r/BackyardWildlife • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • 1h ago
Original Content Virginia is for Lovers!
All the lovebirds I met in my backyard.
Location: Springfield, VA
r/BackyardWildlife • u/TheWildReportYoutube • Aug 01 '20
Hello, friend!
My name is Ben Zino, and I am an undergraduate student with a passion for wildlife conservation and the creator of r/BackyardWildlife!
This is a community of people who are dedicated to a simple goal: promoting local conservation efforts by educating one another about our own native ecosystems and inspiring each other to get outside and experience these places ourselves.
EVERYONE is welcome here, regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, or geographic location, and we encourage differing viewpoints to be discussed in a civil manner.
On this subreddit, you will find a variety of resources to help guide you on your adventures, including educational videos about local flora/fauna and suggestions for involvement in local conservation efforts.
This is a place for you to submit videos, pictures, artwork, and written accounts of your backyard adventures, and network with other explorers.
If you have any questions about this group or would simply like to get in touch, please feel free to message me at u/thewildreportyoutbe
Thank you for your contribution to this community. We look forward to hearing about your backyard adventures!
-Ben Zino of The Wild Report
r/BackyardWildlife • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • 1h ago
All the lovebirds I met in my backyard.
Location: Springfield, VA
r/BackyardWildlife • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • 3d ago
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Today in Springfield, Virginia...
Fred ❤️ Daphne
It was a beautiful day for two mourning doves in love. 🕊️❤️ Fred and Daphne spent some quiet time together under the red umbrella, sharing a meal and a whole lot of sweet cooing.
So I made them their own little romantic opera duet about love, life, and their dream of someday making beautiful baby dovettes. 😂🕊️
Coo-oo, coo-oo… ❤️
r/BackyardWildlife • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • 4d ago
They were regular visitors to my backyard.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/ron_balboa • 4d ago
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Every night we have multiple red deer visiting near our garden fence. Both male and female . In a few week rut season will start, and all the males that are now in groups, will be individuals
r/BackyardWildlife • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • 4d ago
My favorite squirrel!
r/BackyardWildlife • u/ron_balboa • 6d ago
Thank you for accepting me into this group. My garden is located in the little beskids in Poland. It borders the forest / mountain edge. So every night i have plenty of wild animals visiting in and around my garden.
I hope you will enjoy my contributions 🙂
r/BackyardWildlife • u/MellieTheChipmunk_YT • 7d ago
Eastern Grey Squirrel in Springfield, VA. My yard is pretty small, about 15ft x 15ft, but a variety of visitors come by. Some every day.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/480Otis • Jul 02 '26
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🔊SOUND UP! These little tree potatoes were always together, from at least January this year. They stayed close for a long time and then I didn’t see them…Until yesterday! They looked each other over, sniffed each other’s IDs, embraced and VOCALIZED❣️The second clip is from January 24, 2026 💖
r/BackyardWildlife • u/melie776 • Apr 24 '26
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Best_Advantage3938 • Apr 08 '25
Every spring they come visit. 🥰
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Thought-Cool • Apr 05 '25
Hi! I have a pair of mourning doves that nested in the eaves of my back porch for the second year running, and today I looked out back to see this smaller pair of birds next to the nest while one of my doves is a bit further down (fourth picture, red circle; green circle is nest) and the other of my doves is perched on the ceiling fan (usual behavior). I was kind of worried that these were a different pair trying to take over the nest because I'd never seen them before, but then I thought... are those the babies?? I hadn't actually seen or heard their babies so seeing them this big would be a big surprise to me, but I was just wondering, is that possible??
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Best_Advantage3938 • Apr 02 '25
The pair of ducks come visit every spring, but I’ve never seen a 3rd wheel with them. I wonder if he’s trying to steal that momma duck😂
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Dheinson • Mar 31 '25
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Glittering_Click140 • Mar 27 '25
Hi! I live in the northeast and noticed over the last week this duck has been living under the tree on my front lawn 🥹. Does anyone know what species it is? Couldn’t get close enough to get a better photo.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Best_Advantage3938 • Mar 26 '25
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I must apologize for my high pitch voice 🤣 That’s Spazz, he’s been around for a couple years and loves to chill with me on the deck.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/[deleted] • Mar 22 '25
In my 31 years I’ve never seen wood ducks this close here in Tennessee. This is what use to be a cattle pond, that were in the process of filling up. Bucket list sight for me.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Candyland-Nightmare • Mar 18 '25
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r/BackyardWildlife • u/Message-Interesting • Mar 16 '25
All taken on either iPhone 15 or 16pro
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Unlucky-Whereas-1234 • Mar 08 '25
I counted 21 total deer in the driveway this morning. I enjoy feeding them throughout the winter months.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/DaveKelly6169 • Mar 06 '25
A while back a Tree Frog laid eggs in my lily pond and we had tadpoles turning into frogs for more than a year. As they morphed they spread out to the garden my other ponds. These guys are also known colloquially as Motorbike Frogs because their croak is said to resemble the sound of a motorbike engine going through the gears, personally I can’t hear it.
r/BackyardWildlife • u/Candyland-Nightmare • Mar 04 '25
r/BackyardWildlife • u/ridesafish • Mar 01 '25
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r/BackyardWildlife • u/This-Ingenuity-9420 • Feb 16 '25