Anybody else have wildlife pics? I am always trying to get natural shots of the local critters... I'd love to see some of yours and maybe learn a thing or two!
-Wood stork guarding a Florida canal.
-Wood stork guarding a Florida canal.
Sure! Take your pick Slimy, scaly, feathery, smooth-skinned... Here are a few pics from my side of the world:
Hummer:
I found this little one resting on a tree branch while I was taking a walk around campus. It kept flying away, just to return to the same branch. Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Toucan:
A member of the family Piciformes, we found this gorgeous bird while hiking a nearby mountain. Parque Nacional El Avila, Sabas Nieves, Caracas
Onycophora:
Considered by some authors as a "missing link" (term used loosely) between the annelids and the arthropods, as these so-called velvet worms (Peripatus sp) have characteristics of both Phyla. This is the underside, with the mouth being the central opening. Those lateral openings aren't eyes, but mucous glands that secrete a very sticky goo, used to capture prey from a distance of up to 30 cm.
Bothrops sp (Pit Viper):
Testing the limits of my absoulte crazyness, I lied on the ground at about 15 cm from this pit viper to take this pic. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME! I know how to handle snakes, and a friend (who happens to be the snake keeper at a local terrarium) was keeping an eye out for me while I snapped some pics.
Sleeping Frog:
Found at my University's Botanical Garden, this sleeping Hyla crepitans was just begging for a pic
Walking Stick:
Also found at the Botanical Garden, this devil-looking walking stick (Order Phasmatodea) didn't fool me!
All pics taken with my Canon S1 IS. All non-feathered creatures were shot with a Raynox DCR-250 Macro lens.
EDIT: Just added some info on the critters (Location, basic info, etc)
Dan
What's the scale of the Onycophora? If that's any bigger than my hand, I'm going to be grossed out.
I been trying to tell ya, it's a FLORIDA snapper!
It strikes me how everyone else's 'local wildlife' seems like some exotic species I've never seen in person! I need to travel more.
What's the weirdest animals you've seen near your home?
What is your profession dllavaneras? Your knowledge is amazing. (snip)
Amazing thread...you just can't beat photographs of nature.
Dllavaneras, do you have a web site with more? Either way please post more everyone.
This ghost crab was playing hide and seek at the beach today.
I love animals, they make me happy!
Totally agree. dllavaneras, what lens (macro) do you use?
Where is this paradise beach you live and do they need teachers?