Beautiful Animals

ehBeth's dogs, Mr. Bailey (top left) and Ms. Cleo (bottom right) enjoying the setting sun somewhere near Pidgeon Lake in Ontario.



(I already posted this elsewhere, but it probably fits in better right here.)

Tai, Sorry I got your name wrong. I've been making a lot of mistakes lately.

Thomas, Thanks for posting that. It's about time I got to see the stars of the family. What cuties.

Caracal:

Chinese Shar-Pei / American Pit Bull Terrier mix

Holy doody. What a face. Thanks, kid. great pic.

The serval (pronounced /ˈsɜrvəl/), Leptailurus serval, is a medium-sized African wild cat. Modern molecular DNA analysis indicates servals descend from the same Felid ancestor as the lion. The serval maintains its own unique lineage, and appears to share common traits with the cheetah, which may have descended from ancient servals. Similar DNA studies have shown the African golden cat and the caracal are closely related to the serval, and may have branched by cross-breeding.



a woman i worked with had two of these cats, she was about 5foot 8 and the male could stand on it's hind feet, put it's paws on her shoulders and look her in the face

big kitties

SO Sorry for my crappy photo! OK, that said, I found TWO hawks in my yard the other day... this seems a rare thing, to find two of them together. Here ya go:

cool

dj, Did you read my mind? I was torn between the serval and the caracal. I went with the caracal because of dem ears.

boris, No need to apologize. Great to see these birds. Thanks.

Blitzen:

Little butterflies all over my hibiscus bush today, but they were white, not pink.

puppies for Christmas

from a writer i follow on twitter
@cmpriest I just got to snorgle three 4-week-old puppies. AND IT WAS AWESOME. (My little bro has pics; when he uploads, I'll link.)

dj: I want them all!!!! Thanks for posting those wonderful faces.

Christmas tree worms. Happy holiday, everybody!