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  1. Mike Islander

    “Unusual Birds” & Trees in your area ?

    First time I've seen it in 41 years of hiking these parts. Must be a bit rare. Man it is awesome, especially the sound.
  2. Mike Islander

    “Unusual Birds” & Trees in your area ?

    New to me. Was camping on a sea island near Edisto and heard a Jet flying low and fast nearby. Caught movement out of the corner of my eye. It was a turkey vulture in an extremely high speed dive! They can dive at over 60 mph and do this as part of their courtship ritual. I watched a couple of...
  3. Mike Islander

    Fake arborist dropping branching on fence and in yard.

    Rec climber. Love our neighbor. Fixed income recluse who probably is mortified by what this dude is doing. Much to think about. Single party recording state.
  4. Mike Islander

    Fake arborist dropping branching on fence and in yard.

    My 97 year old mother in law's dumbass neighbor has hired a hack to cut down 5-6 big trees. A-hole is limbing the stems with zero rigging. Limbs on/over her fence. 10" diameter, 25 foot long branch on her front lawn. Then drives away with no cleanup for a week or so. I dragged the big one back...
  5. Mike Islander

    Happy July 4th 2022 TreeBuzz

    Happy Birthday USA! Wife and I are going for a hike on a local sea island. Going to specifically check out the gator pond for dinosaurs, both gators and hopefully wood storks. Then the local deer herd. I usually see up to 30 on a couple mile hike, and hope she will too. Then it's steak fillets...
  6. Mike Islander

    Hot Enough for Ya?

    Cool vest works for me when I'm riding my forklift in the warehouse in our hellish summers. Definitely does NOT work when I'm doing something active, like riding my dirt bike. Just nowhere near enough BTU of cooling available in the frozen gel to last very long, and then it becomes a hot vest. :-)
  7. Mike Islander

    Stumbled Across this Yesterday

    That is a spectacular tree. I spent the night in Hell Hole Swamp and saw many around 4-5 feet diameter. The one in this photo is about 4' across and towers over the tall pines, even with the entire top half missing. However, as impressive as those trees were, I can't imagine the awesomeness of...
  8. Mike Islander

    Tangled up in my SRS & MRS approach...

    I am a total rookie. If I have a nice top anchor, I'll use two lanyards to climb to another point, carrying the original climbing rope with me, and when I get to where I want to be, I pull out the retrievable anchor (butterfly/quickie choker) and reset my new anchor. One issue I very...
  9. Mike Islander

    What mushroom is this? Problem?

    My microscope is set up with a camera, so I'll post photos. :-)
  10. Mike Islander

    What mushroom is this? Problem?

    Well, I actually do have a nice lab at my warehouse with a low power microscope. I'll grab a sample and try to get a print.
  11. Mike Islander

    What mushroom is this? Problem?

    Wow! I knew this was the right forum for this question! My buddies on the bushcraft forum loved the photos but had no idea what it was. :-)
  12. Mike Islander

    What mushroom is this? Problem?

    4' diameter live oak. Looks very healthy, with new growth on all limbs and no visible holes or caverns. No bugs that I can see. No woodpeckers. This mushroom is 11" across. My mil says it grew over the last two weeks. Soft and pliable, like an Italian drier. Spongy on the underside. My guess...
  13. Mike Islander

    Yikes!!! I don't know anything else about this.

  14. Mike Islander

    Food Thread

    I know where these squirrels live and know exactly what they eat. :) Wild hickory nuts and other woods foods.
  15. Mike Islander

    Food Thread

    Squirrel and drop dumpling stew. 100% organic free range squirrel. (y)
  16. Mike Islander

    Champion Oak

    She's a beauty!
  17. Mike Islander

    Happy Easter

    Ham, potato salad, and a loving family. Best Easter ever to all!
  18. Mike Islander

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Far less experience than you, but it just looked bad to me. :-)
  19. Mike Islander

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    Also thinking that tether is a huge no-go. I understand it might pull down to engage the teeth, but it also looks like it could pull the wrong way and literally disengage the teeth.
  20. Mike Islander

    Roll N' Lock not holding....

    You may be right. Maybe it is a system that you need to pull tension on each time you want to move, and perhaps it will take a sharp tug. I haven't used mine enough to know.

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