Species ID?

[Duff]

The last few nights I've heard this noise in the mangrove trees across the canal. Tonight I heard it again - here it is, along with the sound of a stoo-oopid neighbor trying to quiet the noise by yelling 'hey' repeatedly:

http://www.greengrouper.com/duff/wtf.mp3

This thing is very loud - could probably be heard a half-mile away. I haven't heard any reports of spaceship landings around here lately, so it is probably an earthly critter. I'm guessing it is a bird critter... perhaps some form of pteradactyl?? The sound of mangrove trees crunching under it's feet was very impressive.

Here is a picture of the place where I hear the noise - any thoughts?

http://www.greengrouper.com/duff/June14_2010014.jpg

[gt/va]

Just a WAG, but to me it sounds more like maybe one of the escaped primates you hear about. It seems to react to the neighbor yelling at it, which doesn't seem that birdlike. Is it only at night?
GT

[Duff]

Yes, only happens at night. And I have seen some dead ducks floating down the canal lately. It is a pretty good sized nature preserve, and I've seen at least two bald eagles out there in the last couple of months.

[Duff]

I did a search for monkeys and tampa bay and found this - so you might be on to something...

http://www.tampabay.com/specials/2010/reports/mystery-monkey/

[Howard/Jax]

That picture from the article looks strangely like a certain Suffolk County ex cop from Crooklyn, when he was undercover, busting Hippies.:D

[Bryan/BC]

Gotta be one powerful monkey-- Internet Explorer shuts down every time I try to open the file!!!

[PK]

Gotta be one powerful monkey-- Internet Explorer shuts down every time I try to open the file!!!

you are still using IE... say it ain't friggin' so... Firefox 3.6 rules... get away from that crappy browser... it is an accident waiting to happen...

[PK]

That picture from the article looks strangely like a certain Suffolk County ex cop from Crooklyn, when he was undercover, busting Hippies.:D

geez.. what a way to welcome me back home after another trip up to Brooklyn and LI.. got back home last nite and kissed the ground here...

I think I might have found out what this lovely creature really is...a Brody-twin
http://strathkelvin.boys-brigade.org.uk/boyscamera2.html

[Bryan/BC]

you are still using IE... say it ain't friggin' so... Firefox 3.6 rules... get away from that crappy browser... it is an accident waiting to happen... Me bad??????? :eek:

next thing someone will try to convert me to geekersterdome!!! :eek:

[PK]

Me bad??????? :eek:

next thing someone will try to convert me to geekersterdome!!! :eek:

geez..even some lil' company named IBM just adopted it as its o-fish-al browser
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20009387-264.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0

NEVER ever used IE even from the very beginning.. used Nutscrape.. then went to Mozilla's Firefox after AOL bought Nutscrape and sunk it... Mozilla is an offshoot of Nutscrape..

I hate IE.. ugh:eek: :mad:

..and while you're at it.. go use Thunderbird email.. Mozilla's email software... I ain't an Outlook Eggspress( or Windows Mail) kinda guy either

p.s. did you take that picture... sure does look like a familiar face http://strathkelvin.boys-brigade.org.uk/boyscamera2.html

[~~Snakeman~~]

Sounds more like a monkey to me than a bird. ~~Greg~~

[PK]

Sounds more like a monkey to me than a bird. ~~Greg~~

you just are used to walkin' in the jungle in Costa Rica... lookin' for your lil' buddies.. I was gonna say something else but I'm sure Howard will chime in where those 'monkeys' hang out...

[SpeckTackler]

Sounds to me like you got yourself a bonafide snipe right there, umm. Whatcha gotta do now is get yourself one big powerful flashlight, a real sturdy burlap bag, and a big stick and headout to that island after dark.
All kidding aside I think there might be some monkey hanky panky going on at fantasy island over there. :D Rusty