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Pets/Wildlife

Hitching a ride

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Sharon Thompson, of Wesley Chapel, found this little frog on her car in the early morning hours, while it was still dark outside.

 

 

 

 

Thompson also took this photo of a grey tree frog at Wawa, sitting on the store’s window ledge greeting customers.

 

KitKat is a little trooper

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KitKat may be the Pet of the Week, but to KitKat’s owner, Yano Breez of Zephyrhills, she is the Pet of the Century. This past October, KitKat was on a walk to downtown Zephyrhills with her owner when she became anxious about an approaching car and darted out in the road. KitKat was struck by the vehicle and ran off, and Breez had a hard time finding her afterward. In the end, KitKat knew her way home on her own, and gave her owner an ‘I’m OK, I’m OK…everything’s gonna be alright ‘meow.’’ KitKat’s now has a second name: Little Soldier.

Pretty little ‘lady’

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Nicole Tuzzolino, of Land O’ Lakes, noticed this ladybug on her crepe myrtle tree. Ladybugs are also called lady beetles or ladybird beetles, and are the natural enemies of many insects, especially aphids and other sap feeders.

Bailey loves to play

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Bailey is a 3-year-old Rottweiler that loves food, playing in the hose, swimming and her toddler best friend, Reuben. Bailey also loves playing with her sister Sadie, a King Charles dachshund mix. She loves cuddling and getting belly rubs from her owners, but most of all playing tug-of-war with Reuben. Bailey lives with the Hicks family, of Land O’ Lakes.

A team effort

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Betsy Crisp snapped a group of these ‘birds of a feather’ flocking together (ibises), on a neighbor’s dock on Barcellona Road in Treasure Lake, Land O’ Lakes. These wading birds usually feed as a group, mostly for crustaceans.

Kilo is on Instagram

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Kilo is 2 ½ years old. He was diagnosed with parvo when he was just 3 months old, and the veterinarian thought he might not survive. He did pull through and is now a healthy, magnificent creature. Kilo enjoys belly rubs, walks down River Walk Tampa, and meeting new people. He has his own Instagram page @ Kilo.z, where he posts most of his hobbies. Kilo’s proud owner is Duke Zamora, of Dade City.

Usually shy and quiet

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Two ducks come up to the home of Sharon Thompson, in Wesley Chapel, every day to be fed. They are not shy when it comes to begging for food. The Muscovy ducks have sharp claws for perching in trees, but are mostly seen in slow, goose-like flight at dawn and dusk.

True best friends

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Bonkers and Lacy are both pure-bred American Eskimos. Bonkers is a 7-year-old male and Lacy is a 1-year-old female. Most of all, they love going to the park for their daily walks with their proud owner, Lisa Lionetti, of Land O’ Lakes.

A stakeout in progress

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Betsy Crisp, of Land O’ Lakes, caught this little cattle egret hanging outside Arby’s, probably hoping for some lunch. The cattle egret is a cosmopolitan species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.