Animals The Animal Kingdom: wild or domestic!

[Aushiker]

‘Modestine’ with Friend by Andrew Priest, on Flickr

A cousin of Modestine calmly makes her/his way down the trail with a friend.

Chemin de Stevenson-2018-D11- 11: Day 11 of 12 – Gare de Cassagnas to St Germain de Calberte: Walking the Chemin de Stevenson (#GR70 Robert Louis Stevenson Trail) in the south of France.

 

[MiguelATF]

In the slightly rural old farmhouse where I live in southern Oregon, we are often visited by wild deer, searching for food. The vegetable garden has been fenced off with tall deer-proof fencing, but in other parts of the property, the deer will occasionally appear for a brief visit. This visitor stopped by this afternoon, with a few friends - and stared at me (in apparent disbelief?) when I quietly raised my camera...

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[MiguelATF]

The long, unseasonably hot Summer, the short Autumn and now the onset of the colder weather of Winter, all seem to have conspired to bring more deer out of the neighboring farmland and forest, and into the inhabited human areas. This young deer, and several of his - or her - family members - were busy eating the fallen fruit from the crab-apple tree alongside my mailbox, which sits on an infrequently traveled rural lane. But the deer are ever watchful, turning their heads this way and that, to search for predators.

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And listening, too. Which reminds me what what Little Red Riding Hood said to the Wolf who had disguised itself as her grandmother, after eating the old lady: "My, what big ears you have."

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[ReneBee]

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[tonyturley]

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[Bart J D]

family portrait

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[Harry Cutts]

Rat in the park (heavy crop)
Fuji XT1, 15-45 lens

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[Bart J D]

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[JensM]

From the archives:

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A glorious morning in Masai Mara in 2019.

 

[will focus]

Some Alpaca tender moments...

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...and hanging with the hounds

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[MountainMan79]

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[kyteflyer]

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What a beautiful creature. Arctic Fox, yes?

 

[MountainMan79]

What a beautiful creature. Arctic Fox, yes?

Agreed. And yes, Arctic fox.

 

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Taken from my drivers side window of my car, about 8 feet away from the baby fox.

 

[MoonMind]

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Taken from my drivers side window of my car, about 8 feet away from the baby fox.

They're just beautiful - but I should only feature one, I reckon; which one would you prefer?

M.

 

[will focus]

They're just beautiful - but I should only feature one, I reckon; which one would you prefer?

M.

Thank you, I suppose the one that is awake is the most engaging.

 

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[melanie.ylang]

The local echidna which lives under our deck. This was the first time I'd seen it front-on, as it's usually bustling past in one direction or another. It's fond of bathing in the little pond when the weather is hot!

Edit: taken through a glass window from inside the house.

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[tonyturley]

Man, you guys with these stunning images. The only things I ever see are the front yard squirrels, and the occasional deer.

 

[mike3996]

I don't even spot deer any more.