Beautiful Animals

Morning New York.Early start to watch qualifying times for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix,so here's some horses....

G'night.

Irish, Primate wants a quacker. What a great picture. Thanks. That hare pic is priceless. Thanks again, kid.

Francis, That photo reminds me of my cats leaping all over my apartment when I blew bubbles for them--not such big ones. The only bigger his was a helium balloon with a long string. Thanks for another doozy.

dj, Plotzing from the B. Wondering whether Os practicing to be preachers. They keep folding their hands in front of them like someone giving a sermon.

Barry, Such gorgeous horses. That picture takes my breath away. I can't comment on the g'night pic. I'm unconscious--again!

Lizardfish:

Roberta, that lizardfish is stretching the subjective boundaries of what constitutes a beautiful animal.

Not gonna argue, tsar. From my subjective perspective, just about all animals are beautiful in one way or another. Sometimes it's just a little harder to see. Squint with one eye closed and take another look.

You're up late.

Weekend blues. Also waiting for the IMDb daily poll to be posted at 03:00.
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http://www.csmonitor.com/CSM-Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2011/Photos-of-the-Day-04-15/(photo)/353062

Sorry you're feeling blue. Hope your spirits rise soon. If they're weekend blues, you should be feeling better on Monday.

Thanks for the photo. Glad the duck was saved. What a world. Construction crews just show up and demolition homes--with no warning. Sigh.

One of eight penguin chicks released by Taronga Zoo staff at Long Reef, Sydney, makes a bid for the ocean.
Photograph: Daniel Munoz/Reuters

A swan pokes its head above the grass in a field in Kamp-Lintfort, western Germany.
Photograph: Roland Weihrauch/AFP/Getty Images

olga, Two wonderful pictures. Thanks mucho.

Marbled polecat:

Doesn't it look like he's wearing a hat?
A false clown anemonefish shelters among the tentacles of a sea anemone at Misool Eco Resort on Batbitim Island in Southern Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.
Picture: JON CORNFORTH / BARCROFT MEDIA.

Two great bird shots MsOlga!
Irishk? Looks like some clownfish owes Pixar Studio a royalty check for openly plaguirizing a scene out of Finding Nemo.

Green Mandarin Fish

Green?

Irish, That's a spectacular pic of the clownfish in the anemones. And, yes, it looks like it's wearing some kind of bonnet.

ros, I think mandarin fish are especially beautiful. Thanks for the pic.

the daily B & O

A video sent by a friend that is worth living through the ad for - re a cat and a dolphin:

http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/26011/cats%20amazingly%20cute%20encounter%20with/

osso, I didn't see an ad. Wouldn't have mattered. Vunderbar! The dolphin was petting the cat, and the cat liked it. I LOVE it. Thanks, kid.

Members of the Household Cavalry return to their barracks after taking part in a dress rehearsal for the Major General's review, in Hyde Park in London April 14, 2011. Members of the Regiment will escort Prince William and his bride Kate Middleton on their wedding day April 29. Picture taken April 14, 2011.

The household cavalry is mighty impressive. My household cavarly, not nearly so much.

Cinnamon teal duck: