I'm a big animal fan along with picture taking so here are a few of my wildlife encounters. I hope you enjoy them. ^_^

Dan told me if it was rutting season, I wouldn't want to get to close to the elk like that.... I'll take his word for it. :D

Here is one of a Humming Bird Moth These things are really cool! B)

Here is one of a Clarks Nutcracker I took in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
These things will eat anything.
Another reason their nick name is camp robbers.

Here is a cute little baby Ground squirrel.
He was sharing a hole with 3 other brothers and sisters. ^_^

Wow, great pics,,, but,, um,, are those harder to take than making little kids sit still for family portraits?

No Si, little kids are alot harder to get to sit still.

WWWhhhhooooo am I?

Oh deer....

Man, only when it ain't hunting season, I get within 30 meters of two sweet 4x4 bucks!

Great picture snowdog!

I only shoot them with my camera Carl, I leave that up to Dan.... :D
Plus you never know...maybe thats Santas reindeer scopping out the layout for next year.

Do housepets count? Here is my dog Fluffy. He is a little standoffish til he gets to know you.

Here is spike,,

The only reason birds land on me is they didn't think I looked human. <_<

For those of you who know me,, this was taken the season of the padlock story.

The neighbor's pit bull. nasty dog,, a biter too,,

would you scratch my ears?----right there --no over just a little --aaahhhhhh!!

Some are just sooo cute and cuddly!
Carl

<-------Falls out of the chair! ^_^

Those are great pictures! So you guys have been holding out on pets from us eh?.

Arizona wildlife

Here's another one

Let's go north to Wyoming

OOOps forgot to re-size that last one

Sorry Garry.....Had to do it.... -_-
Besides I wouldn't exactly call her "wild" life......


CP

Sorry Denise I already feel the SHAME..................... :(

GARRY!! And in my animal thread! :( Feel shame....

I resized your pictures for you.

This one is for Si ----it's the neighbors' little horny toad-- or so they tell me!!

You scratched my ears so I cloned myself--you do have two hands don't you?

Now that you met my brother Darryll and my other brother Darryll --it's time to meet me---you guessed it ---I'm darryll (three) too!!

6 A. M.--the sun is up and the dew is running off

This one is for C.P.---next time you are in the dog house you won't have to go to town and buy them --just print it off and put in vase!!

If you are only in a little " trouble " then you could use this one!!

Sorry Denise, I'm a very bad boy. :( I will try to do better But I have an excuse :o I spent all day yesterday with Russ B) It's all his fault :P

Shame on you for blaming that on Santa... ^_^

Beautiful Snowdog! This Humming bird will love them. :)

Can you see the fish?

Heres a hint.....
He does! :D

Sgaolson---this was taken 5 minutes earlier when she first got home from the hair dresser's-----or could this be one of Si' "Chupa Cabres" ?

these are for Mrs. C. P.

one last one----pink is always pretty!! double holly-hock

You must have a very good tele foto lens to get that close.

SDOG Your Killin' me

Want some used goat meat?
Carl

Here is a Mountain Bluebird.
They are so cool! This is the male bird. :)

Spring has to be here --bluebirds and daf-o-dils!!!!

So there I was, hunting the elusive yellow in Stanton AZ, and came across something that I can't explain...so I took his picture. He reminded me of a sasquatch but with somewhat of a shave and a name. He said he just came back from his first try at drywashing, and that he was hot, dirty, and hungry. I just figured that's the way he always looked.
His name?
BEHOLD THE EVIL ERNIE IN THE WILD!!!

Oh, one more thing, I did happen to find a little yeller, it's a little one, about 1/2 a gram. I'll get a pic post haste. But being this is a wildlife thread, I'll post one of my soon to be famous :P b&w's of my fav desert plant, the Saguaro Cactus.

I've seen that lovable creature before...hehe
Just dont try to take his equipment or his snuffer bottle, and you should be fine. :D
You run across some of them slobbering porch cows? You have to watch your water around them.

Snake season is upon us here in the desert. This one is sort of a big boy,, make a little fatter because he just had a big meal.

18 rattles I think. But he didnt cooperate very much,, shake shake shake,,, made them hard to count.

:o Eeeekkkk Si! Watch yourself out there! :)

looks like that guy had a full stomach.

This was our 7 am encounter today. :D

This is a Turkey Vulture. I got this pic of him today.
Man is he ugly. Its hard to see his red head.