Poopy Pictures

When you got to go, you got to go!


There is more to poop than meets the eyes.  Rhinos use piles of dung to communicate with other rhinos.  Male rhinos can tell from dung if a female rhino is in heat.  Rhinos can tell from dung piles how many other rhinos are in the area and if anyone is encroaching on their territory.  Elephant calves injest maternal dung to obtain healthy bacteria to assist with digestion as do baby hippos, koalas and pandas.  Dung contains significant calories and can be used as a food source if necessary.  Bird dung or guano has been used as a fertilizer in Peru for over 1500 years.  Extensive harvesting of guano in South Africa resulted in loss of habitat for hundreds of thousands of African penguins which are now endangered.



Pooping Animals


Coyote

Into the Prairie Dog Burrow

Badlands North Dakota


Osprey

Blue Cypress Lake

Florida


Roseate Spoonbill

St. Augustine

Florida


Sharp-shinned Hawk

Claiming Ownership of

Dakota Reflections Office


Arctic Fox

Not Pooping

Seal River Manitoba Canada


Brown Bear

Not Pooping

Alaska


Kelp Gull

Fortuna Bay

South Georgia


Macaroni Penguin

Cooper Bay

South Georgia


White-faced Ibis

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Swainson's Hawk

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Feral Horse

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota


Red-tailed Hawk

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Bald Eagle

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Swainson's Hawk

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Wood Stork

St. Augustine

Florida


Bald Eagle

Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge

North Dakota


Arctic Fox

Seal River Manitoba Canada


White Rhino

White Oak Conservation Center

Yulee Florida


Blue-eyed Cormorant

Saunders Island

Falkland Islands


Gentoo Penguin

Neko Harbor

Antarctica



Killdeer


Black-crowned Night-Heron

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Bison

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota


Swainson's Hawk

Burleigh County

North Dakota


White-faced Ibis

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Red Fox Kit

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Krider version Red-tailed Hawk

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Rough-legged Hawk

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota


Red-tailed Hawk- Dark Morph

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota


Golden Eagle

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota


Rough-legged Hawk

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Dakota


Swainson's Hawk

Burleigh County

North Dakota


Eastern bluebird Dad  removing a baby's poop sack from the nest in the hole in the tree


Mountain bluebird Dad removing baby's poop sack from nest in sandstone hole


Mountain bluebird Mom removing baby's poop sack from nest in sandstone hole


Bull elk Theodore Roosevelt National Park February 2018


Bull elk Theodore Roosevelt National Park June 2018


Coyote Theodore Roosevelt National Park March 2018


White-tailed Deer Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge June 2018


Now that is a lot of Poop!


Great Blue Heron McKenzie Slough September 2018



Does a Black Bear Go Poop in the Woods?


Most likely Yes, however, this Black Bear is Pooping in a Meadow


Yellowstone National Park May 2019



I Have to go Pee Really Bad!


This American Bison had a relieve himself after a close encounter with a very upset Sandhill Crane Mom- for further information see Crane page in Bird tab


Yellowstone National Park June 2, 2019


Changing Diaper Mountain-Bluebird-Style!


Time to Go Potty!


This young Mountain Bluebird baby already knew that it was not good to soil the nest so its bottom was pointed outward.


Theodore Roosevelt National Park June 30, 2019


Going Potty!


This Mountain Bluebird Mom was busy feeding her 5 babies and cleaning out their poop sacks.  This is the first time I photographed Mom grabbing the sack as it was being produced!


Theodore Roosevelt National Park June 30, 2019


Almost Done!


This Mountain Bluebird Mom helped her pooping baby- then it was out the door (nest) with the sack.  The parents worked hard to keep the nest clean.


Theodore Roosevelt National Park June 30, 2019


Red-tailed Hawk


2020 Poopy Photos!


Moose Poop!

Yellowstone National Park


Second-year Bald Eagle

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

March 23, 2020



Second-year Bald Eagle

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

March 23, 2020



Greater White-fronted Geese

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

March 23, 2020



Northern Harrier

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 4, 2020



Northern Harrier

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 4, 2020



Red-tailed Hawk

Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota

April 15, 2020



American Kestrel

Burleigh County, North Dakota

April 22, 2020



Red Fox Kit

Burleigh County, North Dakota

May 22, 2020




Cooper's Hawk

Burleigh County, North Dakota

June 4, 2020



American Kestrel

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 10, 2020



American Bison

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 12, 2020



Bombs Away!


Black-necked Stilt

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

July 8, 2020



Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Mandan Agricultural Research Station, Morton County

August 29, 2020



American White Pelican

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

November 3, 2020



2021 Photos


American Bald Eagle

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

March 28, 2021



After Drinking Water, Making Water in the Water!


Elk in Little Missouri River

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 4, 2021



Red-tailed Hawk

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 19, 2021



Big Poop!


Great Blue Heron

McKenzie Slough, Burleigh County, North Dakota

August 29, 2021



2022 Photos


Got to Go!


Arctic Fox

Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

February 24, 2022



Red-tailed Hawk

Burleigh County, North Dakota

July 1, 2022



American Kestrel

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

September 16, 2022



African Elephant

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

October 19, 2022



African Fish Eagles

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

October 19, 2022



Mountain Bluebird

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 8, 2024



Mountain Bluebird Fledgling

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

June 30, 2024