[PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 15:41

The_blue said:
Wrong thread?

I'm looking for wildlife but can't see any

Yeah , Sorry about that

PlatinumLiam · 4 Apr 2013 at 23:04

Here's a Duck Taking a Dive he did find something but clicked on to what i was doing and made a quick retreat back onto his Island thing where he came from

fallbayuk · 5 Apr 2013 at 21:59

My boy Boris this afternoon. Found out on Tuesday he's got cancer and isn't going to make it

Boris by saint_david, on Flickr

PlatinumLiam · 5 Apr 2013 at 22:29

fallbayuk said:
My boy Boris this afternoon. Found out on Tuesday he's got cancer and isn't going to make it

Boris by saint_david, on Flickr

Sorry to hear that great colour he is

An Exception · 5 Apr 2013 at 23:11

fallbayuk said:
My boy Boris this afternoon. Found out on Tuesday he's got cancer and isn't going to make it

Sorry to hear that mate.

Be careful not to let him suffer, some vet's try to get you to keep plying them with painkillers etc. for their gain, when the kindest thing to do would be to put them to sleep.
My mum had this happen to her, they just kept trying to sell her pain killers and steroids and wouldn't say what was wrong even after tests. Apparently she 'pressed' the issue with them and they finally told her he had cancer.

I had to have my labrador (not my golden) put to sleep last year, it was one of the hardest things ever as he died in my arms, but regardless of how sad and upsetting it was, I didn't want him to 'go' alone.

Rojin · 6 Apr 2013 at 02:57

Sad times, one of our cats suffered a stroke, then another that left him blind. The amazing thing is that he still found his way around the house to his favourite spots. Very sad to see though, he eventually passed away in his sleep after a short while. 18 years was a good run though!

Abraxaz1 · 10 Apr 2013 at 21:55

just managed to aqquire the Digital SLR from my step father as its unused and had a troll through my rather pathetic attempts over the years, should really pick up a guide to using it properly.

Anyway, think I can top your casual bird vistors

DSC_1037 by abraxaz1, on Flickr

DSC_1030 by abraxaz1, on Flickr

and a intrestting bug i encountered on a walk.

DSC_0248 by abraxaz1, on Flickr

Alz_D · 10 Apr 2013 at 23:25

Monkey Business by Alex Dutton Photography, on Flickr

His name is George......... Apparently

mrgubby · 12 Apr 2013 at 19:32

A few from the Wild

And a few not so Wild

booyaka · 12 Apr 2013 at 20:29

^^ stunning pictures. very nice!

Mine are a little more "passive" (read stuffed) than yours!

Nothing majorly exciting in terms of the subject, Kelvingrove Museum with the kids today but very very impressed with the sensor again in my RX100. All 4 pictures at ISO 2500 or 3200, lighting was poor in the place.

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3. Thru glass case as well

4.

fallbayuk · 13 Apr 2013 at 13:28

ThattechGuy said:
Sorry to hear that great colour he is

An Exception said:
Sorry to hear that mate.

Be careful not to let him suffer, some vet's try to get you to keep plying them with painkillers etc. for their gain, when the kindest thing to do would be to put them to sleep.
My mum had this happen to her, they just kept trying to sell her pain killers and steroids and wouldn't say what was wrong even after tests. Apparently she 'pressed' the issue with them and they finally told her he had cancer.

I had to have my labrador (not my golden) put to sleep last year, it was one of the hardest things ever as he died in my arms, but regardless of how sad and upsetting it was, I didn't want him to 'go' alone.

Rojin said:
Sad times, one of our cats suffered a stroke, then another that left him blind. The amazing thing is that he still found his way around the house to his favourite spots. Very sad to see though, he eventually passed away in his sleep after a short while. 18 years was a good run though!

Thank you. It was obvious last night he didn't have any fight left in him, so we took him to the vets this morning and said our goodbyes. We stayed with him as he was put to sleep. Hardest thing I've ever done, we're both in bits and I already miss him terribly.

Boris by saint_david, on Flickr

fiveub · 13 Apr 2013 at 13:41

snips86x · 13 Apr 2013 at 14:54

mrgubby said:

OMG!! This is just incredible. I don't see many WOW pics, but this is........WOW! What a shot.

Here are some of my favourites. Tried to get a few, but too many to choose from.

mrgubby · 14 Apr 2013 at 17:13

snips86x said:
OMG!! This is just incredible. I don't see many WOW pics, but this is........WOW! What a shot.

Thanks

It was taken on a meet organised on the TalkPhotography forums.

Possibly the best place I've ever been for Birds of Prey

Phal · 21 Apr 2013 at 20:38

Stumble across this little dude today

My 70-200mm is my longest lens currently and I wish I'd had something bigger for this! He started off a bit further away and this was the my favourite shot of him (rest of the shots in the set linked below)

All the shots are fairly heavily cropped since he was 25-35m away the whole time but they're not too bad

Yep, definitely a HUMAN! by Phal44, on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/phal44/sets/72157633294192143/

2StepSteve · 22 Apr 2013 at 20:04

Swan by SteveRix, on Flickr

Black Headed Gull by SteveRix, on Flickr

Oreo by SteveRix, on Flickr

Persistence Pays Off by SteveRix, on Flickr

GAC · 30 Apr 2013 at 17:02

one of a song thrush i grabbed a couple of days ago while walking the mutt.

not cropped it just tweaked the colours a smidge in the nikon software viewer.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/922440_574441805920870_1121130719_o.jpg

Kevin Clark · 5 May 2013 at 20:38

This one was in full on squawking mode today

King Damager · 27 May 2013 at 23:33

Haven't done massive amounts of wildlife before, some of these are quite close crops (all shot with 24-105). Need to invest in something longer really.

Rabbit shoot-1 by King Damager, on Flickr

Rabbit shoot-2 by King Damager, on Flickr

Rabbit shoot-3 by King Damager, on Flickr

Rabbit shoot-5 by King Damager, on Flickr

Rabbit shoot-6 by King Damager, on Flickr

Run Wabbit Run by King Damager, on Flickr

Magpie strut by King Damager, on Flickr

Magpie Landing by King Damager, on Flickr

Magpie in flight by King Damager, on Flickr

Magpie gliding by King Damager, on Flickr

kd

BananaDunka · 27 May 2013 at 23:50

I do like the framing on the first one! Appears to be some purple fringing on the wings of the Magpie though?