Beautiful Animals

blue great dane

weimaraner

Neapolitan Mastiff

mastiff's are great dogs, big, but great

I've known three different types of mastiff and loved them all.

That blue great dane is stunning!

dj, haven't you been busy. I'm grateful.

The hare is wonderful. Do they turn white in the winter or is that their color all year round?

I actually tried to post that very picture of the carabou. a2k wouldn't let me. Glad to see it. They are spectacular animals.

Postively love the pic of the whale and the penguins. Colorwise they could be related.

That's some fancy shmancy worm.

Great face on the Burmese cat. Great color, too.

The blue great dane and the weimaraner had me drooling all over the keyboard. Wonderful smoky colors.

littlek (or should I call you Aunt littlek?), Thanks for those wonderful mastiffs. Also great smoky color. Didn't know they came in that color. Although I like dogs of all sizes, I'm kinda partial to the biggies.

My cousin had two malamutes. They're big.





There was also a golden retriever in the family:

a couple i knew had a mastiff, we used to play this great game of tug of war, using a three foot long piece of pine (about a 1 inch by 2 inch canvas stretcher frame) , you would grab each end and the dog would bite down in the middle, the game ended when the dog got bored and bit the piece of wood in two

Roberta - my sister has a malamute. Here he is as a puppy!

mourning dove

common loon



nothing quite like the call of a loon on a northern lake on a summer night

cardinal

cedar waxwing

Jays are related to crows, I learned that a few weeks ago....

Blue Jays all but disappeared from MA, they're back and loud as ever!


Pinon/scrub Jays are a splash of contrasting color in the buff and pine tones of the southwest.

i see some beautiful jays at the bird feeders this time of year

Loggerhead Shrike with Texas Horned Toad

a carnivorous songbird

That photo looks almost as if it is pasted together! What a riot. Poor toad.

I rarely see mastiffs in NYC. They're bigger than many Noo Yawk kitchens. Here are the two kinds of dog had when I was a kid.

A black cocker spaniel (mine was named Major):



And a white spitz named Mitzi.




littlek, Thanks for the photo of the malamute, your sister's dog. Is that the sister who just had the baby?

dj, You are in rare form today. I've always loved the soft smooth look of mourning doves.

I've heard loons in the movies, but never in person, or in loon. I'm sure it's a special sound.

The close-up of the cardinal is great. Get to see the the feathers that make up the peak.

Trying to remember if I've seen a cedar waxwing. Don't think so. It's a beauty.

Jays are loud and make their presence known. Love the blue.

The shrike with the lizard is an amazing shot. Thanks for that one and for them all.

Birds in my neck of the woods:

Pigeon



Sparrow:



Grackle:




seagull




And a fairly famous red-tailed hawk named Pale Male.

Here's my group of animal pictures.

War!


Saddle billed stork.


Okavango Delta, Botswana


Forgot name of this bird.

Walking cheetahs. (This one was published in a magazine)