Beautiful Animals

This is a WARNING. Roger was in town today and we met A2k's Cowdoc for lunch - by now he is mid flight (well, mid two flights and some hours driving) to get back to his home area. We met him at the US Forest Service building here. We were early, so I went around looking at all the brochures, some thick, that they had for people to take if we want. I've now lots of lists of birds in various forest areas. A lot of these have probably been on this thread over the years, but I could use some more studying up. Expect a flock of birdie photos fairly soon.

All fun photos - especially the lizard. Saw one in my yard today.. very small.

DANGEROUS (taken from an MSN slideshow)...


The venom of the Box Jellyfish attacks the heart and nervous system


Australia's Funnel Web Spider has a venom with 40 different toxic proteins


The Lionfish has 18 dorsal fins whose sting can cause extreme pain to humans but rarely kills


The Black Mamba is known as the fastest and most poisonous snake - it can move at 13 miles an hour and its bite can suffocate an adult human in 20 minutes.

And all from Australia, right?

Black Mamba is an african pussy snake ( i think we have four species more poisonous that it, Brown, Taipan, blah blah).

I don't think we'll take the lionfish either as it doesn't kill..... Our Stonefish is more deadly.

Try this for an australian list...

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/AmazingAnimals/story?id=7779096&page=1#.UG5bhk2Prmc

Thank you.

Hey, HH. Yeah, Australia has more than its fair share of venomous entities. No, the black mamba is not the most poisonous snake, But it's my favorite snake. So you watch what you're calling a pussy reptile.

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Snood, Great collection of pics. Thanks mucho.

Don't Mamba's stand up and spit venom in your eyes? I'm sure I read that in a Willard Price book.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willard_Price's_Adventure_series

The inland taipan is currently considered to be the most venomous snake in the world. It can deliver up to 110 mg of venom per bite and has LD50 rating of 0.025.

LD50 stands for median lethal dose, the amount in milligrams of a substance in a kilogram of saline solution that would kill the members of a test population at a rate of 50%.

HH, Black mambas are much too well bred to spit. If they can't bite you, they're not interested. Methinks Mr. Price is mistaken.

snood, Yes, the inland taipan has the most toxic venom. However, it's the coastal taipan you have to watch out for. Either way, dem taipans is tough.

For Roberta:

Kewl picture!

City life is quite appealing to the wildlife set:
Coyotes In The City: Could Urban Bears Be Next?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/10/05/162300544/coyotes-in-the-city-could-urban-bears-be-next

soz, THUD!















OK, OK, I'm conscious again.

tsar, I've posted a few pics of coyotes in the city. Surprising that an animal this large can fit in and survive.

I've read that out west mountain lions are entering suburban areas. They're losing territory.

I know there are bears in Joisey. I don't know if any have crossed the Hudson.

Looked out your window lately?

Now that's a stunning photograph. Thanks Roberta!

Birds sometimes found in our local Sandia and Manzano Mountains -

this list is titled Tyrant Flycatchers:

Olive-sided Flycatcher


song:


Western Wood Pewee





Cassin's Kingbird



http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Cassins_Kingbird/sounds


Hmmm, that Cornell Lab of Ornithology (the last link) seems like a neat source.

Clown Frog
These tree frogs, given the binomial name of Dendropsophus leucophyllatus are natives of South America’s rain forests, especially found in Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, and Brazil.

And humans try to tattoo themselves to look "pretty." LOL

http://blogs.golf.com/presstent/2012/10/dog-races-off-with-ball-at-dunhill.html?sct=hp4


Paul Casey asks 'Digby' to return his golf ball at the Dunhill Links Championship Friday. (Getty Images)


Digby races off the 12th green at Kingsbarns Golf Links in St. Andrews with Paul Casey's ball. (Getty Images)

We'll call him 'Sandy' for short: Rauhin cradels her 8-week-old baby at the Adventure World zoo in Shirahama, Japan. On Friday, Adventure World named the little panda Yuhin, which means "grand shore," a reference to the park's proximity to the ocean. Park officials say they hope he "grows as strong and grand as the Pacific Ocean."
Photo: Stringer, AFP/Getty Images / SF