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 Post subject: some wildlife for you.
PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 2:11 am 
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 23, 2013 4:58 am 
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Hi Barry !

Thanks for sharing these pictures :)
I love the rainbow Lorikets ... They wear the colors of the Sapphire .

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What a treat it must be to have such beautiful birds visit! :D

The frogs in the cistern I'm still debating :smt017 .

Cute dog :P .

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Meet Sniff'n'Scratch, he's in charge of security at my site,
when he cares to show up to work!

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I'll send over a copy of the gem i.d book my Lhasa Apso is carrying around, and you can get security to prospect as well!!


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Thanks for the photo , Digginblue :)
Did you sympathize with this superb Teddy ? ... ;)

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danielle wrote:
Thanks for the photo , Digginblue :)
Did you sympathize with this superb Teddy ? ... ;)


Nahh, not the best of ideas, these things can get big.

One time I was exploring old trails used to get the wood
out of the forest. Often these will reach very far. I was
alone in my jeep in the middle of nowhere with every and
all precautions taken.

At one point the vegetation had grown 3 feet tall over the
trail, and there was a long downhill section. So I parked the
jeep and went on foot to assess the terrain before I drive
there. I walk up to the end of the first part of the descent
just to get a better view and be very safe.

Then I look up and it takes me a second to understand what
I'm seeing. It was the rear end of a huge black bear that was
starting to run away from me fortunately. He was not even
20 feet away from me.

These things can be as quick as horses and in an instant he
was 200 feet away at the bottom of the slope then he stopped
suddenly, turned to have another look at me.

I slowly reached for my camera but he disappeared in the woods.

It is only in those moments that I really feel alive and happy.

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Another cute little friend, this is a young one. I was paying attention to his
mother, she did not care for me she was too busy fixing her dam. And then
I noticed this little curious fellow making 8 figures in the water, coming but
a few feet away from me. I observed him for 15 minutes before moving on

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Hi Diggingblue and Qld Barry !

Exciting moments !
The nature is always different , always splendid ... , sometimes cruel ... it's often more wise than us .:(

We meet also this cruel beauty in cities : human animals can be more dangerous and unpredictable than the wild ones !! And we don't pay attention to them , because they seem all the same !

Continue sending us your amazing pictures and your interesting reportages , we enjoy them :)


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danielle wrote:
Continue sending us your amazing pictures and your interesting reportages , we enjoy them :)


Thanks, I sure will share more. I like to take pictures and while
I don't really have any technique nor quality equipment, I often
manage to find myself at the right place at the right time.

Same trail
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Spring sunset

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Same spot half an hour later

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A rather unusual but friendly gathering

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There was a few dozen of these fast and agile swallows buzzing
around me, flying very low

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And this is my own little predator

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I'll save some for later ;)


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Thanks !

I like the landscapes ... What place in Canada ?
The gathering doesn't seem to bee friendly !
What are preparing the three masked raccoons ? ...

The star of the show is your tenebrous prince(ss) .
One of our feline companions , Bethsabée , looked like him a lot !

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danielle wrote:
Thanks !

I like the landscapes ... What place in Canada ?
The gathering doesn't seem to bee friendly !
What are preparing the three masked raccoons ? ...

The star of the show is your tenebrous prince(ss) .
One of our feline companions , Bethsabée , looked like him a lot !


Northern Quebec. There was 3 raccoons, the mom and
her 2 young. They did not mind for the couple of fox.

My little guy is a 5 yo American Short hair and he is deep
black meaning even his paws are all black. He's a indoor cat
but he still has his claws. I take very good care of him. We
share a strong bond. I enjoy studying his body language and
trying to decipher him. I can make him purr just by looking at
him the right way. He figured very quickly how to play fetch.

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Love black cats :smt060 ! Just be sure he doesn't get out at this time of the year!! Actually, that goes for all cats--the days just before Halloween can be dangerous for them :( :( .

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