Beautiful Animals

Mesquite, A newly found species? And most wonderful to look at. Thanks.

Hamburger, My last encounter with a Canada goose was in the Bronx. Apparently it was a stopping point on their migration. I came out of my parents' building and saw two large birds (by Bronx standards) waddling across a bit of grass. I smile as I remember it. No honking. No mess. Just two grand boids.

Rosborne, Glad you like the shrike. I agree--fantastic.

I was watching a nature show--The Life of Mammals. This episode was about opportunists. Omnivores. One of the most successful in the western hemisphere:




The photo was taken in NYC, where the raccoon population continues to grow.


And a successful city dweller in England is the red fox:

(sorry 'Boida, couldn't resist)

No need to apologize, Regg. Ann exxample of a noww extinctt subb speciess.

Gypsy horse:

Giraffe mother and calf:





White rhino mother and calf:

Translucent spiny moth caterpillar:





Pineapple fish:

Northern blossom bat (Australia):





Red-eye tree frog:

The tree frog has some swell duds...




I always love seeing giraffies...

Roberta, This is a desert fox at the Tozuer zoo.

osso, Dem frogs is something, huh?

Hi c.i., Good to see you. The desert fox in the photo is called a fennec. It's the smallest of all the foxes. The purpose of those gigantic ears is not so much acute hearing as it is to help the fox cool off. Wonderful looking little guy, isn't it.

Blue grosbeak:





African fish eagle (not a bald eagle):

Pronghorn antelope:




Jungle carpet python:

Dhole (Asian wild dog, aka red dog):





Raccoon dog:

Bush dog (South America):





Wild (hunting) dog (Africa):

Painted bunting (two of them):

What a pair of ravishing beauties, Roberta!

Where do they reside?

They're in the southern US. Stunning, huh?

Absolutely stunning, yes!

How I would love to have a couple of such beauties visit my garden! Sigh.

Crowned crane (Africa):





African pygmy kingfisher:

masked booby (the east china sea)

That is one spectacular photo, satt. Thanks for posting. Here's a picture of the booby when it's not sailing on the wind: