Here's just one, the water vole, photograph taken by : Andrew Parkinson/Getty Images
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Tue 20 Nov, 2007 10:21 pm
Wonderful photos in the link, osso. Thanks. I purloined one of them. I'll go back for more.
Bee:
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Roberta
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Wed 21 Nov, 2007 03:21 am
Blue dacnis:
Hawaiian spider:
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mesquite
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Wed 21 Nov, 2007 11:14 am
Red-tailed Hawk on a Saguaro
Curve-billed Thrasher in Cholla
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mesquite
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Wed 21 Nov, 2007 01:56 pm
These and the previous two are reader submitted photos to the Arizona Daily Star wildlife gallery.
Black-crowned Night Heron
Gamble's Quail
Northern Flicker
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Wed 21 Nov, 2007 06:26 pm
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hamburger
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Wed 21 Nov, 2007 06:34 pm
KISSING FISH
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Roberta
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Wed 21 Nov, 2007 11:36 pm
mesquite, Thanks for the glorious photos. How I love dem boids.
satt, That's a charmer. Is somebody embarrassed in that picture?
hamburger, Wonderful shot. A bit intimate for public display, but a fun photo.
Wild turkeys. Probably too late to tell them to quit prancing around and hide.
Elephant calf:
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mesquite
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Thu 22 Nov, 2007 09:35 am
Roberta, we have some some local wildlife photographers that submit absolutely stunning photos to the AzDS gallery such as these Northern Shoveler action shots by Tom Ryan.
male Shoveler
female Shoveler
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Roberta
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Fri 23 Nov, 2007 04:14 am
Mesquite, Mr. Ryan has a gift for capturing the moment--action on film Thanks for sharing these wonderfu pictures.
Paper wasp:
Red-kneed tarantula:
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Roberta
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Fri 23 Nov, 2007 06:04 am
Two more doozies from osso's link.
A mallard coming in for a landing:
Damsel fly:
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mesquite
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Fri 23 Nov, 2007 08:59 am
Here is another submission of our local wildlife. This one by Margarethe B.
Antelope Squirrel in a Cholla cactus. For those not familiar with cholla. those spines are very sharp and barbed so that they go in easy and come out hard. It has always amazed me how the birds and small rodents can negotiate the hazards and actually use them for protection.
And here is a kitty picture for you Roberta. This was a backyard photo by Collins Cochran. The caption said it was stalking his two cats which were sleeping on the porch.
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Roberta
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Sat 24 Nov, 2007 02:44 am
mesquite, You never disappoint. One gorgeous shot after another.
I've noticed that a number of the photos you posted recently had birds and small animals in cacti. I don't know how they do it either.
Is that feline a lynx?
Black-footed cat, one of the smallest of all wild cats (South Africa):
A few years ago you and I were considering adopting a baby rhino, who was gonna live in your driveway. Whatever happened to that plan?
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Sun 25 Nov, 2007 12:18 am
Roberta, that feline was a Lynx Rufus aka Bobcat. Re the cactus, some of the birds such as the Thrashers and Cactus Wrens build their nests in the Cholla. I'll have to see if I can find a good photo of that.
Here is another great shot by Tom Ryan. The caption is Tom's.
Do You Wanna Know A Secret?
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Roberta
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Sun 25 Nov, 2007 05:18 am
mesquite, Standing O for Tom. Thanks Tom. And standing O for you for posting that charming and wonderful photo. I'm smiling. Love dem squirrels. City fauna.
Not a sawfish. This is a sawshark. Impressive, n'est pas?
Paradise tanager:
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Sun 25 Nov, 2007 10:52 am
Roberta wrote:
Thanks, jes, for the photo and the link.
A few years ago you and I were considering adopting a baby rhino, who was gonna live in your driveway. Whatever happened to that plan?
Problem is, it's getting cold here. Baby rhino would be chilled. Maybe I could get it an electric blanket (there's an outdoor plug in the back). Would that be hazardous if it rained or snowed?
PS The squirrels are fantastic. And the birds! They brighten my day! We saw a lot of blue jays and grackles at my folks' over the T-day weekend.
Grackle:
Blue jay:
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mesquite
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Sun 25 Nov, 2007 01:24 pm
Beautiful color on that Bluejay Jes. Reminds me of a digression on one of the evolution threads..."Why is a Bluejay blue?"
Here is another cute squirrel. This one by captured by Doris Evans is a Round-tailed ground squirrel snacking on a Mesquite flower.
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Sun 25 Nov, 2007 04:35 pm
Jes, Maybe we should hold off until warm weather. Don't wanna electrocute nuttin'.
mesquite wrote:
Round-tailed ground squirrel snacking on a Mesquite flower.
Hey, mesquite! You got flowers? Now I'm really impressed.
