Wild Animals

[SetWave]

Always enjoy encounters with the various animals whose home I've visited throughout my life of riding waves. The majority just ignore ya but the sea lions are a curious bunch from the bulls who swim by giving me stink-eye to the playful pups grabbing my foot underwater.
The best time was paddling out just before dawn on a low tide in the channel alongside the reef when I noticed a lot of dark lumps moving and discovered it was sea lions joining me. They formed a V and escorted me out to the break. I love those guys!

 

[mellowyellow]

A polar bear and her cub. This image is from Kingdom of The Polar Bears.
Getty Images/Alexey_Seafarer

 

[mellowyellow]

A white rhino being dehorned in Thanda Safari Game Reserve, South Africa, to avoid being killed by poachers one day
Gold prize in nature photojournalism.
Photograph: Gunther De Bruyne

 

[Lara]

Lord God I pray for those who are weak, that they will wait
upon you to renew their strength. Then they will mount up
with wings like eagles, run and not be weary, and they shall
walk and not be faint...Isaiah 40:31

Fine Art Photography

 

[SetWave]

 

[mellowyellow]

Cheetah leaps into Safari jeep in Kenya

 

[Lewkat]

 

[mellowyellow]

The Kea, found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand.

 

[RnR]

The Kea, found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand.View attachment 155364

Took this pic of a kea in the car park at Milford Sound on the South Island. It was checking out the cars LOL.

The kea's notorious urge to explore and manipulate makes this bird both a pest for residents and an attraction for tourists. Called "the clown of the mountains", it will investigate backpacks, boots, skis, snowboards, and even cars (most commonly the rubber areas e.g. windscreen frames), often causing pecking damage or flying off with smaller items.

 

[PamfromTx]

Just for you. Green Anaconda - the largest snake in the world. Wanna know what he eats? It's........disburbing.

This reminded me of the time that I paper mache an anaconda for my stepson's 3rd grade classroom. The kids went nuts over it. I wish I had taken a photo of it.

 

[RnR]

A sizeable python trying to get into my house on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

 

[win231]

A sizeable python trying to get into my house on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

Austrailian Carpet Python - harmless & many people keep them as pets because they don't get to the huge size of other Pythons.
Some have amazing color variations:

 

[mellowyellow]

Austrailian Carpet Python - harmless & many people keep them as pets because they don't get to the huge size of other Pythons.
Some have amazing color variations:

Beautiful creature.

 

[RnR]

Such magnificent creatures ... I really hope they survive.

 

[mellowyellow]

A general view of elephants grazing backdropped by snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro at Kimana Sanctuary in Kimana, Kenya, 2 March 2021, AFP

 

[MarciKS]

I honestly don't know how someone can look at such beauty and kill it for sport. Look at the face on this one.

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[Pecos]

This is such a marvelous thread and now I wonder why, in all my wanderings on this forum, how is it that I never stumbled into it before.

LOL, clearly there is something wrong with my steerage.

 

[RadishRose]

The Kea, found in the forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand.View attachment 155364

How beautiful! I want to look at this every day.

What stunning colors and patterns to copy for a quilt!

 

[RadishRose]

 

[RnR]

How beautiful! I want to look at this every day.

What stunning colors and patterns to copy for a quilt!

Kea quilt cover set from https://rugbylife.co/products/kea-bird-flying-sunset-bedding-set?variant=35258357285029

 

[SetWave]

This actually happened to a friend of my son's years ago. Silly dolphin jumped over the nose of his board and kept going. Actually, he has local's rights and welcome to MyBeachMyWave priority.

 

[RadishRose]

Kea quilt cover set from https://rugbylife.co/products/kea-bird-flying-sunset-bedding-set?variant=35258357285029
View attachment 155896

Almost.....but not quite. Sweet of you to look for me, thanks @RnR !

 

[Ruthanne]

 

[mellowyellow]

Australian Platypus Conservancy researchers used live trapping to gauge the size of the platypus population along the Buffalo River.( Supplied: Geoff Williams

Platypus populations in north-east Victoria are much stronger than expected after last year's bushfires, much to the relief of researchers.

Australian Platypus Conservancy researchers set nets in four locations along the river and found 12 platypuses along the upper Buffalo River near Myrtleford.

Biologist Geoff Williams said the animals probably survived because they were normally in the water or in their burrows underground.