Beautiful Animals

The first picture I posted on this thread:

Great work, Roberta! 6 years and counting since that hummingbird, and still going strong. You've curated and tended the thread lovingly, and it's likely that in the next week or so it's going to hit a million views. Thanks for all the thuds.

Bit of a thud coming Roberta!

English Bulldog family.

MJ, Thanks for the kind words. I'm guessing that manana (Sunday) will be the million day.

Gonna try not to thud.

vonny, Such faces. There are a number of those dogs in my neighborhood. Love to watch them barrel down the street.

I discovered nudibranchs (sea slugs) from looking for pics for this thread. Amazing beauty, shapes, and variety. Here's a doozy:

Rin Tin Tin from the TV show. How I loved that dog.

Major thud.

THUD



One million views. Whoda thunk?

Love it - I've been fond of the dobies I've known.

Here's a slide show I think is terrific - freeze frames of dogs at play, nine slides:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2013/mar/31/freeze-framed-dogs-in-pictures#/?picture=406494225&index=0

Orchid Mantis

Thanks for that - wonderful photographs. I especially liked Ralph the French bulldog playing on the beach at Lancing. The one of Albert the Lurcher hurt a bit - so like my beautiful Harvey who died in January - he loved to jump the stream in the park. Happy days!

What wonderfully delicate and sensitive photography - nature really is incredible!

Wow.

The bird doesn't always win...

One million! Thanks for this thread New York

"Mia at one week...like mama like daughter!!! " photo by Michelle Martin Randolph....


Cats and boxes....

Mia at one week? Gorgeous.

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Izzele, Gorgeous and gawgeous. If I hadn't become allergic to cats, I would sneak across the Atlantic in the dead of night and steal that black PC. I want that black PC. Thanks for the pics and the woot. BTW, the other cat and the dog are also wonderful too.

vonny, Tres beautiful. Alert. Keen. Sigh. Thanks mucho.

osso, Love dem airborne dogs. Great shots. Made me smile. Thanks, kid.

rosborne, I encountered orchid mantises when I was looking for pictures for this thread. Exquisite. Breath-taking. Wondrous. Thanks for the great close-ups. In a woid, wow! Wow and a half for the bird in flight and the mantis. What a stunning shot.

Glad you found and like this thread, London. Mia is a week old? A big, healthy, beautiful girl. The cat in the box pic is perfect. Thanks for them both.

Bunny taking a nap: