: this is actually a piece of taxidermy after the feral cat was killed. It's on display at the Tidbinbilla Visitor's Centre).




This is Dave from Dave's A.C.T. - Chasing Feral Cats - a web blog on the topic. Shows the kinds of bush in eastern Australia the cats can adapt to. He mentions lyre birds - they are probably cat prey.


This is the Superb Lyrebird - a ground dwelling bird native to eastern Australia.

 

[Linda]

Superb Lyrebird

What a name - felt a little whoosh when I saw the photo and read the name