swervo513
Just Arrived
Joined: 27 Aug 2008
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 21
|
| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject: Visitors passing by the neighborhood... (cute and pretty) |
|
This happy family stopped by a nearby mall in Long Island. Guess they needed to do shopping for those growing ducks.
This beautiful butterfly landed in my garden on a sunny day recently. Not sure what species it is.
Ill try and get some pics of the birds who eat all my figs.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
playtime8978
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 18 Jul 2008
Location: blackpool england
Posts: 251
PlantStew: 10 |
| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 9:26 pm Post subject: |
|
awe arent they cute !! i love ducklings and the butterfly is very pretty also sadly I cant help with the ID of it, thank you for the photos
_________________
There can be no other occupation like gardening in which, if you were to creep up behind someone at their work, you would find them smiling. ~Mirabel Osler
|
|
| Back to top |
|
kaseylib
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 28 Dec 2007
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 636
|
| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:01 pm Post subject: |
|
Great pictures. We have geese that nest on our lake every summer. Now they're all flocking and starting to head south, and we know it won't be long before the snow flies.
_________________
The more you read, the more you know.
The more you know, the smarter you grow.
The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice when speaking your mind or making a choice.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
eileen
Moderator & Resident Taxonomist
 Moderator
Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Location: Scotland (Map)
Posts: 11733
|
| Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject: |
|
What a great photograph of the geese and goslings. The parent birds must be teaching their youngsters road safety.  You did well to capture the butterfly with your camera as they can be so hard to snap as they rarely sit still for long.
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
swervo513
Just Arrived
Joined: 27 Aug 2008
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 21
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 3:51 am Post subject: |
|
Thank you for your comments. It was extremely difficult getting that butterfly pic. It kept flapping its wings slowly and then I finally got it fully open. It took many shots. The ducks only took two, but they are such a cute little family. I have many more pics of nearby wild life that pop up in my neighborhood. Ill be posting soon.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
swervo513
Just Arrived
Joined: 27 Aug 2008
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 21
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 4:15 am Post subject: |
|
Ok I might go a little crazy with my wildlife picture posting so here it goes...
I would really like an ID on this fellow. Never seen one before. Was in my backyard one summer and it was the last one i ever saw.
Oryx- closest living relative to the elephant. Funny huh? Shot this in Israel and it was hard because they are very shy.
Found this guy near one of my digsites (archeology) on the Delaware water gap.
This critter was also found by the dig. Scary looking. This thing gave me nightmares.
Also by the dig. I named this picture 'viscious little mofos' because thats what they were. When I bent over to take the pic there were a few standing at the tips of grass and they would attack anything that came to close.
Wild rabbit near Binghamton NY on the university campus.
This swan was swimming around in a Brooklyn NY marina where my friend holds his boat.
This guy was found on my friends property in upstate NY.
Last but not least, this baby (Black?) bear was playing with the trash we left out also by my friends house upstate. He was so cute i wanted to go play with him but momma bear was probably close and dangerous.
Enjoy guys =)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Droopy
Slug Slaughterer
Joined: 11 Aug 2007
Location: Western Norway (Map)
Posts: 5058
PlantStew: 5804 |
| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:42 am Post subject: |
|
I am, I am!  I really love wildlife photos, and you've got some extraordinary ones. I can't pick a favourite, they're all lovely.
_________________
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
-Bertrand Russell
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Biita
Arctic-ally Challenged Forager
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
Location: Norway (Map)
Posts: 1834
|
| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 8:18 am Post subject: |
|
Those are great! I think but not sure the little guy on the pipe, is a ferret. We have those up here, and minks also, they both look so alike, just different color.
Wonderful pics. I really enjoyed those.
_________________
If you don't have faith in what you believe, then don't believe at all.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Penny
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 19 Nov 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 514
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: |
|
Great pics, and thansk for sharing with us!!
_________________
Gardening is good therapy 
|
|
| Back to top |
|
gardengater
Knows Their Stuff
Joined: 30 May 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 915
PlantStew: 26 |
| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:49 pm Post subject: |
|
Oh, I'm so thrilled with the Binghamton rabbit. I grew up in the Tri-city area of upstate NY. We sure had some cute wildlife. Those other creatures are reaaallly interesting. I loved the photos and hearing from someone hailing from my home ground. Welcome to the best "stew" ever.
Gardengater
|
|
| Back to top |
|
eileen
Moderator & Resident Taxonomist
Moderator
Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Location: Scotland (Map)
Posts: 11733
|
| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
|
More fantastic photographs and I love them all - well except maybe the spider and the ants. 
However, the 'Oryx' (which is actually an antelope) is actually a Rock Hyrax. You are right though hyrax are the smallest living relatives of the elephant.
Do keep your piccies coming as we love to see wildlife photographs.
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
SongofJoy57
Showing Great Promise
Joined: 20 Oct 2007
Location: Foothills of North Carolina Z = 7a & 7b (Map)
Posts: 732
PlantStew: 46 |
| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject: |
|
My, but you live and work near a lot of interesting creatures!!! I really enjoyed the pics! Thanx. @;~)
|
|
| Back to top |
|
pigeontoad
Just Arrived
Joined: 29 Aug 2008
Location: Western US zone 5
Posts: 8
|
| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject: |
|
AAAAAACKKKK! The tarantula gives me the willies. Great photos, though, and what good fortune that you work among all of these amazing critters.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
glendann
Official Garden Angel
Joined: 19 May 2006
Location: Texas (Map)
Posts: 7187
PlantStew: 219 |
| Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:23 pm Post subject: |
|
Great pictures .You take wonderful photos.That animal you didn't know what was, may be a Neutra
Rat.
_________________
Live today to the fullest because tomorrow is not promised.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Sherry8
I Love Birds!
Joined: 06 Nov 2007
Location: Wisconsin...zone 4 (Map)
Posts: 1106
|
| Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:51 am Post subject: |
|
Great pictures...the ant type things made me a little itchy...LOL. were they fire ants?
_________________
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Bookmark us 
