Thread: "Animals"

That's some nice composition!

Chasing a roadrunner around a friend's front yard this afternoon with the X10, not my first choice for birding, but it's what I had on me. I couldn't get really close, but close enough for some reasonable snaps. I do love the saucy little things.

We call them Nutria in the states. Only one I ever saw was in Eugene Oregon. I think they're pretty adorable, so I'm sorry to hear they are shot as pests, though I'm not sure that's worse than being offed for their fur, which is, apparently, why they were introduced to this part of the world..

Originally Posted by BillN

Thanks Dave

It must be a Coypu, (a Beaver Rat) - to be polite - reading up of the animal and can see why they need to be controlled, (i.e. shot)

xe1 by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

The peaceful valley. Great shot. Everyone looks curious, neither terrified nor predatory/hungry.

"Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we were put in this world to rise above." (Rose to Charlie in "The African Queen")

Originally Posted by Lawrence A.

The peaceful valley. Great shot. Everyone looks curious, neither terrified nor predatory/hungry.

"Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we were put in this world to rise above." (Rose to Charlie in "The African Queen")

I miss Katherine Hepburn.

A jack rabbit in the garden.
Takumar Preset 135mm f/3.5, NEX 5N

Originally Posted by Gary

I miss Katherine Hepburn.

Me too. I heard she could be a holy terror in her home town, Old Saybrook Connecticut. It's probably apocryphal, but the idea of her terrorizing the locals can be pretty funny for those of us who live elsewhere. A real Grande Dame.

Originally Posted by Lawrence A.

Chasing a roadrunner around a friend's front yard this afternoon with the X10, not my first choice for birding, but it's what I had on me. I couldn't get really close, but close enough for some reasonable snaps. I do love the saucy little things.

No complaints here. I have a few from one I saw last year, but it was even further away.