in our backyard...

The most bizarre encounter was the groundhog which the neighbors' cat had chased up a tree.
We had a whitetail deer wander through our yard, but were not fast enough to get a picture.

click on the pictures to see enlarged version ... and in the woods
The most scary thing was a tarantula - albeit they are supposed to be quite shy and harmless.
Yes, the black things in the water are turtles who slipped off their log when Philipp yelled "Look! Turtles!"