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Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Jan, 2008 05:29 am
Sunbird:


http://www.birdinfo.co.za/botanical/nectar/pics/26_red_sunbird_bush_3.jpg


Green tiger beetle:


http://bugguide.net/images/cache/Z0E0S060FQSQVRJKARRQFR60K0N0YQG0BR70BRYKYQM0TQP0H0P0CRQQH0QQQ020TRYKURYKORP0H07QBRJKNR.jpg
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jespah
 
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Reply Wed 2 Jan, 2008 05:32 am
Roberta wrote:
These are wonderful, jes. Thanks for posting them.

BTW, that baby rhino sparked a memory. How's your driveway looking these days?


Snowy. Poor baby rhino would catch a cold, and I'd never forgive myself. And the garage isn't heated. Hmmm. Maybe the lil fellow needs his (her?) own bedroom? After all, Jessica the hippo enjoys a nap indoors:

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00338/ed_imgSNF1817YN_338384a.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Jan, 2008 05:46 am
Saw a program about Jessica the hippo. Hippos are smarter than rhinos. Jessica figured out how to open the front door. The people she lives with seem to have a bit more room than you probably have (just guessing).

Another great plan shot to hell.

Sigh.
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Roberta
 
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Reply Wed 2 Jan, 2008 02:52 pm
Bobcat:


http://www.flatrock.org.nz/topics/older_and_under/assets/bobcat.jpg


Mule deer (aka white-tailed deer):


http://www.blacktaillodge.com/images/2863700%20muledeer2.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Thu 3 Jan, 2008 04:18 am
Giant clam:


http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com/IMAGEGALLERY/giant-clam.jpg


Yellow warbler:


http://www.birdwatchersdigest.com/site/images/bird_id/yellow_warbler.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Thu 3 Jan, 2008 03:01 pm
Violet-capped woodnymph:


http://www.birdfinders.co.uk/images/violet-capped-woodnymph-2-brazil-feb-2007.jpg


Patas monkey:


http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/4076/index70s/monkeypatas.jpg
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littlek
 
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Reply Thu 3 Jan, 2008 10:47 pm
A link to beautiful zoo babies!
http://www.boston.com/travel/gallery/zoo_babies/
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Roberta
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jan, 2008 12:14 am
Thanks for the great link, littlek. Gonna have to look in chunks. Here's a photo I picked up from the link. Couldn't resist.


http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2008/01/02/1199289132_4724.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jan, 2008 05:21 am
Fire salamander:


http://michaelcravens.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/burned-tiger-salamander.jpg


Dragonfly:


http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/Science/Animals/Images/Insect.JPG
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Roberta
 
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Reply Fri 4 Jan, 2008 04:59 pm
Here's another selection from littlk's link. Bat-eared fox kits:


http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2007/06/20/1182361429_6539.jpg


North American river otter:


http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/PhotoGallery/NorthAmerica/photos/20040326-206otter.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sat 5 Jan, 2008 06:23 am
Rainbow boa (Brazil):


http://www.bama.ua.edu/~sboback/rainbow.jpg


Bongo (forest antelope, Africa):


http://artfiles.art.com/images/-/Michael-Fay/Portrait-of-a-Bongo-Antelope-Photographic-Print-C12684479.jpeg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 6 Jan, 2008 05:44 am
Glasswing butterfly:


http://scribalterror.blogs.com/scribal_terror/images/2007/07/15/transparentbutterfly1010.jpg


Leopard moth:


http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2007-10/giant-leopard-moth.jpg
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rosborne979
 
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Reply Sun 6 Jan, 2008 06:48 am
The Leopard Moth is great. I've never seen one before. Thanks Smile
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Roberta
 
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Reply Sun 6 Jan, 2008 05:10 pm
Rosborne, Glad you like it. Two of the biggest surprises for me as I've wended my way through this thread have been moths--


http://lifeinthebigtree.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/moth-close-up.JPG


And sea slugs (nudibranchs)--


http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/june2007/img/s_05.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 7 Jan, 2008 05:20 am
Cardinal beetle:


http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/krasensky/cardinal-beetle-1503.jpg


Violet sabrewing:


http://es.caminandocostarica.com/var/ccr/storage/images/costa_rica_album_photo/costa_rica_photo_oiseau/violet_sabrewing/4202-1-fre-FR/violet_sabrewing_imagelarge.jpg
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mesquite
 
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Reply Mon 7 Jan, 2008 11:59 pm
A couple more by Tom Ryan

Vermillion Flycatcher
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/galleries/photos/15021.jpg

Phenopepola Female
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/galleries/photos/15047.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Tue 8 Jan, 2008 01:37 am
mesquite, That guy Ryan is gifted and provides a gift for the senses. You can see individual feathers and get a sense of what the birds would feel like. Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

BTW, I went to google to see if I could find a male phenopepola. Just curious. The only thing on google relating to this bird is Tom Ryan's photo. Do you know if the species name is spelled right?
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Roberta
 
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Reply Tue 8 Jan, 2008 05:12 am
Marmot:


http://www.portigal.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/marmot.jpg


Vervet monkey:


http://www.african-safari-pictures.com/image-files/vervet-monkey-picture.jpg
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Roberta
 
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Reply Tue 8 Jan, 2008 06:30 am
Avocet:


http://www.fws.gov/huronwetlands/Photos/Wildlife/images/American%20Avocet_jpg.jpg


Civet:


http://www.worldwander.com/southafrica/civet.jpg
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mesquite
 
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Reply Tue 8 Jan, 2008 01:46 pm
Roberta wrote:
BTW, I went to google to see if I could find a male phenopepola. Just curious. The only thing on google relating to this bird is Tom Ryan's photo. Do you know if the species name is spelled right?


Yeppers, looks like a spelling problem. Tom had this to say about the sexes,"I spotted this one just before the Mockingbird.The female looks nothing like the sleek black male. The only thing they have in common is the "red" eye and striking head plumage."

Here is a male, but the quality is not nearly as good as Tom's

Phainopepla nitens
http://content.ornith.cornell.edu/UEWebApp/images/AM_phainopepla_1_S.jpg

Mockingbird photo by Tom Ryan
http://regulus2.azstarnet.com/galleries/photos/15046.jpg
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