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Fart Amplifier posted:Sure, let me just approach this strong wild animal which basically has knives for hair. What could go wrong? The one I just posted was one of three in my yard. I walked within 6 feet to get to my truck. They're not shy around people and they can gently caress you up if they get aggressive.
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Ethics question for the thread: could you finish off a mortally wounded animal? Warning: following images may be disturbing. On my last Sunday Drive I saw several road-killed garter snakes, not unusual given the time of year and the weather we've been having.  Road-Kill Snake by Execudork, on FlickrBut one was clearly moving as I drove over it, straddled between the wheels of my car; it was in the middle of the northbound drive lane of Highway 2, I'm certain my wheels did not touch it. I stopped about 100m down the road then walked back to check on it. My plan was if it's alive I'd move it off the road. I shot the above photo walking along the road. There were about a billion large grasshoppers around, many squished on the road but plenty more hopping around. When I got to the snake that had been moving, I found it severely injured but still very much alive.  Road Almost-Kill Snake 1 by Execudork, on Flickr Road Almost-Kill Snake 2 by Execudork, on Flickr Road Almost-Kill Snake 3 by Execudork, on FlickrI considered ways to end this animal's pain, but I don't know enough about snakes to know FOR SURE that this individual was doomed to a few more hours on that road before expiring from dehydration / exposure / opportunistic predator (there are plenty of coyotes, foxes, skunks, and racoons in that part of the province, not to mention raptors and corvids galore). In the end I walked away, under the assumption that either it'll get itself off the road or somebody will squish it before long. It seemed stuck, but moved its tail so it wasn't paralyzed beyond the injury site. What would you have done?
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ExecuDork posted:Ethics question for the thread: could you finish off a mortally wounded animal? Warning: following images may be disturbing. I've had to finish off several this summer (moles and woodchucks) that my dog crippled then left partly alive in our yard. Sucks, but it's the right thing to do in that situation.
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ExecuDork posted:Ethics question for the thread: could you finish off a mortally wounded animal? Warning: following images may be disturbing. I had to kill a huge raven that had its back broken and wing shredded (I'm assuming from a vehicle). Its mate was hanging around the area yelling at me, which made the whole thing even worse, but it would have suffered an even worse fate if I left it to the local wildlife. It just watched me without moving much and it seemed to know I was going to kill it. I felt like poo poo afterwards.
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Bugs count as wildlife, right? (photodump!) White butterfly and fly by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Bee by straygiraffe, on Flickr  European peacock by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Fly by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Hoverfly by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Butterfly by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Garden snail by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Itsy bitsy spider by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Bee by straygiraffe, on Flickr  Red Admiral Butterfly by straygiraffe, on Flickr
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Fraction posted:Bugs count as wildlife, right? (photodump!) These aren't bugs, duder.
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William T. Hornaday posted:These aren't bugs, duder. I was being lazy with categories  Fart Amplifier posted:Some curious young deer I think this would be really, really cool if you trimmed some of the black from the bottom. It's already an interesting photo but (in my opinion) there's too much black at the bottom. Fraction fucked around with this message at 06:21 on Sep 29, 2014 |
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Fraction posted:I think this would be really, really cool if you trimmed some of the black from the bottom. It's already an interesting photo but (in my opinion) there's too much black at the bottom.  DSC_3056.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Fart Amplifier posted:Some curious young deer I keep scrolling up and down over these two pictures and saying "BOING BOING BOING BOING BOING"
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More deer This buck is not understanding why I am existing in his personal space  What are you looking at? by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr Nope by Steven Sarginson, on FlickrThese fawns were playfully chasing each other at ridiculous speeds and didn't seem to care that I was there.  DSC_3147.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr DSC_3155.jpg by Steven Sarginson, on FlickrI'm not sure what this crow stole, but it sure upset the magpies  Getaway chase by Steven Sarginson, on Flickr
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Fart Amplifier posted:More deer Those are some wonderful deer  I forgot that I took this one. A little chipmunk from back in August.  lil chipmunk by cha_reckoning, on Flickr
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Fart Amplifier posted:I'm not sure what this crow stole, but it sure upset the magpies Great picture, by the way. EDIT: A muskrat I saw a couple of weeks ago.  SD 139 94 by Execudork, on Flickr SD 139 95 by Execudork, on Flickr
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Not really wildlife, but pigs are a rarer sight for me than deer. 5B4A9091 by Jason the Hutt, on Flickr
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The elk are down at the lake in Evergreen.  Elk5 by torgeaux, on Flickr Elk2 by torgeaux, on Flickr Elk3 by torgeaux, on FlickrAnd the squirrels are out in my bird feeder, too.  Distrustful Seed Thief by torgeaux, on Flickr Another Seed Thief by torgeaux, on Flickr
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Zoo trip, Taronga Zoo in Sydney  I don't always sit on a branch, but when I do...    Cobra  Eye to eye with the most venomous snake in the world (Inland Taipan), still gave me the shivers despite the fact it was behind glass. Why do Australian snakes have to be so ludicrously venomous and also so drat unassuming? I could look at a rattlesnake or a cobra and know instantly it was dangerous with that rattle or crazy hood. Our snakes just look so generic...   Stupid picturesque zoo location...  Look thick. Solid. Tight.  Sp they have ducks (and ducklings) and a pelican in the same enclosure (not accidentally either, there are signs for both of them), and the pelican was desperately trying to eat the duckling, but the duckling kept getting away. I know stuff like that happens in nature, but there is a reason they don't put the zebras and the lions in the same enclosure...
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I tried cropping this, but then the sense of scale got really hosed up Deer by tylerhuestis, on Flickr
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A young Roosevelt elk bull keeping an eye out for the dominant bull elk-closeup by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Pacific tree frog, trying to climb back into the foliage after eating its weight in wood boring beetles  pacific-treefrog by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Northern red-legged frog  red-legged by Redwood Planet, on Flickr Anise swallowtail  swallowtail-ground by Redwood Planet, on Flickr An elk calf that really wants that one cluster of grass seeds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xctPeTpgg34
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Moon Potato posted:A young Roosevelt elk bull keeping an eye out for the dominant bull Nice frogs, was trying to find some today, heard a bunch of calls but was unable to find the source. Did find a Western redback salamander though.  https://flic.kr/p/pFyK2f
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Dread Head posted:Nice frogs, was trying to find some today, heard a bunch of calls but was unable to find the source. Did find a Western redback salamander though. Nice salamander. I was out looking for those when I found the frogs.
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Went out tonight looking for frogs, only found an invasive bullfrog.
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The Wildlife Photography of the Year have just had their annual ceremony and revealed this year's winners. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/wpy/gallery/2014/index.html
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Fart Amplifier posted:
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Went looking for turkeys this morning, something tells me that this is not a turkey. Morning Doe by Shrieking Muppet, on Flickr
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Moon Potato posted:Ungulates are grace incarnate. Nature at it's finest!
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Getting around to processing more. 
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Been playing around with some older shots. Blocked path by cha_reckoning, on Flickr  Mr. Redtail by cha_reckoning, on Flickr  Oh Deer by cha_reckoning, on Flickr Jimlad posted:Getting around to processing more. Aww, I love Elephant Shrews. So cute
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William T. Hornaday posted:No no no no no no no. Alright, explain so I may learn from my mistakes. Although I make no apologies for stupid file names 
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William T. Hornaday posted:No no no no no no no. Is it the HDR-esque processing on the photo, or the identification as a deer (cervid), or the pun that you object to? To me, it's an OK shot, but looks suspiciously over-processed. Halo effect, especially on the antlers, is a bit off-putting.
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