Beautiful Animals

One good tern deserves another.

osso, Yup, izzie is a brilliant photographer. Glad you figured it out.

I view this thread as a haven. Love looking at the pics and love looking for the pics. A safe and peaceful place in a difficult and volatile world.

Thanks for the warning, HH. Absolutely beautiful and thud-worthy. Lots of mother and child pics. Some get to me. Some don't. This one touches me. In my search for wild felines of the world, I missed this one. It's a doozy and a beauty. Thansk mucho.

olga, Go, loggerhead, go. Great pic, kid. What a gorgeous possum, possum. Love it. Thanks.

Barry, What a great face. I'm a sucker for a great dog face. But you knew that.

Builder, WOW! and a half. Spectacular. And we humans think we know how to surf. A great shot. Thanks double.

Strauss, A beautiful photo. What is that animal? A squirrel? Send that little guy a heater.

Thanks for the good tern, Ragman. I don't know why this steenkin' thread gets stuck. I appreciate the assistance.

Wanted to see the Russian wild cat all grown up:

It wasn't easy to find a picture of a living one - but the colours are pretty stunning. Sunset Moth.

The Japanese Pygmy Flying Squirrel returns!
http://able2know.org/topic/89445-631#post-4942888

HH, I know what you mean about finding a picture of a living butterfly. That one is a stunner. I appreciate your efforts. And thanks for identifying the rodent.

Ghost Bat

<thanku Osso 'n Boida... love youze>

Beautiful, Iz!
(Good to see you (& your photographs!) here again.
More I say!

Tres interesting, rosborne. Never heard of these. Never saw a pic. Just read about them. They have some doozy fauna in Oz.

Magnifio, Izzie, querida. How did you get such an up-close pic without the bug flying away. OK. The secrets of the artist. I won't expect an answer.

Western mud snake:

Well worth twenty seconds of your time

http://www.csmonitor.com/Photo-Galleries/In-Pictures/Arctic-Ice/%28photo%29/501629/%28show%29/1

Now there's a keeper video.

Palestinian men bathe a horse in the sea in Gaza City.
Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

"The International Dog show in Rotterdam awards prizes for Best Couple, Best Baby, Best Pup and Best Veteran. But not a single ribbon for Best Jowls."
Photo: Robin Utrecht, AFP/Getty Images / SF

Bee-oo-tee-ful, HH. 20 seconds well spent. Thanks.

tsar, Dem jellyfishes is too much. This one is hat-like and great looking. No, I don't want it on my head.

osso, I love the equine pic, but isn't the horse gonna be salty? I'm loving that dog. Great face. And it looks like velvet. Thanks mucho, kid.

Wandering albatross (largest wing span of any bird):

((Boida/Osso - thankee kindly - mucho peace, mucho patience - blessed with both)) xx

Yea, I thought that too, salty. So will they.

Another wow photo from Strauss..