Beautiful Animals

A white tern flits through regenerating native forest on Cousine, a private island off the coast of Praslin, Seychelles.

Thirteen long tailed tits snuggle together for warmth in their holly roost in Hembury Woods, Devon, England.

Beautiful. I've heard of terns but not this one.

Mediterranean house gecko.

A sleepy baby owl is tucked in for bed in their cosy nest and settles down for a snooze.

Yellow-crowned night herons.

Hey you guys. I love dem boids. Thanks for the great pics.

A mutt. You can't beat 'em:

The eye of a juvenile female southern ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri).

oof, what a darling!

I relate to that - I've a fairly wrinkly face, though not quite as dramatic. She has better eyelashes, though.

Italian greyhound puppy. I met one of these today. He now lives in my building. His name is Henry. I did not faint or plotz in the street. But I did accuse the owner of excessive cuteness in a public place. He (the owner) told me that since we live in the same building, I'll be able to see Henry grow up. Go Henry!



Vonny, I've heard of a bird's eye view. This is my first encounter with a view of a bird's eye.

In the 70s my sis in law had an eyetallion greyhound. She was just happy to be there, no matter where "there" was.

My building has some amazing pooches. Some pedigreed, some not. I've met and know most of them by name. So today I petted a black great Dane, a miniature doberman, and Henry. I also gave Henry a smooch and tried to warm up his feet.

I love watching the Cheetah flip its tail back and forth to make the turns, and how its eyes and head move so little while the rest of it flies all over the place.

I love those things, too.

I've been watching nature shows on tv for many years. I remember that cheetahs were shown running in slow motion. I was annoyed. Hey, let's see the polka dotted cat run in real time. I found a program that showed this. My reaction? "What the hell happened? Where did it go?"

Although cheetahs are not officially considered big cats, the are the most successful hunters of the larger felines.

One more thing. I love dem. I don't have a cheetah avatar for nothing. Thanks, reg, for the video. It made me smile.

A nocturnal red-eyed tree frog.