[WPRESTO]

Two cardinals: a red-crested cardinal in Hawaii (originally from So. America) and a northern cardinal in my backyard.

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[noelcmn]

Duiker on the run




And a more sedate companion

[WPRESTO]

Local small bird puffed to be almost spherical. Identity? an SBB (or LBB which is much the same)

[aslyfox]

coyote on the hunt Lamar Valley YNP

SOOC

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[WPRESTO]

A sea lion that sprang aboard a catamaran-style tour boat we took out of a port in Namibia. The animal, as well as a couple of pelicans had learned that free fish were available when the boat was on the way out. So it came shooting out of the water onto the deck where we were sitting and got stuffed with dead fish. It was brazen and wild, so DO NOT TOUCH!

[aslyfox]

Trumpeter Swan in the Firehole River in YNP

[WPRESTO]

Hawaiian green sea turtles as with so many Hawaiian endemic species are on the endangered list.* They eat seaweed and they come out of the water onto this rock platform and eat seaweed out of little hollows. This beach is called "Turtle Beach" because the reptiles are here pretty much every day and are very tame. Consequently a simple barrier has been erected to keep humans at a safe distance. It's just a single strip of the plastic tape similar to that used to mark off a crime scene. There also signs warning people to keep back. At least the day we were there everyone we saw was respectful, and swimmers also seemed to be keeping their distance. At one time swimmers were allowed to approach within touching distance, something the turtles didn't seem to notice.

*If you did not see the recent news item, nine endemic Hawaiian birds just got off the "endangered" list and onto the "extinct" list.

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Last edited by WPRESTO; 10-11-2021 at 01:09 PM.

[noelcmn]

Local wildlife-Grey Hornbill -so nice to see this bird in a Suburban park-Delta Park- usually seen only in the big Game and Nature Reserves

[WPRESTO]

Wandering tattler. Maybe they wander in search of someone who actually cares about the tale they are tattling.

[OrchidJulie]

Peacock...this particular fellow was at the zoo, but peafowl have naturalized here and there are a lot of them in some neighborhoods, including near the former workplace. Sometimes on the way home I'd have to dodge them in the road...they do fly, but clumsily.

[WPRESTO]

Rhino rumps.

[noelcmn]

More local wildlife

[WPRESTO]

There are several mammals larger than a squirrel in my area. but whitetail deer are the only ones I can depend on seeing from time to time.

[noelcmn]

Brown headed Parrots

[aslyfox]

In Yellowstone NP 9 17 2021 . . . .[ back story, this guy came out of the road side weeds up from a creek about 15 feet or less from where I was shooting his " relatives " on the cliffside across the road and other " relatives " down by the creek. I had no idea that this guy and his female friends were down there and I almost walked right into him as he came up. I slowly backed up and stood very still as he looked at me and then slowly decided to cross the road instead of butting me. I had no way to go if things turned bad. lucky for me they did not and I took the photo ]

this photo taken by my wife shows how close the ram was to me as after he and his friend decide to cross the road

I was vey glad he decided to do that instead of getting up close and personal with me.

I'm the guy at the extreme end of the frame