Beautiful Animals

tsarstepan, Not sure what you mean about Ike saying he could be in the water. Falcons aren't water fowl. Am I missing something? Definitely in agreement with you about his expecting to be admired. Even without a mirror, he's got to know how fine he is.

Moose:

He is a fine looking boid


Now... I know I get twaddle brain but... did I post these pics already? I don't think so... but.. mighta done

well, it's a rainy day, so, if I was saving them, today seems like a good day to bring a little colour thru the grey clouds.

G-PaPa's boids!

Grey



Grey and cute




Colouring up






fave



These are such characters - their mimicry (how do you spell that?) is timed to perfection - enough to make my-cry with laughter - they're fab!





Love a big rainbow splashed boid!







mirrored feather

Izzie, Your brain is not twaddled (whatever that means). You have not posted these pics before. I'd remember. Love them. I'm a parrot family fan from way back. Thanks.

I love birds. The gray parrots are among my favorites.

Grays are wonderful, Edgar.

These birds are very smart. I mean VERY smart. I've seen some research with grays. Amazing intelligence. And they live a long time.

Muskox:

Poplar hawk moth:

Chow-chow (black-tongued dog):

Wonderful photographs, Izzie!



A rutting stag bellows in a wildlife park in Aurach, Austria
Photograph: Kerstin Joensson/AP

Leaf Tailed Gecko.

olga, Looks like that guy has an opinion.

Rosborne, Love that lizard. Thanks.

Okapi:

Narwhals:

vegetarian jumping spider

Wow!

I'd have named it a Leaf Bodied Gecko from the looks of it.

Is it from Down Under?

That is unbelievable

Cycloptichorn

Ain't camouflage amazing? Orchid mantis:

That's verrry cute, Jes!


Another, a red panda cutsie-fying in the SFChron's Day in Pictures:

When eating bamboo at the zoo, only thin, tender sprouts will do. (Red panda, Oklahoma City Zoo.)


Photo: Sue Ogrocki / AP


Same zoo, same photographer, different cutie -

You've heard of milk mustaches, of course. Behold the icing goatee. (Zoe's first birthday, Oklahoma City Zoo.)




And here, a beauty - albino squirrel

Even unique squirrels must hoard nuts for the winter in Cincinnati's Eden Park.


Photo: Al Behrman / AP