Lots of these in northern Michigan. Vicious little pests too. Highly territorial and quite likely to make their home in yours. Open season all year.
Last spring while turkey hunting I had a juvenile red squirrel almost walk right onto me. He stopped when I moved slightly, looked me over for a long time from just inches away. Very curious little guy out of the nest likely for the very first time.
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 11:37 am
Thanks for the photo, cjhsa. I like squirrels. The city and country kinds. There are some black squirrels in my home borough of the Bronx.
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djjd62
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 12:01 pm
can't have squrrels without chipmunks
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djjd62
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 12:09 pm
white wing vampire bats
i'm sure their mother thought they were beautiful
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Roberta
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 12:18 pm
cjhs, Is that Alvin, Theodore, or Simon?
djjd, Yup, definitely an "eye of the beholder" thing.
And while we're in a batty frame of mind, here's a fruit bat (flying fox).
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 05:16 pm
Sorry this photo is huge. These are week-old coyotes.
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Roberta
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 10:48 pm
Thanks, Jes. These guys are gorgeous.
And the grown-up version:
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Roberta
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Thu 18 Jan, 2007 11:31 pm
Confession time: Amphibians make me uncomfortable. Even some pictures of them can make me feel uncomfortable. I'm trying to overcome this so that they are fairly represented here. Do they care? Nope. Are they grateful. Hell, no. Here are two photos:
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Fri 19 Jan, 2007 03:37 pm
Two bugs and a fish:
Butterfly:
Six-spotted green tiger beetle:
Male seahorses take fatherhood to a whole new level. They are the ones who get pregnant and give birth. Here's a slender seahorse:
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Roberta
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 06:00 pm
Symbolic gesture. The bluebird of happiness. Happy a2k is back.
BTW, I was originally gonna show a photo of a clam for "happy as a clam," but I couldn't find a photo of a clam that looked even remotely happy. Go figure.
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Roberta
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 10:33 pm
Okay. I'm aware that I've been talking to myself for the past few days. I don't mind. I'm enjoying looking for and posting pictures. Not hurting anybody.
Here's a photo of a thoroughbred horse. My favorite, Secretariat, fondly known as Big Red.
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ossobuco
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 10:39 pm
Ah, I've love Secretariat too.....
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littlek
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 10:41 pm
That's a photo? It has a painted quality to it!
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ossobuco
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 10:43 pm
It does seem a painting, and I meant to spell that 'loved'.
I wonder if I still have some fantastic NYTimes horse photos. Sigh, which computer, this one or Defuncto...
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 10:52 pm
OK, I looked and I lost those, they're either on my old computer or a friend's.
Probably in the NYT archves, but that takes a slip of moolah to get into.
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 10:56 pm
Speaking of horses..... I have always, since I was a child, loved Appaloosas.
But, through my niece's love of horses, I have learned of a great many breeds I never knew about as a kid. One of my new favorites is the Friesan - a black beauty with massive amounts of mane hair and long hair around the hooves.....
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 11:07 pm
osso, Glad to find another Secretariat fan. I have a tape of his triple crown season. Still watch the Belmont Stakes in awe.
littlek wrote:
That's a photo? It has a painted quality to it!
I got it from a site that calls itself a photo history of Richmond. Maybe it's photo with some retouching.
littlek, my cousin had an appaloosa. Gorgeous animal. I rode him once. Great experience. The Friesan is spectacular--and new to me. I'm going to look to see what other photos I can find of the Friesan. Wow!
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Roberta
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 11:12 pm
Did a bit of poking around. The friesians are all black and all breathtaking. Here's another.
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 11:12 pm
I have to say, there aren't many stunning photos of the friesians online. There are some stunning photos of them in my niece's books......
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Sat 20 Jan, 2007 11:14 pm
roberta we have a legendary race horse here also affectionatly named Big Red.
"Pharlap" was (supposedly) murdered by American racing syndicates on his one visit to the U.S.
