# Monthly photo competition #3 - Feb 2023 - “Animals” **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** photo\ **Created:** [February 1, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180 "2023-02-01T22:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TwoCarrotSnowman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twocarrotsnowman/32/15879_2.png) [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/1 "2023-02-01T22:30:36Z")
This is the monthly thread for **February 2023**. The topic this month is “ **Animals** ”, chosen by @beowulff Please note: 1. The general rules for the competition are [here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). 2. **One entry per person per month**. To make the photos easier to review (and to make the voting poll easier to compile) please only post **once** to this thread, with your entry. Your post can include a caption with whatever info you want to give. 3. Please keep all discussion in the [rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642). 4. Once the submission deadline has passed, I’ll put a voting poll **in this thread**. Dates: Submission deadline: **9pm GMT on Wednesday 22nd Feb 2023** Voting deadline: **9pm GMT on Monday 27th Feb 2023** Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Crane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crane/32/3495_2.png) [@Crane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crane)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/2 "2023-02-02T00:46:29Z")
Tiny Toad on a Nickle - Practika 35mm with extension tubes, hi res low contrast B&W film. These really tiny toads were all over the garden so I picked one up for a photo. Refrigerated the nickle to keep him/her calm. [![](https://i.imgur.com/pzdIZ1H.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/pzdIZ1H.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/3 "2023-02-02T02:34:14Z")
Ivan the giraffe and Bucky the water buffalo at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. [![](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vf9cgYA4CxY/SZTa3kvYxxI/AAAAAAAAH70/HFS01iFTP6U/s1600/Ivan+and+friend.jpg) ](https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Vf9cgYA4CxY/SZTa3kvYxxI/AAAAAAAAH70/HFS01iFTP6U/s1600/Ivan+and+friend.jpg) Ivan was pretty much the Alpha animal in the big open “African Plain” area. He was very popular with visitors and had a unique relationship with Bucky who stoically put up with his hoof-to-head shenanigans. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/4 "2023-02-02T03:27:37Z")
I was out in my back yard, and I heard an odd sound, I looked up, and saw this Great Horned owl in my pine tree. I ran in and got my camera, and was able to get a few images before he had enough and flew away. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/DwrZh4L.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/DwrZh4L) ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/5 "2023-02-02T04:25:42Z")
This is my dog Parson Russell Terrier Milo. He loves to ride in the boat and swim in Flathead Lake in Northwest Montana. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ASkIliF.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ASkIliF) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/6 "2023-02-02T09:03:07Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/WTy9L43.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/WTy9L43.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/7 "2023-02-02T13:09:24Z")
At a zoo near my brother’s home in Michigan. [![](https://i.imgur.com/BZZgG2N.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/BZZgG2N.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jaycat.again](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat.again/32/11525_2.png) [@Jaycat.again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaycat.again)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/8 "2023-02-02T13:49:33Z")
Taken from a small boat on the St. John’s River, Florida. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/p7c8Lq9.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/p7c8Lq9) ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/9 "2023-02-02T14:49:06Z")
Horace’s Duskywing, Summer 2022 [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52664753606_310233ddc2_b.jpg "PXL\_20220723\_220903557\_3") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/31573076@N00/52664753606/) ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/10 "2023-02-02T14:58:57Z")
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/CcS0WxR.jpeg "Imgur: The magic of the Internet") ](https://imgur.com/CcS0WxR) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/11 "2023-02-02T15:15:50Z")
People think pterodactyls are extinct, but… [![](https://i.imgur.com/Wo4gL3d.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Wo4gL3d.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/12 "2023-02-02T15:19:04Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I was out in my back yard, and I heard an odd sound, I looked up, and saw this Great Horned owl in my pine tree. I ran in and got my camera, and was able to get a few images before he had enough and flew away. > > [Imgur: The magic of the Internet](https://imgur.com/DwrZh4L) [Counselor Troi] I sense…judgement. [/CT] ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/13 "2023-02-02T15:34:35Z")
Pryor Mountain, Wyoming wild mustang. It was quite a trip up there, we were brought up by a pickup truck with specialized suspension. It took more than two hours, but it was well worth it. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/T0UL8GX.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/T0UL8GX) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/14 "2023-02-02T17:28:30Z")
This one’s Pink. [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52665470295_8891e879c6_b.jpg "\_DSC5423-(1)") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/197666118@N08/52665470295/) ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/15 "2023-02-02T18:17:45Z")
There is no such thing as bad pizza! [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/0rgsE85.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/0rgsE85) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/16 "2023-02-02T18:24:50Z")
My two fellas. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/THxS2Da.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/g0VSG0a) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/17 "2023-02-02T19:16:30Z")
This is basically just a casual snapshot of Bernie in the back of my minivan. It was taken by my son playing with his fancy new camera and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM lens, I believe at full aperture. This creates a very narrow depth of field that produces the softness around most of Bernie’s fur, except for the part of his face that’s in sharp focus. [![](https://i.imgur.com/6GT9Igu.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/6GT9Igu.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/18 "2023-02-02T19:22:58Z")
The late Whitney in repose. As a long-hair black cat she was near impossible to get a good photo of. This is probably the best one I ever managed. [![](https://i.imgur.com/Ee5teCO.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/Ee5teCO.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/19 "2023-02-02T20:50:44Z")
Have posted this in the general photography thread but just spotted you do this wonderful monthly competition, so here it is again! Taken at an opportune moment at Chobe National Park in Botswana a few weeks ago: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52466831697_9114d3c6b9_b.jpg "Turf and Surf") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/cttm/52466831697/) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180/20 "2023-02-03T01:54:15Z")
I caught these guys working during the annual Threshing Days at a nearby small town. [![](https://i.imgur.com/7gZ4Tth.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/7gZ4Tth.jpg) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monthly-photo-competition-3-feb-2023-animals/979180.md?page=2)