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Posted by mickthecactus on Dec 15, 2011, 2:55pm
It has 2 aquariums. One in the Princess of Wales conservatory (where these were taken) and another in the Palm House.
Posted by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2011, 6:09pm
Fish are the coolest creatures! Great pictures, Mick.
Posted by bixaorellana on Dec 18, 2011, 7:52am
The lowlife of wildlife ~~

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Posted by tod2 on Dec 18, 2011, 7:04pm
Bixa, judging from the shape of the wings in flight, I think I see more than one kind of bird. As to what they are I can only guess from your comment that they are not hot shot favourites for a very good reason!?? I am thinking - large Kitey-type bird, but flies in flocks scavenging or raiding :-/
Posted by kerouac2 on Dec 18, 2011, 7:46pm
Where is Tippi Hedren?
Posted by bixaorellana on Dec 18, 2011, 8:19pm
;D Kerouac!

I guess they look bigger because of no reference point in the photo, Tod. They're pigeons.
Posted by tod2 on Dec 19, 2011, 7:42am
Gasp! Hell yes, they are :o And of course a curse all over the globe where tourists gather to pamper and feed them. And why not?! They are one of the most intelligent birds on earth, capable of incredible memory.
Posted by nycgirl7664 on Dec 19, 2011, 2:46pm
Lowlifes they may be, but what a pretty picture. :)
Posted by kerouac2 on Jan 1, 2012, 7:02pm
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Posted by bixaorellana on Jan 4, 2012, 6:26am
It's either Jonathan Livingston or Harry's message owl. Good pic!

And thank you, NYCGirl.
Posted by bixaorellana on Feb 9, 2012, 7:04pm
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Posted by kerouac2 on Feb 12, 2012, 10:06pm
And since we're still on the subject of urban wildlife....

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Posted by bixaorellana on Feb 13, 2012, 5:47am
*sulks*

Your pigeon pictures are better than my pigeon picture!
Posted by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012, 7:45pm
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Posted by kimby on Feb 20, 2012, 7:51pm
Wow. Amman has amazing fauna! ;)

That camel would rather stretch his neck to the limit than take one step forward to reach the bowl?
Posted by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012, 8:38pm
You'd be surprised what you can find hanging about the streets here.

The camel was a little scared and took ages to approach the water in the bowls because I was standing there watching it.
Posted by kimby on Feb 20, 2012, 9:16pm
So did you jump at it and shout "boo!" ?
Posted by onlymark on Feb 21, 2012, 6:06am
Nah! I'm a nice person. I just let it have a drink.
Posted by nycgirl7664 on Feb 21, 2012, 6:29am
Great pics, especially that stately antelope.
Posted by kerouac2 on Feb 21, 2012, 6:32pm
I have always been fascinated by the differences of the animals that seem to calculate very little danger at approaching us to get something and other, sometimes huge, animals that are very skittish and shy and who prefer to keep their distance. I'm sure they all have their reasons.

Meanwhile, today I was interested to see these ducks of clearly different origins who seemed to get along just fine, but who fought with extreme violence over the little bits of cheese that I was throwing at them.

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Posted by kimby on Feb 21, 2012, 10:08pm
Their origins are not so different kerouac. All of them are at least part mallard (the brown ones are female), though a couple of the drakes may have had fathers who dallied with white domestic ducks!
Posted by amboseli on Feb 23, 2012, 12:21pm
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Posted by kimby on Feb 23, 2012, 2:35pm
silly goose geese!
Posted by kimby on Feb 25, 2012, 4:16pm
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There's an elk herd that winters on the hills above our daily drive into town.

They are usually too far away for closeup photos, but sometimes they gather in the meadow preparing to cross the road. (If I ever get a photo of that, I'll add it here. ;) )
Posted by nycgirl7664 on Feb 26, 2012, 5:12am
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Posted by amboseli on Feb 26, 2012, 11:59am
Great shot, nycgirl!
Posted by kerouac2 on Feb 26, 2012, 11:59am
A lovers' tryst?

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