That is an incorrect answer.
A type of zebra is close--but no cigar. Actually, DP's animal inspired me to post this one . . . if you can figure out what that means . . .
So, you mean that's a Quagga...
Bingo . . . i knew you were clever . . . your turn . . .
Wow, spectacular bird. I don't think I've ever seen one of those before.
At first I was thinking Kookabura, then I thought Kingfisher, but the beak shape and head don't look quite right for those.
I guess I'm thinking Australia or New Zealand for the habitat, but it might also be Africa or Madagascar... still looking.
The face and beak look reminiscent of some other bird I've seen, but I can't quite place it.
Ok, I got it. Blue Bellied
Roller. Gambia.
More info here.
Beautiful birds.
Almost the same : Coracias Garrulus, European roller..
Francis wrote:Almost the same : Coracias Garrulus, European roller..
Interesting. All the other Coracias Garrulus images that come up on Google seem different than your image. The Head, Wings and Tail are different color on the European Roller. I wonder if the image you selected is mis-labeled (it's in a foreign language, so I can't read it).
European Roller:
That's really an European roller as we can see them in Southern Europe.
Maybe this one is a an aged one, the colors change a bit over life...
Francis wrote:That's really an European roller as we can see them in Southern Europe.
Maybe this one is a an aged one, the colors change a bit over life...
Ok. Well I wish I could see one, they're beautiful birds. The next A2K gathering in Europe will have to include a roller spotting outing
Ok, more color... less feathers... What kind of snake is it?
California Mountain Kingsnake:
Francis wrote:California Mountain Kingsnake:
Close enough. The web site says it's a Scarlet Kingsnake (I think because it has a red nose, and the California Mountain Kingsnake has a black nose), but Kingsnake is close enough.
It looks something like a tapir, but I've never seen one that wooly or light coloured.
Fantastic animal
I didn't recognize it at first because you picked a young one without horns, and I'm not sure I ever knew what it was called. But now I know...
Saiga Antelope
I'm headed to bed, but here's one to keep things going...
What? Nobody likes lizards?
Here's another view...
