Category: Wildlife photo
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Collared Plover
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Collared Plover (Charadrius collaris, Pluvier d’Azara). Brazil, 2007.
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Long-billed Dowitcher
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus, Bécassin à long bec). Brazil, 2007.
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Great Kiskadee
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus, Tyran quiquivi). Brazil, 2007.
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Guira Cuckoo
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira, Guira cantara). Brazil, 2007.
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Soon: A new lens in my bag
Happy news here: I finally bought a lens I wanted for quite some time. I found and paid on eBay a Minolta APO G 400mm f/4.5 (Yes! The old white lens that is renowned so much for its optical and mechanical quality, while being nearly impossible to find in auctions). It will go really well…
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Brown-hooded Gull
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Brown-hooded Gull (Larus maculipennis, Mouette de Patagonie). Brazil, 2007.
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Kelp gull
The largest gull of South-American continent, easily recognized from its plummage and the red spot on the inferior mandible of its yellow beak. Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Kelp gull (Larus dominicanus, Goéland dominicain). Brazil, 2007. Note: These kelp gull photos are the beginning of a series of images I brought back…
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Big cat photos (James Pan)
A few top-quality images taken by James Pan. Felines, lovely big cats and other animals shot in perfect portraits.
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Jaws, on firm ground
Feline teeth are their most prominent exterior feature. Since the prehistoric Smilodon (the smiling feline) and its gigantic canines, big cats use their impressive dental characteristics to hunt. On the Laelaps web site, you will find a detaileld article on feline teeth, from yesterday to nowadays: What big teeth you have. Please, also notice the…