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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2009 16:39:00 GMT
it is sad...
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Post by happytraveller on Sept 3, 2009 10:51:05 GMT
Oh no... the poor little baby bunny
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2009 12:12:49 GMT
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Post by imec on Nov 29, 2009 16:02:15 GMT
I'd say Great Blue Heron or Great Egret - or maybe a great big Magpie ;D. (I love the pink light reflecting off the sand/mud)
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Post by bixaorellana on Nov 29, 2009 17:15:41 GMT
Ohhhhhh ~~ are those from yesterday's late afternoon visit to the levee, or from this morning? You caught that magical light reflected in the damp ground! Wonderful pictures, particularly the first, which looks like waterfowl in flight. (and great that this thread got back on track with photos actually taken by a member!)
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2009 20:24:19 GMT
Yes, these I took last evening. I think that there are two different bird tracks. the smaller set I would guess was a Cattle Egret like the one in the photos,smaller than the Great Snowy White. That mud/clay is so thick you can feel your feet sinking in it almost like quick sand,a real phobia of mine.("that sinking feeling" ).I'm amazed how the birds walk on it but you can see their sink marks too. The larger ones,with the dime next to it,I would guess Blue Heron or the big Egret.
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Post by imec on Feb 20, 2010 22:14:41 GMT
Haven't seen this crowd for some time. A large flock of Wild Turkeys lives in a river bottom forest on the south side of St. Norbert. They terrorize our neighborhood from time to time. I once counted 30 in my front yard at one time. As I was returning from the hairdresser this afternoon I came across these ones about a block from my house - and luckily, my trusty pocket camera waw where it's supposed to be - in my pocket!
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2010 4:22:57 GMT
They're all fluffed up for winter!
These are wonderful wildlife pictures, Imec, and I applaud you for having the camera at hand. I have to say, though, that since I moved into this house I've come to loathe turkeys. Now I see the feral brethren of that tribe are just as invasive and horrible as the domestic one.
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Post by bjd on Feb 21, 2010 16:28:13 GMT
The wildlife of London
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 16:35:08 GMT
There is something about turkeys that does not appeal to me (and I am not even talking about their foul meat, which I nevertheless eat if I can find sufficient sauce). There is something unfriendly about them, just like ostriches.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2010 17:03:04 GMT
I've been told that wild turkeys are very intelligent birds. On the beach in Miami. Cormorant perhaps?
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Post by spindrift on Feb 21, 2010 18:34:45 GMT
Poor turkeys... they can't help being turkeys.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 21, 2010 18:40:36 GMT
Great, wry photograph, BJD.
Love the picture, Casimira, but don't cormorants have webbed feet and are black? That looks suspiciously like a domestic chicken. I guess anything could wash up on the beach.
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Post by bjd on Feb 21, 2010 19:00:55 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Feb 26, 2010 17:02:22 GMT
Though we saw - and photographed - many kangaroos in Australia, this is the only picture that turned out -most of the others are pictures of their backsides. I'm amazed this one turned out as well as it did, since the kangaroo was hopping at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2010 17:03:21 GMT
It turn out well didn't it though? Very nice.
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Post by onlymark on Feb 26, 2010 18:53:47 GMT
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Post by Kimby on Feb 26, 2010 18:55:33 GMT
(show off! )
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Post by onlymark on Feb 26, 2010 18:59:40 GMT
;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2010 19:01:20 GMT
Mark, those are just lovely! Did you take them yourself? When did you do this?
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Post by onlymark on Feb 26, 2010 19:13:29 GMT
Yes, they are my photos, taken over the years. Can't say exactly when but sometime in the last fifteen years or so. They're just random ones I've got handy. The elephants are in India, the lions are in the Serengeti in Kenya, the camel was in Iran, the very cool looking antelope was in Lake Nukuru National Park again in Kenya, the baboons were just outside a camp also in Kenya.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2010 19:17:41 GMT
I'm impressed.
You've certainly been around and seen some amazing things. Lucky you.
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 27, 2010 1:45:10 GMT
Wild, man, wild! Since turn-about is fair play ;D, I'm directing everyone to more of Kimby's beasties hereMark, how close were you for some of those pictures? They're all wonderful, but I adore the elephants. Yes, the antelope is immensely cool, too, and the way the camel has his neck extended really makes for a great photo. That lion knew you were there! The baboons seem awfully close to civilization. Is that common?
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Post by paristraveler on Feb 27, 2010 15:48:45 GMT
I took this at the San Diego Wild Animal Park in April, 2005. Ain't he cool? And, no, I haven't learned to resize my photos yet! Please don't beat me to death with a wet noodle!! ;D
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Post by bixaorellana on Feb 27, 2010 16:00:59 GMT
Great picture, Paris. Giraffes always seem so curious, coming right over to where humans are and peering down at them. They're so tall, though, that it's hard to catch them at it. You really caught the interest in the giraffe's face -- what an angle!
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Post by onlymark on Feb 27, 2010 18:52:27 GMT
Bixa - the antelope for example was directly at the side of the track. It could've easily reached in. The baboons are notorious for invading habitated areas to steal food.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2010 19:02:00 GMT
Oh, I must dig up my Kenya safari photos some day.
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Post by Jazz on Feb 28, 2010 15:57:24 GMT
These are great Mark. The antelope is very cool, he is positively regal. Is that a snack station just for the giraffe or is she sneaking a nibble from your food?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2010 19:12:37 GMT
Wildlife in Paris this afternoon.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 7, 2010 20:18:58 GMT
Wonderful photo, beautiful model.
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