Beautiful Animals

SPENDI!

Whatever Spendi is, Hinge, he ain't no chickenshit. Consider that.

JTT, If there's a meaning for Mormon besides the religion, I don't know what it is. I googled Mormon butterfly name to find out what I could. According to Wikipedia, there's one version of the male Mormon and three versions of the female--three different wives, so to speak. Not sure if I buy the explanation.

HH, Let's play nice, please. This is a relaxing beautiful animals thread. I'm hoping to keep it that way.

Friendly prairie dogs:

Sorry, I don't know what these birds are, but they look good:

No Jewish nose in the picture lol, I'm hiding my face from now on, damn google!

Jewish nose ... on the fish?

HAHAHA yes, Gefilte fish

This is purely a guess, but they look to me like bluebirds or close relatives:

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Eastern_bluebird/id/ac

Second guess, perhaps a finch or grosbeak of some sort. What throws me is the parakeet-like coloration.

bring on the funk...bring on dah horseradish

Your wish is my command, Ragman. Horseradish. Succulent-looking radish, isn't it.

Here's another Radish - the amazing ball-bopping whippet....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lydiR_zJXng&feature=player_embedded

Staying with dogs,here's the pinnacle of the dog show world,the grand final at Crufts.Place your bets ladies and gentlemen....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aiZTZFPxKA&feature=related
Best In Show - Crufts 2012.

jc, I always thought there were gefiltes swimming around. Shoulda known they'd be in Florida. Is that big fish, in fact, a grouper?

Ragman, Nice try. I don't think those are bluebirds, finches, or grosbeaks. I'll do some poking around and see what I can come up with. I have a bunch of bird books right here in my apt. And there's the Internet. We shall solve the mystery.

MJ, Doesn't look like my grandmother's horseradish. She made such a potent mix that fumes would rise from it. No actual horse though.

Barry, That dawg was bawn with springs in his feet. Thanks. Also thanks for the Crufts. Mighty fine looking lhasa apso.

I find myself in need of a B&O fix:

http://www.boredpanda.com/this-is-not-a-caterpillar/

tsar, OK, it's not a caterpillar. It's a bee eater. It's spectacular looking. Thanks mucho.

Of course you all know that corals are animals, so it's OK to post this here - and anybody interested, this little private sub starts as low as $1.7 million

This jaguar is in Honduras and I was able to see it in person. The people there gave me this picture to post here. I hope you like it Roberta.



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Stunning!

Oh I get it now!
Last time I looked, I thought this was one creature.
Looking in again today: a bunch of absolutely beautiful little boids!
What brilliant colouring!
And they look so pleased with themselves!
Delightful.

edit: "European Bee-eaters".
They eat bees?

High Seas, If you ever play 20 Questions, coral will stump everybody. Thanks for the pic. I'm ordering one of those subs today.

tsar, Came back for another look. Even more stunning than the last look. Dem boids is too much.

TTL, The jaguar photo is magnificent. Gorgeous. And spectalar. Love dem felines. Thank you for posting it. It makes me smile.