Anyone know what this is?

Carl Stevenson wrote:

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sixtywagon wrote:

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I miss looking at all the turtles in Ontario...We don't have any here in Alberta

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No turtles?  Wow, we see lots of painted and the odd snapping like this one.

 

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 I've been told there are turtles down southern alberta way, but nothing up in central, I guess it gets to cold here and the frost line is deeper so they wouldn't survive hibernation

 

Sure an amazing creature! Not really what you'd call "pretty"!

I've had a bear down around the hazelnut trees, feasting on the nuts a couple of times in the last week. No photos though, as it's at night, and I wasn't going down there. It's funny to hear him cracking nut after nut for an hour at a time.

Great pictures guys!! I don't take too many of wildlife, but I'll contribute... some closer to home and a couple from as far as i could get away!

musky fishing a few weeks ago!



A couple of monkeys at... yes, the 'monkey temple' a buddhist temple in kathmandu nepal from last year...



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-- Edited by Pontiacanada on Tuesday 12th of October 2010 05:34:50 AM

One we took in last summer.He came up to the back of our garage and stayed....

What a great thread.

Here's one:

Back in the summer I directed a funeral in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto.  The deceased was an elderly lady, much loved, active, outdoorsy.  The Anglican priest was about to lead the Our Father when suddenly a six point white tail rose up from behind a nearby upright granite monument.  We all froze.  Gets better: the deer walked right up to us and stood silently for about 10 seconds before sprinting away.  We all took with us our own thoughts on what that moment meant.  I'm told by the grounds keepers that there's a small group of about 8 and that they can be seen in Section 10 of the cemetery early in the morning.  I wish I had a snap but cracking out the Blackberry at the lady's funeral wouldn't have been appropriate.

Here's another:

My son and a friend in Florida this summer.  His girlfriend caught the beast.



-- Edited by JetFan on Tuesday 12th of October 2010 12:49:08 PM

I'm not sure I'd want that coffee after he delivered it!

Dude, You gotta set the hook.





69Laurentian wrote:

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I don't have a lot of wildlife photos, however here are a couple of pics of the miniature horses a friend of mine breeds:





There's a hawk that hangs around our place. A few times he's nailed our window trying to catch the birds at our feeder. It's hard to get a decent shot as he usually flies away. I got this one from a distance


I'm the first to admit that I love  to fish, however I'm terrible at it. One day I'll visit one of you experts and get some real pointers. My son and  I have a standing joke in that whenever we go fishing we get nibbles and nothing else. This summer my wife came a long and said "Maybe you have too big of a hook". Ya right I thought but just to prove her wrong I attached a little wee hook...
This is what happened

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 Heres one I seen last year in Jasper.  Thought that lady was nuts, until the family of Japanese tourest stopped and stood in front of him, so the Dad could get a picture????   Especially since he had his whole herd there with him...

sixtywagon wrote:

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 Heres one I seen last year in Jasper.  Thought that lady was nuts, until the family of Japanese tourest stopped and stood in front of him, so the Dad could get a picture????   Especially since he had his whole herd there with him...

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It's a fact that more people are injured by Elk in the national parks, than all the other animals combined!