our back yard animals

[iamprof40]

we live in the country and have lot of visitors (and some of our own)
This is Graynose!!!Original, eh?
Quite a few were taken by my wife
who is much more patient than I.

[iamprof40]

mother and baby being rescued from the pool in the pool basket

[iamprof40]

most people around here kill snakes
I don't like killing any living thing
we think its a rat snake (comments from snake experts?)
again in/from the pool

[iamprof40]

He was not happy
some do play dead
some just hiss and show those fangs
they LOVE chicken bones
chew them to pieces in a minute

[iamprof40]

graynose likes to hide under here

[SassyShots]

mother and baby being rescued from the pool in the pool basket

I don't think that is mother and "baby" :rofl I think that is mother and "boyfriend" :D

[iamprof40]

OH!!
Could be, we still had to rescue them!!!!

[DaddyO]

Nice outfit for the cat. :thumb I'd agree also thats probably not baby frog. :wink

[iamprof40]

The canna plant.
Interesting I took around 40 images of this plant
about 20 on an EFS 17-85
and the rest on an 28-105L
the color seemed much better on the EFS lens

[iamprof40]

see above

[iamprof40]

see above

[iamprof40]

taken by my wife

[iamprof40]

he just strolled in one day
my wife's pic

[iamprof40]

God, I'm tired..........
(taken by Amy, my wife)

[iamprof40]

God....I'm tired too
knucklehead as a pup
he is now 89 pounds
Amy's pic

[iamprof40]

Waiting patiently for dinner
Now over 80 pounds and still getting bigger
pure muscle

[iamprof40]

Taken by my wife on a HP R967

[iamprof40]

grown from a seed put out for the birds
taken by my wife on an HP R967

[darkdragon]

He was not happy
some do play dead
some just hiss and show those fangs
they LOVE chicken bones
chew them to pieces in a minute

these things are so spooky. When I worked at the zoo it was the only animal I refused to feed/clean the cage. No way I was getting in there with it.

[iamprof40]

some bugs are nice
this one seems to be

[iamprof40]

where the legs meet the body of the leggy blond.......

[iamprof40]

just hangin'
taken with Canon EF-S 17-85 mm
great lens

[iamprof40]

amazing construction

[iamprof40]

I just love these colors
and this 17-85 mm EF-S!!

[iamprof40]

Yes, may I help you?

[iamprof40]

The little guy who spins the webs in "Spiders web sans spider" thread
he may not be beautiful
he may be cruel
but he is awfully clever

[iamprof40]

awaiting dinner to come to my web

[iamprof40]

My web is a mess, I'm hungry due to darned frogs here last night eating all the good bugs
and I must hang around all day...life sucks

[iamprof40]

massaged through the software makes him look pretty

[iamprof40]

I went clothes shopping

[iamprof40]

Don't you think I'm very handsome?

[iamprof40]

Someone has to know the type......
I just think he is pretty
Canon XTi/100-400L at 400mm in bright sunlight

[iamprof40]

still hangin'

[iamprof40]

Oh yes , I oversee all that goes on in the garden below
Isn't he magnificent?

[iamprof40]

No, I'm not the Geico Gecko
I'm cuter!!!


NOTE: I thought the above was a tiny bit funny, but everybody else thinks it silly
and this is REALLY a tree frog
each to his/her own
I just take the pictures, I should let """she who must be obeyed"""
do the captions
Xti/24-105L by the way with flash

[iamprof40]

oooooooooooooooh its tough holding on up here all day
the other guy is just sitting
duh

[iamprof40]

Must be an early flight, I guess
but i'm ready
where are we going again?

[iamprof40]

Come on in, lots to see folks

[iamprof40]

If I'm patient, something will come along
and then .....bang.....its ALL mine
I can move sooooo fast
when the sprit moves me so to do
meantime, keep perfectly still
even when this ahem...person ....flashes me with his darned flash
on his Xti/17-85 EF-S/flash

[iamprof40]

hello
I'm the brass hummingbird
here in the garden
ever heard of ""The Perfumed Garden"" by H. Hesse
well. I'm similar
I don't really exist either

[iamprof40]

darn....nearly got that bug
KFC again tonight

[iamprof40]

me, taken at night with flash to see the web structure
spiders are amazing in how they spin webs
I never realized this before digital photography came along
I'm sure many people did, but I didn't

[iamprof40]

I'm sure the bug experts know what it is
I was just testing out my skills with the 100-400L at 400 mm
for when I get back to aircraft photography

[iamprof40]

No I don't do insurance

[iamprof40]

looks just like it
'cept its not black!!!

[iamprof40]

I'm hunting, they are late with my food supply.....again

[iamprof40]

I think I can just squeeze through

[iamprof40]

Spanish moss lit by the setting sun on a lovely day

[iamprof40]

Well bug experts?
What am I?

[iamprof40]

no, not my aunt

[iamprof40]

Taken by my wife on an HP R967, with great patience.

[iamprof40]

Also taken by my wife on an HP R967
They were so tame they came to eat during the day when the kids were asleep!!
Sadly, most people here shoot them, we just like to take pictures.
If the whole world behaved like that we would all be better off.
Yeah, photographers!!!

[iamprof40]

Taken on my newly acquired (swapped) Sigma 10-20 mm lens at about 18mm x 1.6x
great lens, in my humble opinion....

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