Beautiful Animals

The photo of the patas monkey keeps disappearing (at least it's not visible on my computer). I'm replacing it with another photo--same kind of monkey.

Lesser bushbaby:





Emperor tamarin:

Agama lizard:





Snake (sorry, I don't know what kind):

I love how the Agama lizard looks like he was dipped in a vat of blue dye.

I think this is a Risso's dolphin (?). I was looking for Spinning Dolphins and found this instead.

Ah, the delfin!

That tamarin is surely an elegant fellow..

and the replacement monkey looks like a rock star. Or maybe a recent cooking author I've been reading..

Thanks, Jes, for the action photo. Not sure I've heard of a Risso dolphin. I take your word for it. Yes, I agree. The lizard looks like someone dipped it partway in blue paint.

Osso, Glad you think the tamarin looks elegant. Some of those mustaches can get a bit messy looking. Had a time finding something that looked presentable. You think the patas looks like a rockstar or a cooking author? Anyone I know?

BTW, when I was looking for photos of bushbabies, I couldn't avoid the prez with an infant in tow.

Here's a greater grison:





A jerboa:




And a California quail:

The state bird of Pennsylvania, the Ruffed Grouse:

That grouse is a beauty, Jes. Thanks.

Here's a hoopoe:

That picture is from Slovakia!

Yup, littlek. Didn't notice that when I picked it up.


Whooping cranes on the ground:





And in the air:

Robbie, John Thorne, fabulous cook, whose book, Pot on the Fire, started out irritating me and then winning my heart. Here's his website -
http://www.outlawcook.com/

Thanks for the link, osso. Went to the site. I can see the resemblance. Also kinda interested in his approach. Basic and imaginative. I like that.

A good ole flying pigeon:

PS The Ruffed Grouse is one of the things I recall from 4 years of elementary school in K of P, PA.

Smooth Green Snake.
These supposedly live in New England, but I've never seen one.

Jes, Thanks for the pigeon, an animal I can actually relate to, having seen more than one in the flesh. I'm a pigeon fan.

Rosborne, beautiful snake. Googled this guy. Found where it says they range from southern New England south to Florida and west to the Great Lakes area.

Another city boid--a grackle:

Rosborne, Speaking of New England fauna, I saw one of these (gray seal) when I was sailing off the coast of Maine. That guy was moving!





Bobolink:

Beluga whales:





Krait (sea snake):

Magnificent frigatebird aloft ("magnificent is part of the name, not an editorial comment):





And the same kind of bird on the ground, hoping to attract a mate:

Red lechwe:





Butterfly:

Aardwolf:





Aardvark: