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Category Archives: Amazing Animals
A New Favorite Bird
“Tawny Frogmouth” – Wikipedia.com
“The tawny frogmouth (Podargus strigoides) is a species of frogmouth native to and found throughout the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Tawny frogmouths are big-headed, stocky birds often mistaken for owls due to their nocturnal habits and similar colouring.” ~ Wikipedia.com
This is a new favorite bird for me because I put it into the category “So-Ugly-It’s-CUTE.” How could you not love something that looks like this?
Mark David – http://www.mdavid.com.au
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The Beautiful Art of Pet Portraits
“Tribute” – Jessica Anlauf – LinkedIn
Jessica Anlauf – LinkedIn
Rita Kirkman – LinkedIn
“Stan” – Niki Firmin – LinkedIn
“Tosca” – Niki Firmin – LinkedIn
Gary Wing – LinkedIn
Gary Wing – Linkedin
Who Doesn’t Love Doggies?
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
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Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
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Skunked!
Jacob Dingel – WildlifeHelp.org
The first indication we got last night was Amber suddenly standing up – fur standing up on the back of her neck and her butt – agitated and whining, demanding to go out. We have learned the hard way NOT to let her out at times like this.
We penned Amber up behind a dog gate and went out to the garage to investigate. We never SAW him, but it was obvious that a skunk had either been in the garage or had been close by. The garage REEKED.
Happily, both doggies and one cat were inside. Smoke, our 2nd cat, apparently only walked through the odor, not having gotten skunked directly. Her dose wasn’t even bad enough we had to try to bathe her. I’m really happy because she would have expressed her intense displeasure by ripping us to shreds while we tried to apply the fix.
(We use a recipe of hydrogen peroxide and Dawn dish washing liquid to bathe our animals when they’ve been skunked. It works better than the standard tomato juice suggestion, and well enough that we can allow the treated and then bathed animals back into the house.)
We took the doggies out for their final outing separately – each on a leash – to make sure we had control of them.
This morning you can still smell skunk in the garage, but we have the garage door open and expect most of the odor to be gone by the time we close up for the night tonight.
I have no clue what we would have to do to try to get the smell out if the skunk had given the garage a serious dose…
Filed under Amazing Animals, Challenges
Cat’s Meow
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
“I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.” -William Shakespeare, Henry IV
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“When they are among us, cats are angels.” – George Sand
Wim Beunderman – LinkedIn
“I really am a cat transformed into a woman.” – Brigitte Bardot
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“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” ~ Jules Verne
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“Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, “I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?” ~ Bette Midler
The Gorgeous Polar Bear
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2011 Charles Glatzer, http://www.shootthelight.com via RJ Bennett – LinkedIn
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*These photos are taken by several wonderful photographers. All are joined in an effort to preserve our planet, habitats, and the wonderful diversity of life it contains.
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Detente in the Dining Area
Abby and Smoke are wonderful cats, but they aren’t really great friends. At best, they disdainfully tolerate each other. Most often, one is in the house and the other out – then they exchange places. One or both of them regularly take over the huge dog beds -at opposite ends – daring the doggies to get even close.
I was really surprised today to see them actually sharing the same small cat bed in the dining area! I think the biggest thing was that the bed was lying in a shaft of sunlight and it was warm.
It’s a bit of a struggle in this household to keep everyone’s noses in joint. The cats are jealous of each other, plus the dogs, and vice versa. We spent a LOT of time making sure that everyone eats at the same time, has plenty of water, go in an out pretty much at will, plus get at least her share of love from each of us on a daily basis.
It was really nice – and much appreciated – to see detente in the dining area.
Filed under Amazing Animals, Family
Reading is a Joy and a Pathway
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
Dr. Seuss – Practicing Normal – Pinterest
Children and Animals
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Yo-Yo Weather
Ciker
Our weather is driving me nuts. It’s a wonder EVERYONE isn’t down with a cold.
Yesterday afternoon and evening it was really cold and we were supposed to get snow. We lucked out and didn’t get it, but we needed to drip water from a couple of our sinks to be sure the pipes wouldn’t freeze, with a low of 18 degrees F.
Today the high is supposed to be in the 50’s! The sun is shining and it’s beautiful outside. We used this wonderful lull in our weather to fill up bird feeders on the deck. The birds were appreciative. :0)
Monday we’re supposed to get rain/ice/snow again….
We’re trying to dress in layers because no matter what you choose, you’re either too warm or too cool to be comfortable. Our doggies don’t seem to mind the cold-one-day-with-snow-on-the-ground and then almost t-shirt weather the next. I had to deal with the carcass of an armadillo they found and brought into the front yard to chew on yesterday. I gingerly picked it up – and it was the biggest armadillo I’ve personally ever seen – doubled bagged it and put it in the trash, then double-bagged the large trash bag… I have this illusion that our doggies are so SWEET and FUN-LOVING and AFFECTIONATE. It hurts my heart a bit when they stomp on those illusions a bit chewing on a stinky armadillo or deer skull… UGH.
Anthony J. D’Angelo
Filed under Amazing Animals, Family, Mother Nature, Seasons
Roadrunner
When we were sitting at our dining room table this morning, we suddenly noticed a road runner sitting in a ‘shovel bird’ feeder we made and have attached to the deck railing! I ran to get a camera, as it and my phone were both in the office. I was 10 seconds too late. By the time I got back, the road runner had moved to the side railing and by the time I got my camera ready, he had jumped off into the grass.
Here you can see the shovel bird where the road runner was sitting in the shovel part. I wish I could have captured the moment for you.
Filed under Amazing Animals, quality of life
Owls are Incredible
“The owl,” he was saying, “is one of the most curious creatures. A bird that stays awake when the rest of the world sleeps. They can see in the dark. I find that so interesting, to be mired in reality when the rest of the world is dreaming. What does he see and what does he know that the rest of the world is missing?”
― Seduction
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Double Dose of CUTE
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
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Massage, Fish, and Tax Prep, Oh My!
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My day started super-nicely with a massage by my massage therapist, Lynn Moody. She’s absolutely the best. She tackles an old lady with lots of aches and creaky bones and I emerge smiling and relaxed. I just wish I could afford to have massages more often!
My Aquarium Club
My poor fish are swimming around in cloudy water, so on my list, as soon as I finish this post, is to go vacuum out their tank, change the decor, and get them back into a clean, fresh tank.
Get It Back Campaign
Most of the rest of the day will be spent continuing our tax preparation. I’m making good progress. Today is medical stuff and extraneous things, and then I’ll be on the finish line, adding my information to the booklet our CPA provides. I’m hoping I’ll be finished with everything, waiting on our info from Schwab, by the end of the week.
Families
RJ Bennett – LinkedIn
RJ Bennett – LinkedIn
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Dog Bed
Years ago we bought two huge dog beds (42″ x 50″) so that our pit bull, Bambi, and our cocker-spaniel/schnauzer cross, Molly, could spread out in comfort. It was also good for teaching the word “PLACE!” when we needed them to calm down and stay in one place for a bit. Now Bambi is gone and Amber (above) enjoys the bed with Molly. (below)
As you can also see by the pictures above, the problem with best-laid plans is that many times things work out differently.
In the office with me were Molly in one bed that lives between my desk and some shelves, and Amber, using what is supposed to be the cat bed. I saw the reason why when I passed through our living room. This is one of the dog beds. The cats had taken it over and were daring the dogs to try to share it. Since you saw the pics of Molly and Amber above, you know who won….
Filed under Amazing Animals, Family
Baby Elephants Playing
This wonderful series of photos of baby elephants playing was posted by RJ Bennett on LinkedIn. The photographer was Alin Widow. They were taken at Kuger National Park. Credits also to Caters News Agency.
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Shoebill Stork
RJ Bennett – LinkedIn
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The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as whalehead, is a very large stork-like bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. It has a somewhat stork-like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology. However, genetic evidence places it with the Pelecaniformes. The adult is mainly grey while the juveniles are browner. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps from Sudan to Zambia.[2] ~ Wikipedia
Hayden’s Animal Facts
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I Love My Mama!
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Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
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“Fight On Ice”
“Fight on Ice 1” – Paul Militaru Photography
“Fight on Ice 2” – Paul Militaru Photography
“Fight on Ice 3” – Paul Militaru Photography
“Fly Like an Eagle…”
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“The eagle has no fear of adversity. We need to be like the eagle and have a fearless spirit of a conqueror!” ~ Joyce Meyer
*These images are the combined work of many photographers all acting in concert to make us aware of endangered species and encourage all of us to help maintain their environment.
Bunnies, Rabbits, and Hares, Oh My!
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Catheine Lee – Linkedin
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The Amazing Niki Firmin
“Toby” – Niki Firmin – Pet Portraits – LinkedIn
“Spirit” – Niki Firmin – Pet Portraits – LinkedIn
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BIG Kitties!
Catherine Lee – LinkedIn
Catherine Lee – LinkedIn
Dave Welling via Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
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Painting by Lucie Bilodeau via Kelly Mizell – LinkedIn
Nick du Plessis via RJ Bennett – LinkedIn
Gorgeous Big, Black Cat
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Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
Jeff Jett – LinkedIn
Is Amber Turning Over a New Leaf?
This is Amber, our yellow lab puppy. She will be two years old in March. She weighs 94 pounds. She is a more than a double-handful for us, teaching us countless lessons on how to pay better attention, make SURE she’s on the proper side of the dog gate, make SURE all the food is put away properly in the kitchen, make SURE you’re braced and balanced before she runs into you, make SURE we only let one dog out at a time, and more.
We’ve been told that labs are puppies until they are two years old. I have no confidence that Amber got that memo.
That said, Amber has had a quiet day today! She seems to be feeling fine. She jumped right up to go in the CAR with us when we did errands this morning. She wagged her tail at countless people she saw at each place we stopped. When she got home, she actually gave us the squeaky ball a couple of times, instead of teasing us and actually wanting to play tug of war. She’s been out a couple of times and didn’t bring any deer parts into the yard. She didn’t get into anything in the garage, taking it outside to chew on it. She actually got in her place when asked with no protest. She didn’t get into any trash cans. She didn’t splash the water out of the water dish.
She hasn’t given back her dinner in over a week now. She nosed both cats and our elderly cocker spaniel/schnauzer mix, Molly, but didn’t knock anyone over or cause anyone to protest her attention. She’s only thrown my arm up over my head – her signal that she wants to go out – a couple of times today. She didn’t try to join me in my computer chair.
I’m not sure what to think. It’s been an absolute pleasure to be with her all day long (it’s mid-afternoon now.) We LOVE her ALL the time, but we have appreciated getting a bit of quiet time to collect our thoughts occasionally.
Is Amber turning over a new leaf?
Nah! She is just lulling us into a sense of relief and complacency before she brings us back to reality once again….
Filed under Amazing Animals, Family
Being a Mom
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Stripes are the New Fashion Statement
Catherine Lee – LinkedIn
Catherine Lee – LinkedIn
Catherine Lee – LinkedIn
These photos are taken by lots of talented photographers in an effort to bring awareness of endangered species and the part humans play in making sure they live on.
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Pretty as a Penguin
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