Pets/Wildlife

Kevin Durkin tracked this limpkin all over the Learning Gate Community School campus in Lutz before he got the right photo. The limpkin only had one foot, but seemed to be managing just fine.

Marley is an 11-year-old Morkie that was adopted as a very young puppy when her first family determined they could not care for her. She is very popular in her neighborhood and loved by all of her human siblings. Marley is spoiled with roasted chicken and peanut butter treats. She enjoys chasing lizards, long walks, slobbery kisses and playing with socks. Marley lives with her furever family, David and Nikki Drake, in Wesley Chapel.

Laura Button drives by this pond in her neighborhood in Land O’ Lakes several times a day and is always on the lookout for wildlife. Every once in a while, Button sees this particular gator. She said she is certain the gator was just thanking God that recent bad weather didn’t come visit the Land O’ Lakes area.

Quiche enjoys dressing for Halloween and other holidays. He lives with Kathy and John Draper, and his recently adopted dog sister, Jade, in Land O’ Lakes.

In the spirit of Halloween, Marisol Fontanez wanted to share these pictures of crows she took at her home in Dade City, at the Blue Jay Mobile Home Park. Most people call a group of crows a flock, but it is more poetically known as a ‘murder of crows.’

Three years ago, as a very sick stray, Richard Parker found his family. After months of trying to locate his owner, Richard Parker moved his way into his owners’ hearts. He is named after the Bengal tiger in the movie, ‘Life of Pi.’ Valerie Sercu and her family cannot imagine life in Wesley Chapel without him.

These two beautiful yearlings were photographed by Sandra Smith, behind her house on the golf course of Lexington Oaks in Wesley Chapel.

Hendrix and Lux are only a few months old. They love to wrestle and cuddle with each other. Their favorite toys are their big sister’s hair ties. Both love cat treats at the end of the day. Hendrix and Lux live with James Dauenheimer in Lutz.

This handsome fellow came to visit the home of Tamara Hosch in Wesley Chapel and spent about 1½ hours just sitting on a fence, during a rainstorm.

Minnie was found on a rainy day last August meowing in a bush, and barely 4 weeks old. Being black and white with large ears and extremely tiny, the name Minnie fit perfectly. She is quite fearless and feisty, and enjoys trying to catch lizards through the screen, or playing hide and seek with her brother, Milo, a Dalmatian. Her proud owner is Gina Rehberg, of Wesley Chapel.