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Aaaahhh...

So this...

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...inspired this?

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...man, I wish I had even a smidgen of such Talent...
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Matrixman wrote:plus my first real good close-up of a squirrel, after umpteen tries. Elusive little critters!
Maybe its a local thing, but we call those elusive critters chipmunks, not squirrels.
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Wayfriend wrote:
Matrixman wrote:plus my first real good close-up of a squirrel, after umpteen tries. Elusive little critters!
Maybe its a local thing, but we call those elusive critters chipmunks, not squirrels.
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Doh!
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Menolly wrote:Aaaahhh...

So this...


...inspired this?
I was wondering if anyone would notice. :wink:
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*blush*

If one follows both threads, how could we not?

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Matrixman wrote:Fantastic, Sea!!!

I'm so pleased to have a monitor now that can render photos like yours with some justice. They look awesome as my desktop background. 8)
Thanks MM! :D

And well spotted Menolly!


and a starfish from me:

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Sea: that starfish is amazing!

I've never actually seen one, and it totally fascinates me. :D
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Cool starfish!

Wait a minute....8O

Those Tidal River trees that were posted a while back, together with the other-worldliness of the sunsets, the unusually large marsupial, and that weird alien creature posted above....

Hmm, are you keeping the secret of transgalactic space travel from us Sea?

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Good to see you around, Reave. Really like your "Land's End" shot; I'd save it for use as wallpaper if only there was a bigger size version. (Hint, hint) :)
Those Tidal River trees that were posted a while back, together with the other-worldliness of the sunsets, the unusually large marsupial, and that weird alien creature posted above....

Hmm, are you keeping the secret of transgalactic space travel from us Sea?
A conspiracy? From our beloved Seareach? Say it isn't so!

And yeah, like Edge, I've never seen a starfish myself...and I don't recall ever seeing one like Sea's, even on nature programs.

Wayfriend...see, aren't you glad I made the effort to Google? I'm a more enlightened city bum now, secure in my knowledge of the difference between chipmunks and squirrels. :P

One more note: Just want to say it's pretty neat that this thread has become such a showcase for photos from around the world (apart from the KW Album). :)
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Post by Reave the Unjust »

Ask and you shall receive MM!

Land's End
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... ndsend.jpg

Rocks that could be a sleeping stone giant or something......
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00220.jpg

More of the Carn Euny ancient village
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00238.jpg
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Matrixman wrote:
Reave the Unjust wrote:Hmm, are you keeping the secret of transgalactic space travel from us Sea?
A conspiracy? From our beloved Seareach? Say it isn't so!

And yeah, like Edge, I've never seen a starfish myself...and I don't recall ever seeing one like Sea's, even on nature programs.

:lol: Me? Conspiracy? Too right! :biggrin:

However, the truth to this situation is very boring (no space travel involved). I am lucky to live in a wonderful part of Oz.

Can't believe you guys haven't seen a real starfish! That one was a "jewel" though. We have several different types in the rockpools down here but I'd never seen one like that before. And it was only about the size of a US quarter (an inch across). Hopefully when the weather warms up I'll be able to get pictures of the sea urchins which are amazing!
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Reave, your new avatar is fabulous! And thanks for the larger size pics. 8)


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Well I've seen THESE kinds of starfish, but NEVER one like that. Bizzarre.

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MM, water lillies are my favorite flower! Love the second one (my new desktop pic! :biggrin:).

And great starfish, Balon (or are they all now technically called Sea Stars?!?!). We get long armed ones like them here but they've got spikes all over them.
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Balon's starfish are the type I've seen as well, mostly down in the Florida Keys. I, too, have never seen one like the one in Sea's photo.
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Matrixman wrote:Reave, your new avatar is fabulous! And thanks for the larger size pics. 8)
Thanks! No problem mate.
Beautiful flowers BTW.

Here are some photos from Bristol Zoo, taken this weekend:

A Monkey Puzzle Tree
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00262.jpg

Tapir and Capybara (and baby tapir: sooo cuuute!)
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00265.jpg
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00264.jpg

Rhinoceros Iguana
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00261.jpg

Plumed Basilisk Lizard
(AKA the Jesus Christ Lizard for its water-running habits)
https://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g139 ... C00260.jpg

I have a few more taken on my gf's very nice digital camera. Will try to post these as soon as I can wrestle them from her grasp!
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Binks and I took our walk down at the dam this morning.
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These aint bandwidth friendly images and haven't taken the time to resize them but just some taken whilst dragging my mom around :) Most taken in and around Rotorua (a slightly volcanic place) or on the way there

kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/images/gorge.jpg
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/images/trees.jpg
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/images/stairs.jpg
kevinswatch.ihugny.com/phpBB2/images/roto.jpg

With my luck, they'll prolly not show up either :?
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