**The Critter Pics Thread**

[Pumpkinstew]

A thread for people who like to hunt down critters and take pictures of them doing something critterish and then post the critters and their critterish behaviour.:D

Doesn't have to be wildlife photographer of the year, as you shall see from my blurry efforts...;D

[Pumpkinstew]

One of our more regular visitors...

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5771/squirrel1ao3.jpg

Had a sniff at our home grown shrooms but thought better of it.;D
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6700/shroomssh0.jpg

[Pumpkinstew]

And we have a crafty magpie who has figured out how to jump up at the feeder balls for the smaller birds.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/1743/sneakymagpieat5.jpg
http://img174.imageshack.us/img174/8897/craftymagpie2lv6.jpg

I have a little video too but I filmed it with the camera on the side.:o
Anyone have an uberuserfriendly Mac with an uberuserfriendly 'rotate Quicktime movie 90degrees' button. It makes me want to do my Attenborough impression over the top of it.;D

[Dr. Z]

Lol Kitten, those Prairie Marmots were the most photographed thing in the entire zoo when I went there with TP - everyone just descended on them and sort of engulfed them in a ring of L glass :p Comical to watch :D

[SCM]

Did someone say critters :p If so here are some of my zoo shots from a few years ago and i do have more of the grey squirrel variety as well hiding somewhere on my HD.

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Goawaybd.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/heybd.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/meerkatbd.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Ottersbd.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/pbbd.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Youlookingbd.jpg

SCM

[Belmit]

Cool polar bear!

[Pumpkinstew]

Meerkats! :cool:
Did anyone else watch Meerkat Manor as religiously as I did?
Forget Cadbury's, Shakespeare is the original miniature hero.

http://www.chicgeek.co.uk/Sorted/central park/zoo/zoo5.jpg


Is that a red panda?

[Pumpkinstew]

A little humpback whale montage from Hervey Bay in Queensland.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/6906/1808oq7.jpg

This maneuvre is called breaching and is either a way of attracting attention from other whales, removing barnacles or is just done for kicks. The whale is called Mother Theresa.;D
These were taken on my old compact APS hence the less than impressive zoom and image stabilisation (I almost went over the handrail taking these).

[Blackstar]

Our toads used to look like that before they got massive and chubby lol

[Piggymon]

Awwww Kitten ....... SOOOO CUTE !! :D

[Roberta]

Squizzels!

[vix]

Sorry for hogging the thread, I just love photographing critters ;D

http://www.chicgeek.co.uk/Sorted/central park/zoo/zoo4.jpg




*cuddles*

[Pebs]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/RonnieandCatherineJune05.jpg
Pic of my friend and her filly, I love that she's blowing a raspberry :) She had to be put to sleep earlier this year, RIP Ronnie

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/Ivan.jpg
My main man, Ivan. I miss him!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/Floofs.jpg
Hamish the Floofs. I miss him too!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/Charlie.jpg
Charlie Farlie. I don't miss him, he's here and he just burped, dirty herbert!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/baby4.jpg
Evie and baby Posie, my first and only foray into the world of horse breeding. Posie is a couple of hours old.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/IMG_2376.jpg
Boing! First time out!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/five.jpg
A..er...bird!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/fus3.jpg
Fusilier, my foalie *wubs* He's a hormone-ridden fire-breathing moody teenager now.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/fus2.jpg
Me and Foos when he was ickle and cute!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/casper.jpg
Casper Cat!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/FusPheebs.jpg
Love this pic!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/Fus24months.jpg
Foos a month later, beefier!

[Pebs]

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/Lion.jpg
Grrr!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/hefflump.jpg
Hefflump

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/jerarf.jpg
Nice legs!

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Pebbles131/monkeee.jpg
Monkeh!

Hehe! Enjoy :)

[petemc]

I'm not a huge fan of reptiles and insects but give me cute hamster like critters and I'll snap em for hours.

http://vanilladays.com/chesterzoo/IMG_7012.jpg

http://vanilladays.com/chesterzoo/IMG_7120.jpg

http://vanilladays.com/chesterzoo/IMG_7454.jpg

http://vanilladays.com/chesterzoo/IMG_7469.jpg

http://www.vanilladays.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/IMG_1661-01.jpg

"Eh?"

http://www.vanilladays.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_4289.jpg

Rabbit, my hamster :D

http://www.vanilladays.com/gallery/images/animals/CRW_5257.jpg

Evil bird saw me.

[Stan_Lite]

Some Scouse doos having an early morning bath:

http://www.bigstan.net/Images/Scouse%20doos.jpg

[Pumpkinstew]

http://www.vanilladays.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/img_4289.jpg
Rabbit, my hamster :D


Russian dwarf is it? I used to have almost 20 of those.
You start with two supposedly male....:huh:

[petemc]

Nah not a Russian Dwarf. He's a Syrian. Your classic golden hamster.

[Matblack]

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/2190/murphzm8.jpg

Only one I've taken with the new camera that I'm happy with, need more practice

MB

[lostkat]

Took a couple of pigs of my fat American toad today as he's going to be rehomed. He's called Jabba and I can't believe he's so damn FAT!!!! Best of a bad bunch because he wouldn't bloody stop moving :angry:

http://lostkat.co.uk/jabba01.jpg

http://lostkat.co.uk/jabba02.jpg

[Tak]

Paul and Amys rats:

Big Simmi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Sams%20Photography/d6e1834a.jpg

Little Simmi
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Sams%20Photography/face51a5.jpg

Blue
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Sams%20Photography/8342bacc.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Sams%20Photography/6242301b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Sams%20Photography/39dd94b3.jpg

and Jack
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v205/Takhisis_uk/Sams%20Photography/ebef42c7.jpg




(Pictures 1, 3, 4 and 6 were actually taken through the bars)

[vix]

^_>

http://www.kaiowas.co.uk/vix/goggles5.jpg

[Tak]

^_>

Radar ears :D I loves it when animals do that :D The rats look very silly when they do

[SCM]

Some new critter shots from my recent zoo trip :D

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Flamingossmall.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Jaguarsmall.jpg

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Penguinshowersm.jpg

Got more but these were to my eye the best of the bunch considering all the animals were hiding from me or the sun, had there backs to me or just teased me with almost facing me then going nah i dont want to do that :p

SCM

[Tak]

http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Jaguarsmall.jpg

Awww :D

[SCM]

For Tak (http://www.stonecoldmicks.co.uk/Downloads/Jaguarlargetak.jpg)

There you go hon link to download a larger version of the jaguar photo :)

SCM

[Tak]

Thank you :) Nabbed :)

[Belmit]

http://www.belmit.co.uk/boatdrinks/pics/Jaguarsmall.jpg

[Tak]

;D

[Pumpkinstew]

The Jaguar is clearly holding back the tears after watching the most recent Meerkat Manor.
Poor Flower. :(

On a happier note our resident grey is back and cheekier than ever. The wire is a pigeon baffle which worked for a few months but they're over it now.
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/2186/sqcheekyws2.jpg

I had the most brilliant day today at the Cotswold Falconry centre. More pics to come when I've had the chance to sort through them.
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/6708/stewhawkxu3.jpg

[Pumpkinstew]

Rather slow but here are some birds of prey from a visit to the Cotswold Falconry centre. Definitely well worth a visit if anyone is in the North Oxfordshire area.

A Bald Eagle
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/4232/baldeaglety4.jpg

George the hawk
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1285/georgeuq4.jpg

Some Great Horned Owl chicks, 2 months old
http://img509.imageshack.us/img509/1958/owlchicksdv8.jpg

[Pumpkinstew]

This thread's been dead for too long.

My girlfriend took me to feed the meerkats today and the sun was out, the animals were happy and I had my camera to hand... so here are a few of the bajillion or so critter pics we came back with.:o

Firstly... MEERKATS!

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4426/meerkat1.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9159/meerkat2.jpg


Then we saw some marmosets. don't remember axactly what they were called because we soon gave them teh name 'Einstein Monkey'

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/888/marmosets1.jpg

[Pumpkinstew]

This cheeky starling was building a nest inside the jaguar enclosure.

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5925/starling.jpg

A very handsome macaw.

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5756/macaw.jpg

A ring tailed lemur with her baby.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3116/rtlemurbaby.jpg

And finally a raccoon in a hammock. Possibly called Bert.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7030/raccoon.jpg

[GSXRMovistar]

Okay mass spamage of wildlife pics:-

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/ColchesterZooSigma70-300_03.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-01.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-05.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-13.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-14.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-15.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-16.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-17.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-18.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-33.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-34.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-35.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-36.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-39.jpg

http://www.bakersplace.co.uk/Photography/content/Photography/Animals%20and%20Wildlife/20090219_ColchesterZoo-40.jpg

[Nutcase]

I don't even rank as an amateur photog, but have a few critters pics :)

http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/albums/Allsorts/DSCF0009_Boz.sized.jpg

Boz - my Nan's cat who my parents have now adopted as he kept tripping her up. He'll be 20 in October.

http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/albums/Allsorts/DSCF0027.sized.jpg

A stinky ferret my mum found in the garden and handed over to the RSPCA.

http://www.saabcentral.com/phpgallery/albums/Allsorts/DSCF0075.sized.jpg

A nosy mouse from a family that made their home in the garage :)