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Nice pix Howard...what, no pix from our deck?

OK but unfortunately the weather was against us. Sally liked the fact she has incorporated the Bay and GG bridges!


A shot from John M's deck towards San Francisco over Oakland.

Just to put the eagle owl's size in perspective....



The girl said that it could easily crush a lamb's skull. Nice.

Tony

I was here two days ago. Weather was great!

Last weekend here in Vancouver...

A few random shots from the Scottsdale area.

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More whale shots

well here's a few in Alaska...amazing place just bursting with sea life



this one was pure luck



Fish anybody?



Well I've had mine just relaxing after a nice meal, watching those strange humans...

Very, very cool. The whale shot is astonishing. We saw some good Orca breaches but I was never fast enough.

Mmm, whale.

Great food.

Careful Christian ...

I once got chased by a stallion over a field. (I think I then did the 100m in 7 seconds. )

I was chased by a horse when I was a kid as well.
Been afraid of them ever since.
Afraid of clowns too, although I've never been chased by one....

I was run at by horses many times as a kid. If you stand still showing no fear, they are very friendly when they get to you!

We had a lovely mare at home, called Faro, who so trusted me that I was allowed to play with her several foals from new-birth. Mares are notoriously protective with new-borns, and yet she would gallop to me and leave the foal, and we would return to the baby and I would be trusted to play with him or her!

Horses are lovely, and dogs even nicer! At the stud farm, the stallions can soon tell who is unafraid, and mutual respect is the order of the day. I was always detailed to hold the mare during service, even from an eleven year old. Niether stallion nor mare was perturbed by the presence of a small unthreatening child.

ATB from George

This horse I met was protecting his harem(?) and was NOT friendly. This was in 2005 and it's the only time I've felt fear of death.

Dear Christian,

I think that it is important to understand a little of the way animals think. No one would try to take a bone off a strange dog, and expect to get away without being bitten!

ATB from George

George

Without the benefit of your experience, neither would I stand still, showing no fear in the middle of a field with a stallion charging at me!!

Peter

These 3 shots were taken this evening from my balcony. 'twas a nice evening.

What a view!

Great colours you captured.

Back to wildlife photos. I was pleased with this, captured on my Panasonic DMC-LX2 pocket sized camera - excellent when out walking and you want something easy to carry.

The Swallowtail, so rare in Britain but I saw three whilst waking in Tuscany!

Geoff's picture of the whale on the last page is truly breathtaking. The picture although still, conveys movement of these wonderful creatures. Well, here's my attempt, albeit on a much smaller scale - the hummingbird hawk moth never seems to be still as it flits from flowerhead to flowerhead. I found it quite a challenge to follow them around.

Kind regards,

Peter

Hi all, thought I would add some photos of a recent trip to Snowdonia, and the terrifying Crib Goch hike (climb!) Thanks to those who helped me choose the camera, still getting used to it but very pleased so far, the light was terrible!







Regards,

Fred

Is this any nice?

Great pictures Fred ... making me homesick again.





Here's a couple of humpback whale shots from Hervey Bay just up the road (well about 4 hours drive I suppose). The breach was the only one we saw at that distance all day but I was on-the-lookout and prepared, so a little bit of luck and a lot of waiting.



Checkout the pictures at this flickr site. I don't know this lady but she takes beautiful pictures of my home country.

Cheers
Scott

Scott

Thanks for the link.

If you like great photos, you can take a look at www.trekearth.com Loads of great pics.

Like this from Wales: