Beautiful Animals

oops - where'dat Meer Kat go then - did the jaguar have a tasty snack...

here he is

Going from memory again. I'm still lumping.

dj, The B&O today were outstanding. OUTSTANDING.

Iz, Oops, I thought the jaguar was a leopard. I thought jaguars' faces were longer. Never mind. A beauty. The third largest pussycat and the biggest in the new world.

Love dem canines.

And more otters. There can never be too many otters.

Snow geese flying in formation:



Harlequin ducks:

Iz, LOVE meerkats. If they ever run a show called Meerkat Manor, don't miss it. Flower is a role model for humans and meerkats.

Francis, Friendship knows no bounds. Thanks.

the daily (video) B & O

fabulous photos

Now that we are gathered here..

No boat? No problem!

A man waterskis through the surf in Baule, on the west coast of France, while being towed by a horse. Kitesurfer Harold Quinquis said: "We came up with the idea of attaching a surf board to the saddle and being dragged along. It was pretty difficult to get used to at first, but once you master it, it's fantastic. The horses love being out at the beach and it's a great thrill."
Picture: ANTOINE QUINQUIS / CATERS NEWS

let's put our hands together, close our eyes...





(thankee Boida 'n Osso )

A seven-year-old Philippine Eagle (Pithecopaga jefferyi) named Binay displays its feathers at the Philippine Eagle Centre on the outskirts of Davao City, on the island of Mindanao. The giant forest raptor is endemic to the Philippines and is one of the largest and most powerful eagles in the world. It is however, also one of the world's rarest and most critically endangered, with only 500 pairs remaining in the wild.
Picture: AFP/GETTY

Magdalena, a two-headed and five-legged tortoise, passes two figures in a toy ice hockey game in Zilina, Slovakia. Magdalena will predict the winners of matches during the Ice Hockey World Championship, taking place in Bratislava and Kosice from April 29 to May 15. The tortoise was born with two heads, one head is named Magda, the other one Lena.

Ha! Twins!

Wow! So many beautiful pictures. Irishk, that is the most amazing bird!

Big Mac is out at Trainer Dave's. I'm boarding him there because he won't behave at home. This is him and Little Miss Joy. Here at home, Joy kicked the crap out of Mac daily. Dave said she and Mac are inseperable now.

I wrote responses to everyone. Then my computer got the hiccups. Lost the whole thing. Trust me when I tell you that every word was a gem and that I thought every picture was a gem (save one).

Pygmy mouse lemur taking a nap:

Now that's a thoughtful otter, if ever I saw one!

Morning New York.My photo host is under maintenance.No uploads so I gotta go straight to....


G'night.

the daily B(HD)* & O

*Bad Hare Day

Everybody needs a friend:

That's a sweet picture, Francis.

Wish I'd been here...to see this...

Photographer Jon Cornforth takes pictures of breaching humpback whales in Frederick Sound, in the Alexander Archipelago, southeastern Alaska. Leaping out of the water in majestic fashion these acrobatic female humpback whales are a sight to behold. Wildlife photographers Jon Cornforth and Paul Souders captured these images from just 30 feet from the gentle giants...

...Joe Cornforth's pictures also show the 45-ton sea beasts "bubble net" feeding. Plunging up to 500 feet underwater and blow air bubbles in a circular pattern to trap their prey in a "bubble net" so the rest of the 12 strong group can feed. The intelligent band of females feed from huge shoals of herring that spawn in the area by acting as a group. Humpbacks, like all whales are warm blooded mammals. They breed in the warm waters of the Pacific, particularly near the US island of Hawaii in the Winter - and travel to colder northern waters to feed as the ocean temperature gets warmer.
Pictures: JON CORNFORTH / BARCROFT MEDIA