Beautiful Animals

wolf pup

What kind of wolf pup?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maned_Wolf
(i think...)

That's a neat looking animal - almost like the African wild dogs.

Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)

Hyena puppy?

That adult wolf has some really really long legs for a canine!

Great looking wolf, dem maned wolves. Here's the very endangered Ethiopian wolf. Looks a tad like Wile E. Coyote:

Green violet-ear hummingbird:

Just letting you know that last one didn't work out, Roberta.

you can see it if you paste the link into your browser, then come back to this page...
http://fireflyforest.net/images/firefly/2008/January/Colibri-thalassinus-1.jpg

There's a picture when I look at the screen, olga. Try what reg suggested. This is a stunning little bird. Worth a look-see.

ran across a blog about a woman and her bengal cats, her pics were all pretty blurry (she apologized, saying they don't sit still), here's a few pics from wiki

what beautiful cats

trimming a bittersweet bush the other day and came across this nest and egg fragment in the twisted branches



blue jay at the feeder

A male gelada baboon on the Guassa Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands enjoys a good grooming. (Photo and caption by Robin Moore)

more good pics here

National Geographic's International Photography Contest 2009

dj, Wonderful pictures. Not sure I ever heard of a bengal cat. A Bengal tiger, but not a little cat. Thanks for the nest, the jay, and the baboon. Also the link.

Mandrill (close relative of the baboon):

A smaller member of the primate family--a white-faced capuchin monkey:

This monkey picture was taken in Vietnam at one of our rest stop for lunch.

some cool pics from the Canadian Geographic Wildlife Photography of the Year


Category Winner - Urban Wildlife

When Mark Bradley got too close to this unusual nesting place in Jasper, Alta., the mother of these tree swallow chicks dive-bombed him, so he backed off and pulled out his 300mm lens. To get this shot, he had to endure strange looks from people who couldn’t understand why he was pointing such a large lens at an ordinary pipe.

more pics can be found here

Wildlife Photography of the Year (Winners)

love this one



Category Winner - Mammals

After this red fox began frequenting the farm in North Granville, P.E.I., where Ben Boulter works, he brought along his camera, hoping to capture the canid in action. Boulter was rewarded: the fox, nicknamed Lucius, struck this Vogue-like pose for a few moments before heading off.

Cozy little studio apartment!