Beautiful Animals

See that one at the top of the S just to the right of the girl's head, the one driving the red scooter. I think it has bird flu.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Photo-Galleries/Photos-of-the-Day/2012/Photos-of-the-Day-06-19/%28photo%29/508762

JTT, What a sharp eye you have. And if that one has bird flu, by now they all do. So much for ducks in the pond.

tsar, Excellent reptile. His eye gives the appearance of wisdom. Are lizards wise? Quien sabe?

I saw a sparrow hopping around on the sidewalk today. Love dem sparrows. Here's a russet sparrow:

Fred and Ginger: Playful Tembo dances with keeper Thomas Chalice, who has been raising the orphaned 5-month-old baby at Tony Fitzjohn's Mkomazi rhino sanctuary in Mkomazi, Tanzania.
Photo: Chris Jackson / Getty Images / sfgate




No vacancy: All nests appear to be taken on Bass Rock, the world's largest single-rock gannet colony, in Scotland's Firth of Forth. Gannets return with the same mate and often use the same nest each year.
Photo: Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images / sfgate

That would be so cool to raise a baby elephant.



What an incredibly organized society!

It's a very sweet photo to me.

Methinks you mean the baby E, Osso. Completely understandable.

Ooooooh. I want a baby elephant. I've wanted one since I was a kid. My mother said no. Now I say no. It can't hurt to want.

Love dem boids, osso. Great shot.

Scarlet tiger moth:

Some colorful momma birds doing their job.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/euro-2012-animal-oracles-chasing-legacy-of-paul-the-octopus-a-839971.html

firefly, Wonderful mommy bird pics. Beautiful birds. Thanks mucho.

tsar, Not at all surprised to learn that otters are good predictors. They're smart and supoib athletes.

Black-footed ferret:

That's a realy gorgeous moth, Roberta.

Not at all like the little devils that sometimes feed on my sweaters.

SuperCool momma birds, firefly!

This is a Bengal Tiger getting hosed down at Birsa Munda Zoological Park in Ranchi, India to help with the temps reaching 104.

firefly, Glad you like the moth. There are some spectacular moths. Who knew? I didn't until I started looking around for pictures for this thread.

snood, Glad to see they're keeping the gawgeous PC cool. Hey, people in India. Splash some cool water in my direction. Hot as a sauna here.

Every dog I ever knew liked to stick its head out of the car window. Why? Dunno.



Edit: I just looked it up on google. Some folks think it's because they can pick up a zillion smells as they're riding along. It's like a sensory thrill a second. Some folks think it's because they don't like the interior scent of a car. Still other folks think they do it because it's just plain fun.

Also, for an animal without sweat glands, the cooling effect of the wind must be wonderful.

Thomas, Wouldn't AC have the same effect?

(How you doin', kid?)

Eagle owl:

My 7th grade English teacher. Where did you find her?

Well, not here in Abq when it's 99 and the car is air conditioned... or am I right on that? Roger has now ridden with her in his car more than I have with both of them, or she in mine.
I think it is presently unclear about Katy and the window. She likes the window air. She likes human shoulders including mid car. She is engaged with the ride.
She positively despises going out in mid day heat to the back yard unless it is for a quick pee, and she revolts just out the door if gusty winds are going on. In other words, when it is wildly hot or windy, she foregoes caring about possible lurking barking dogs in the hood.

And it's only June.

Okay, the lady knows what she likes, and how to express herself