none of these page-stretching boids were identified where i found 'em...
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Roberta
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Wed 23 May, 2007 04:35 am
Mr. Philbis, Thanks for the wonderful birds. The first is a pelican. The third, I believe, is a heron (not 100 percent sure). The middle one with the red wattle has be baffled.
Insect (don't know what it is):
Yellow-bellied sea snake:
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coluber2001
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Wed 23 May, 2007 03:38 pm
I just know everybody would love--or hate--this eastern diamondback. It's impressive at any rate.
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Roberta
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Wed 23 May, 2007 04:36 pm
Thanks, Coluber. I knew that the eastern diamondbacks are the largest rattlesnakes. But that is one hell of a specimen.
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Roberta
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Thu 24 May, 2007 02:40 am
Harpy eagle--the largest eagle:
The harpy in the air:
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satt fs
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Thu 24 May, 2007 03:58 am
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Roberta
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Thu 24 May, 2007 05:15 am
Absolutely beautiful, Satt. Thanks for posting.
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TTH
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Thu 24 May, 2007 08:40 am
Roberta
This is a wild (not trained or tame) black bear in WA state. I am giving him/her some cheese to eat so he/she wouldn't eat me while I petted him/her. This picture was taken in 1992. People said I was crazy to do this but hey, I got to pet a real live bear.
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Roberta
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Thu 24 May, 2007 03:36 pm
"People" were right, TTH. That was a crazy thing to do. Glad you survived.
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rosborne979
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Thu 24 May, 2007 03:41 pm
Pine Marten
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ossobuco
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Thu 24 May, 2007 04:52 pm
Like the pine marten..
but back on the last page, those first bird photos, posted by Region, I think, are really really good. Sort of remind me of some Maplethorpe photos. I'm going to have to check out that site.
The Harpy Eagle, dang, a cute eagle. Not to be all cutesy.
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ossobuco
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Thu 24 May, 2007 04:57 pm
OK, here's the link for his photos. Guy is good.
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ossobuco
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Thu 24 May, 2007 04:58 pm
Not that I don't like, even prefer, messier, more naturalistic photos. But, still, gorgeous photos.
Rosborne, Great face on the stone marten. That guy was sticking his nose somewhere messy.
Osso, Thanks for the link to the photos that Region posted. I did a bit of looking around. Don't be surprised if you see some of the shots here. I'm always thrilled to find a new source.
There are well over a thousand photos on this thread. I'm running out of places to look. Well, there are probably plenty more places for me to look. I just don't know where they are. Same difference, kinda. Anyway, thanks.
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Roberta
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Fri 25 May, 2007 03:45 am
From Osso's link. She's right. This guy is good.
Looks like a hawk:
Steenbok:
BTW, the unidentified bird that reg posted was a hornbill.
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ossobuco
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Fri 25 May, 2007 09:34 pm
Gee, each lil'hair on that steenbok...
well, bill lockhart's photos have clarity, a kind of luminosity, drama in many cases, clean composition....
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TTH
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Fri 25 May, 2007 10:40 pm
Roberta wrote:
"People" were right, TTH. That was a crazy thing to do. Glad you survived.
I just happened to be in the right/wrong place at the wrong/right time.
Also, I should state that no one should ever attempt to pet a bear that you
come across in the wild.
I will try to add more pictures when I get some good ones of the animals around here where I live. I recently just got a new camera so I am still practicing with it.
