# Share your wildlife photos! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 4, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966 "2008-05-04T03:22:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Intravenus\_De\_Milo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intravenus_De_Milo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/1 "2008-05-04T03:22:02Z")
Greetings, all, ``` Well, I finally went through my camera's memory chips today, ditched all the bad exposures, and exported and backed up all the good ones. While organizing the "keep" pile, I figured I'd throw a few up on the ol' Photobucket for folks to peruse. A particular favorite photography subject of mine is nature, and especially wildlife . I recently visited Bald Head Island, North Carolina, a place teeming with various life forms, and had quite a good time working on my camera skills. Among the "locals" I saw: ``` - a flock of [crested terns](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/capefearwx/tern_beach1.jpg) on the beach at Cape Fear. - [another crested tern,](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/capefearwx/one_flying_tern3.jpg) this one in flight. - a [pelican](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/capefearwx/flying_pelican1.jpg) also in flight. - a flock of [white ibises](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/capefearwx/ibis4.jpg) roosting in the trees over a pond. This photo only shows a few of the dozens that were in the same vicinity. Amazing. …and why were the ibises roosting in the trees? Why, I have [no idea, really.](http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm111/capefearwx/gator1.jpg) Has anyone else photographed any interesting wildlife where they live or visit? If so, let’s see it! (P.S.: my camera info, in case anyone cares: Nikon D70 DSLR with 70-300 mm f4-5.6 zoom lens) ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/2 "2008-05-04T05:18:17Z")
It’s not earth-shattering or anything, but we had a [snapping turtle](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/NinetyWt/smallturtle.jpg)to come up on the patio last weekend. And we have [geese](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/NinetyWt/geese001.jpg) hanging around all the time. ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/3 "2008-05-04T05:33:33Z")
[This was a ram I saw at Zion National Park last October.](http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk242/BugUglee/ScaryRam2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/4 "2008-05-04T05:45:47Z")
[QUOTE=IrreverentTone] [This was a ram I saw at Zion National Park last October.](http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk242/BugUglee/ScaryRam2.jpg) [/QUOTE] Heh. “Canyon Rim Sheep is Watching You”. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/5 "2008-05-04T14:10:47Z")
[Bobcat](http://picasaweb.google.com/yawndave/POINTREYES42708/photo#5195214998568756034) seen on the Estero Trail, Point Reyes National Seashore. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/6 "2008-05-04T14:24:04Z")
[Pelican](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/2464551470/) [Fox](http://www.flickr.com/photos/11822576@N08/2464551340/in/photostream/) ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/7 "2008-05-04T14:24:20Z")
Ooh, I have some good ones for this! [Dartmoor](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/DSCN0127.jpg)[ponies](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/DSCN0132.jpg) Some kind of [colourful](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0634.jpg)[Australian beetle.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0636.jpg) [Wild camels.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0452.jpg) [Australian](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/33morewildlife.jpg)[jelly](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0742.jpg)[fish.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0741.jpg) [Huntsman](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0716.jpg)[spider.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/jennyrosity/Australia/DSCN0715.jpg) I have lots of great photos of animals I’ve seen in zoos, but I think if you didn’t see them in the wild, it doesn’t really count as wildlife. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/8 "2008-05-04T14:48:01Z")
**Jennyrosity** , you colorful beetles are, i believe, a variety of Cotton Harlequin Bug. I used to see them quite a bit growing up in Sydney. They have a variety of different colors and patterns. Some are orange and black, some are iridescent like yours, and there are other color patterns too. And your spider is most definitely not a huntsman, but an orb weaving spider of some sort. Australian huntsman spiders are, as the name suggests, hunting spiders, and they don’t build the sort of webs tat your spider is sitting in. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/9 "2008-05-04T14:48:09Z")
[Polar bear mother](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22378132@N06/2155241319/) unhappy that we were in the area. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/10 "2008-05-04T14:54:22Z")
Missed the edit window. [Cotto Harlequin Bug](http://www.austmus.gov.au/factSheets/true_bugs.htm) [Orb Weavers](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orb-weaver_spider) [Huntsman spider](http://www.austmus.gov.au/factsheets/huntsman_spiders.htm) ---
**Author:** ![WomanofScorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@WomanofScorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WomanofScorn)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/11 "2008-05-04T15:16:31Z")
We went to the lake yesterday and my dog was very interested in these ducks. [Ducks](http://www.flickr.com/photos/womanofscorn/2464671510/) [Ducks again](http://www.flickr.com/photos/womanofscorn/2464672022/) [Ducks yet again](http://www.flickr.com/photos/womanofscorn/2464672582/) ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/12 "2008-05-04T15:25:27Z")
[Mountain goats](http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j68/heywoodfan/canada/?action=view¤t=P1010045.jpg) in Jasper National Park. [Baby mountain goat](http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j68/heywoodfan/canada/?action=view¤t=P1010048.jpg). [Bighorn sheep](http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j68/heywoodfan/canada/?action=view¤t=P1010052.jpg). [Elk licking itself](http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j68/heywoodfan/canada/?action=view¤t=P1010066.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/13 "2008-05-04T15:26:32Z")
Oh! I have some! [Exotic frogs, sea lions, and canis familiaris lazyassi](http://picasaweb.google.com/adamjprawlocki/Animals/photo#5196542703272423122) ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/14 "2008-05-04T15:32:48Z")
[QUOTE=mhendo] **Jennyrosity** And your spider is most definitely not a huntsman, but an orb weaving spider of some sort. Australian huntsman spiders are, as the name suggests, hunting spiders, and they don’t build the sort of webs tat your spider is sitting in. [/QUOTE] Ah, thanks for that. It’s been a while since we were in Australia, clearly my memory of what’s what has become rather fuzzy! ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/15 "2008-05-04T15:44:50Z")
Here are some recent ones: Coyote in Albuquerque, NM [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Albuquerque/photo?authkey=NwvbSaEyVG8#5123862987460183474](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Albuquerque/photo?authkey=NwvbSaEyVG8#5123862987460183474) Prairie Rattlesnake in Fort Sumner, NM [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/FortSumner/photo?authkey=AC1FWcbbyBo#5129007228561992754](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/FortSumner/photo?authkey=AC1FWcbbyBo#5129007228561992754) Tarantula in Fort Sumner: [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/FortSumner/photo?authkey=AC1FWcbbyBo#5129341630420692802](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/FortSumner/photo?authkey=AC1FWcbbyBo#5129341630420692802) Female Cooper’s Hawk near her nest in Albuquerque. Unfortunately some fool tore the nest down. [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/LotsMoreOfAlbuquerque/photo?authkey=9yI\_jJfTJxQ#5189237205456550994](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/LotsMoreOfAlbuquerque/photo?authkey=9yI_jJfTJxQ#5189237205456550994) Titmouse in Lexington, KY: [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5190673575664322674](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5190673575664322674) I have a few others but I’ll have to put them online first. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/16 "2008-05-04T16:28:55Z")
Here are a few more: [Coyote in Yosemite](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22378132@N06/2464870748/) [A bored cheetah](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22378132@N06/2464886180/in/photostream/) in Botswana. [Baby giraffe twins](http://www.flickr.com/photos/22378132@N06/2464054815/in/photostream/) in Botswana. ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/17 "2008-05-04T16:55:05Z")
[Deer bum!](http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l25/bsolly/Oct22064.jpg) [Bird in the mountains](http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l25/bsolly/Oct22026.jpg) [Random bird](http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l25/bsolly/bowrons2162.jpg) [Moose](http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l25/bsolly/bowrons074.jpg) [Another random bird](http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l25/bsolly/MoneyShot013.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/18 "2008-05-04T17:03:20Z")
[Big scary spider](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/607063772/sizes/l/in/set-72157600457824637/), St Augustine, FL [Less scary spider](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/1564023763/sizes/l/in/set-72157602404937838/), El Yunque, Puerto Rico [Snail on the trail](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/1564034567/sizes/l/in/set-72157602404937838/) at El Baño Grande in El Yunque. [Stingray](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/2340929799/sizes/l/in/set-72157604082508305/) at Stingray City, Grand Cayman (one of the best days of my life, BTW) [Parrot of some sort](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/2322469000/sizes/l/in/set-72157604082508305/), Belize [NOM NOM NOM](http://www.flickr.com/photos/miketurk/2322470156/sizes/l/in/set-72157604082508305/), Belize. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/19 "2008-05-04T17:13:42Z")
**Intravenus De Milo** , your photos are gorgeous, thanks so much for sharing them! The one of the tern in flight is AMAZING! Are all these taken in NC? ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966/20 "2008-05-04T17:45:43Z")
Here’s a manatee in south Florida: [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5190673575664322674](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5190673575664322674) An anhinga, also in south Florida: [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5196552717393280098](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5196552717393280098) A gray fox in Eastern Kentucky: [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5196567586570059058](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5196567586570059058) And one of my very first wildlife photos, a Norway rat: [http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5196567586570059058](http://picasaweb.google.com/marysharpe4/Lexington/photo?authkey=Vpgdm3QGFkY#5196567586570059058) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-wildlife-photos/447966.md?page=2)