Wildlife Photography

[salsataco]

Any other wildlife photographers care to share some images?

Some from last year.

Darner in the White Mountains, NH


Coopers hawk waiting for the bus.


Massachusetts' Barred owl

[Scott Brady]

Great shots.

[CAPTAIN COORS]

keep them coming

[flyingwil]

Thanks Randy, that one made me yawn!

Sweet pics!

[salsataco]

That pig is having a bad day.

[CAPTAIN COORS]

the pig is a wild Javelina and the thing in its nose is jumping cholla which is very painful, Most people think of Javelina as "pigs", just a desert variety of the common barnyard animal we all know so well. The fact is Javelina do share common ancestry to old world pigs and even similarities in appearance. However, Javelina have many significant differences. They have a different number of teeth, a different gestation period, a complex (versus simple) stomach, and a musk gland on their backs--the fact is, they are not "pigs".

Both Javelina (collared peccaries ~ tayassu tajacu), and pigs are members of the order artiodactyla, suborder suiformes, sharing a common ancestry dating back some 30 million years. But, because of significant anatomical and genetic differences they, have been placed in separate families - pigs in the Suidae family and Javelina in the tayassuidae.

[salsataco]

Thanks for the lesson. What is the javelina's range? There is some definate talent in this forum.

[pwc]

I like moose. they're pretty cool

Here's a couple I can muster for now

Morpho Butterfly and a Red Eyed Tree Frog

[slooowr6]

The color of that frog is amazing!

[pwc]

Yeah, I could have stayed there all day staring at them. It's amazing to see them hidden as well, I'll see if I can find that photo as well.

In the mean time, here's a couple more. I love the eyes of the osprey.