Posing Cows

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Posing Cows

Image by FatMandy
On the way back from a wander around the Forest of Dean, we found some cows in a field. Their dumb expressions were funny enough to make us stop the car and take some photos.

They LOVED it!

By the time we had been there about 5 minutes, they'd all come over to see what was going on!

Shell bank

Image by Darkroom Daze
Shell bank in a little cove by the old lime kiln on Coney Island, St.George's, Bermuda.

I shot these shells through the water, which was very shallow and very calm at the time.

This isn't meant to be a scientific shot but while I'm about it, most of the shells seem to be ark shells (Arca) and spiny oysters (Spondylus). The shells are encrusted by a variety of other organisms including stony reef corals (Siderastrea), bryozoans, other bivalves (? Chama) and coralline algae. (NB I'm not sure about the bivalve names but the coral name is definite!)

It wasn't clear whether this was simply a fishermen's midden or a natural shell bank. If natural, then it seems a bit strange that the insides of the shells are all relatively fresh whereas the outsides must have been exposed to settlement by other organisms for quite a long time, maybe as much as 3-5 years.

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Introducing Charlotte

Image by liquidnight
A few months ago we decided it was time to find a friend for Esther. Everything I've read about guinea pigs states that they're gregarious creatures who enjoy and benefit from having at least one cavy friend. It was all a matter of waiting for the right little pig to come along. We found her this weekend. Charlotte is only five weeks old and is an incredibly soft Abyssinian guinea pig, almost entirely black with little ginger patches here and there. She's still getting used to us and her new surroundings. I think we'll start the gradual introduction process this weekend. I sure hope they like each other. Our hope is that Charlotte's tender age will help facilitate the process.

Posing of a snake

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Posing of a snake

Image by alles-schlumpf
"We have a snake in our garden" the words of a friend during holliday in Sri Lanka. "Sure", I answered. "Never", I thought. But the friend closed the door. I took a short view in the garden and my first thought was: "Oh, what object lens is the best?". During friend searched for help I forgot all my fears. I wanted to take the best picture and did not notice the nearness.
The snake is not dangerous, the helpers told us. But I don´t know the exact name. Photographed in Sri Lanka.

"Dani, wir haben eine Schlange im Garten". "Na, klar, sicherlich", aber die Worte kamen so ruhig, dass ich das nicht glauben konnte. Aber bald merkte ich, dass das stimmt. Mein erster Gedanke war: Was für ein Objektiv ist das Beste? Ich habe jede Angst hinter der Kamera verloren und bemerkte schon gar nicht wie nah ich der Schlange war. Ich war einfach nur fasziniert, obwohl ich Schlangen eigentlich hasse (und ohne Kamera wahrscheinlich hysterisch reagiert hätte).
Die herbei eilenden Helfer sagten uns, dass diese Schlange völlig harmlos sei. Den genauen Namen weiß ich aber nicht. Aufgenommen in Sri Lanka.

Nein, ich habe nicht gesungen. Das wollte ich der Schlange nicht zumuten ;-) Aufgenommen in Sri Lanka.

Can't Wait to Get My Parrot Back

Image by e_monk
Thanks to Ross for playing bug platform.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Lucanidae
Subfamily: Lucaninae
Genus: Lucanus
Species: L. cervus
Binomial name: Lucanus cervus

dismantling the establishment

Image by wander.lust
I watched him take down his web for the day.

if you know the name of these animals, please post them in a comment!