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Post by mickeyobe on Oct 10, 2014 6:26:15 GMT -5
D for Drake. A Dangerous suitor. Some dumb bird was making a pass at his betrothed .... Mickey, do geese have drakes? No. They drag their feet to stop. To be realistic can you imagine a female goose saying to a male "Oh you silly drake!" Not a chance. Mickey
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Post by philbirch on Oct 10, 2014 7:28:25 GMT -5
I missed that photo, I'll just have a quick gander to see what all the fuss is about.
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Post by SidW on Oct 11, 2014 10:57:05 GMT -5
Oh dear. Your drake, is, appropriately, a Canada goose.
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Post by olroy2044 on Oct 11, 2014 13:13:18 GMT -5
Taken this morning on my front porch: Roy
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Post by genazzano on Oct 28, 2014 7:19:32 GMT -5
Many times the only willing subjects I have are the cats. Here's my exercise in doing a portrait of a cat knowing that the world may alread have too many pictures of cats. David
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 6, 2014 0:03:09 GMT -5
Where are we alphabetically speaking in the animal world?
There can never be too many pictures of cats.
Mickey (Feline fancier)
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Post by genazzano on Nov 6, 2014 3:09:14 GMT -5
Let's make it up before the thread dries up. No? This is Moose, a special dog. Shortly after this photo was taken we gave him to a family in town who promised to love him and care for him. A year and a half later we saw a sick abandoned dog foraging through a trash bin for food. The good people in the bus garage let him sleep in a storage area and they even got a vet to try to treat his terrible skin problems but he was not approachable. I was shocked when my wife told me she thought he was Moose. He was our puppy, abandoned and so thin his bones protruded along his curved spine. We had a vet inject him with a strong tranquilizer and when he went down, I carried him in our car back to our villa. He was placed in a large fenc d area with a warm dry shelter. I expected to be greeted by a mean dangerous dog the next morning, is a very large dog with the characteristics of a big pit bull and very intimidating even in his sorry state. Instead Moose was happy and bouncing. Clearly he recognized us and especially his mother, who btw completely rejects him even today. I'll skip the next chapter of Moose's story and say that he is now a wonderful happy animal with a home and family who love him dearly. I do not understand people who treat animals so badly. I hope I don't meet those people in town who abandoned Moose instead of just returning him to us. David
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Post by philbirch on Nov 6, 2014 9:19:32 GMT -5
Fallow deer at Dunham Massey. Mating season. I think the young buck is on a promise, the doe had 'come hither' eyes!
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 15, 2014 22:28:20 GMT -5
Black Squirrel. After the first heavy frost the frozen crabapples, about the size of a thumbnail, thaw out and begin to ferment. The animals and birds love them and often get drunk. As is the case with this handsome fellow. Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 15, 2014 22:43:32 GMT -5
Robins also savour a wee dram. He should have flown south by now with the rest of the snowbirds but he could not resist my high octane crabapples. Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 15, 2014 23:01:52 GMT -5
The Cardinals were quite disgraced and blushed with embarrassment when they were caught red handed imbibing. Mickey.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 15, 2014 23:06:27 GMT -5
The pigeons, as usual, were quite timid and waited patiently in line on the line. Mickey
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 15, 2014 23:09:19 GMT -5
But by the time the crowd finished there was little left for them. They never learn. Mickey
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Post by genazzano on Nov 15, 2014 23:24:17 GMT -5
Thanks, Mickey. I enjoyed your photo essay on crabapples and birds.
David
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Post by genazzano on Dec 6, 2014 9:39:50 GMT -5
Another member of our wildlife. David
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