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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 15, 2011 13:13:42 GMT
Taken in the aquarium at Kew- Turtles warming up- Piranha-
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Post by tod2 on Dec 15, 2011 14:30:19 GMT
Kew has an aquarium!!!? That is a complete surprise to me What lovely fishies....the unnamed one that looks like coral could be a Parrot fish, but I'm guessing. With the Piranha fish I suppose its a fresh water aquarium then?
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Post by mickthecactus on Dec 15, 2011 14:55:13 GMT
It has 2 aquariums. One in the Princess of Wales conservatory (where these were taken) and another in the Palm House.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 15, 2011 18:09:07 GMT
Fish are the coolest creatures! Great pictures, Mick.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 18, 2011 7:52:24 GMT
The lowlife of wildlife ~~
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Post by tod2 on Dec 18, 2011 19:04:27 GMT
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
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2011 19:46:03 GMT
Where is Tippi Hedren?
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 18, 2011 20:19:56 GMT
;D Kerouac!
I guess they look bigger because of no reference point in the photo, Tod. They're pigeons.
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Post by tod2 on Dec 19, 2011 7:42:45 GMT
Gasp! Hell yes, they are 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.
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Post by nycgirl on Dec 19, 2011 14:46:24 GMT
Lowlifes they may be, but what a pretty picture.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2012 19:02:53 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 4, 2012 6:26:57 GMT
It's either Jonathan Livingston or Harry's message owl. Good pic!
And thank you, NYCGirl.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 9, 2012 19:04:02 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2012 22:06:06 GMT
And since we're still on the subject of urban wildlife....
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 13, 2012 5:47:26 GMT
*sulks*
Your pigeon pictures are better than my pigeon picture!
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Post by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012 19:45:49 GMT
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Post by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012 19:46:16 GMT
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Post by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012 19:47:01 GMT
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Post by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012 19:47:29 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Feb 20, 2012 19:51:52 GMT
Wow. Amman has amazing fauna! That camel would rather stretch his neck to the limit than take one step forward to reach the bowl?
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Post by onlymark on Feb 20, 2012 20:38:42 GMT
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.
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Post by Kimby on Feb 20, 2012 21:16:36 GMT
So did you jump at it and shout "boo!" ?
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Post by onlymark on Feb 21, 2012 6:06:50 GMT
Nah! I'm a nice person. I just let it have a drink.
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Post by nycgirl on Feb 21, 2012 6:29:55 GMT
Great pics, especially that stately antelope.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2012 18:32:41 GMT
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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Post by Kimby on Feb 21, 2012 22:08:10 GMT
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!
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Post by amboseli on Feb 23, 2012 12:21:36 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Feb 23, 2012 14:35:24 GMT
silly goose geese!
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Post by Kimby on Feb 25, 2012 16:16:19 GMT
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. )
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Post by nycgirl on Feb 26, 2012 5:12:19 GMT
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