Funny Animals!!!

Ya know , I was going to say amethystine or scrub python too :) They were not known a scrub pythons in the 80's when I had one:) YES they leave nasty bite marks , as mine was a wild caught yearling ! She had to go due to her over aggressive nature and to make room for a huge indian python my friend needed to part with(16+ foot female who was like a lap dog!)

I have been meaning to post some pics for quite some time... here's one I like...

pelicans are quite comical aren't they :)

Any picture of a pelican just cracks me up:p

And you thought you hated having your picture taken! This female sea lion was hanging out on the beach the other day. I was taking a few pics of her and she was just lying there, not too interested in me. Then the director of our marine mammal rescue/care center showed up and gave a quick examination. She said she knew the sea lion and that she was looking better than the last time they met. She also used her phone/pda/camera/gadget to take a quick snap (which I in turn took this snap of), and the sea lion didn't like that at all. I personally wouldn't have gotten this close, but hey, I'm not the marine biologist.
I know how the sea lion felt, though. I don't like cameras being pointed at me, either! :D

I went out today to take wildlife shots, mostly birds and when I returned to where my car was parked I found a cardinal who wanted to fight itself in my sideview mirror. Picture was taken through the car windows so it's not the greatest quality.

Mike

Mike,

That's a great shot!:p What an odd thing it's doing?!:p

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I went out today to take wildlife shots, mostly birds and when I returned to where my car was parked I found a cardinal who wanted to fight itself in my sideview mirror. Picture was taken through the car windows so it's not the greatest quality.

Mike

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Who won??did they fight all the way home? did you threaten to leave them there if they didn't stop immediately? :D :p :D

I' m surprised he carried on even after you got in the car. nice shot

Actually Male birds on territory nearly always attack their own reflexions. I have seen robins and a few warblers do it and YES it is quite funny to watch!

The worst is when your shiny car gets attacked by a MALE TURKEY seeing it's reflexion! My friend's 3 day old acura was scratched front to back by one last year. Luck him it buffed out and the turkey tasted good he said ;)

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Who won??did they fight all the way home? did you threaten to leave them there if they didn't stop immediately? :D :p :D

I' m surprised he carried on even after you got in the car. nice shot

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I took this picture from outside the car through the windows. I did try and sneak around the car but the bird flew off. I walked about 50 feet away from the car and she came back for more. I was out walking at least an hour before I came back to my car, I wonder how long the battle was going on for. The thing that suprised me was that this is a female cardinal, I knew male birds were territorial.

Well, my non scientific explaination is this....

She must have been hurt by a few males, as she appears to not trust her present male with other females ;)

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Here is some info on it Liz


http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/whites.html

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It took me long enough Paul, but I found the species:


Waxy Monkey Tree Frogs (phyllomedusa sauvagei)

Also I said it was african, but i had forgotten which House I had seen it in. At our local zoo they have the herphouses separated by geographic regions, so i had mistakenly thought I'd seen this in africa, but it was central\south america.

My bad...http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...n/Misc/HEH.gif

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It took me long enough Paul, but I found the species:


Waxy Monkey Tree Frogs (phyllomedusa sauvagei)

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Yes... I suggested that ID on 4/30 :)

Did you go to the zoo today?

here's some of what i have

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WAXY!!!!! You nailed it! That is what the sign said that i couldn't remember. It was on the tip of my brain but I just couldn't dig it out.

Thanks Paul, you so rock!!!

I love amphibs too, but my thing really is snakes and lizards. Local phibs are what I really know my stuff on when it comes to those guys.

Thanks again!

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Well schit on a stick! How'd I forget that:confused:???

Oh man:o:eek::o

I'm sorry....

Don't sweat it ...... STRIKE ONE ;)

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Don't sweat it ...... STRIKE ONE ;)

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Are you kidding??? I'm horrified at myself. Damn I feel soooo stoopid!:(:o:(

You just wanted to get one more post ;)

NO REALLY...... RELAX!!!!!

EVERYONE has a brain fart at sometime ;)

hahaha ... I love that term :D

Got this one yesterday. It made me laugh.

First Post!

LMAO!!! That is too funny. That has to be the best cow expression I have ever seen. She looks like she is singing... :p :p :p

My favorite......
Such an innocent little critter :rolleyes:

Mardy.... who misses me since I moved.

JS