Random shots

[BajaTaco]

And me on the job earlier this month: I love my colleagues (these guys purr constantly and loudly when happy!)

Wow, love that pic! You are a lucky gal!! :bowdown: I can't imagine...

Hey, I hope Rob is doin' good by the way ... cute ol' d00d.


Mark, cool shots of the Fire crew stuff.

 

[gjackson]

And me on the job earlier this month: I love my colleagues (these guys purr constantly and loudly when happy!)

Awesome pic. It is amazing to hear cheetahs purr. And when they lick you, that's something else! Where was the pic taken, and what was the project?

cheers

 

[DesertRose]

Awesome pic. It is amazing to hear cheetahs purr. And when they lick you, that's something else! Where was the pic taken, and what was the project?

cheers

Hi Graham - I was at Cincinnati Zoo, which is one of the world's most important conservation zoos (the cheetah is Chance, a Cat Ambassador, and he is just 2 years old and very playful - right after the pic was snapped he rolled over on his back and started swatting at a butterfly, then let me scritch his tummy!! - And I didn't get to feel his tongue - the trainers discourage licking because it can, um, lead to "nibbling" which can lead to sampling!).

I went because one of my founding board members, Dr. David Western, gave a lecture and received an award, and we were meeting with the Zoo staff and some of their patrons about collaborating on some interesting conservation projects in the South Rift Valley in Kenya (one of the projects is carnivore conservation - lions, cheetahas, wild dog, etc). In fact, this am I've a call with them to talk about us collaborating on their Earth Expeditions, a college program where we'd host students at one of our projects, and they are taught about the issues on-the-ground by local African conservationists - in our case, members of Maasai communities who are running their own lodges and game scouts program. Cool!

 

[BajaTaco]

Man, I love your job. Rock on Roseann!! :victory:

 

[Ursidae69]

I got a nice picture of a male yellow warbler feeding his chicks last week. I liked the contrasting colors.

 

[gjackson]

Hi Graham - I was at Cincinnati Zoo, which is one of the world's most important conservation zoos (the cheetah is Chance, a Cat Ambassador, and he is just 2 years old and very playful - right after the pic was snapped he rolled over on his back and started swatting at a butterfly, then let me scritch his tummy!! - And I didn't get to feel his tongue - the trainers discourage licking because it can, um, lead to "nibbling" which can lead to sampling!).

VERY cool!! :bowdown:

We got to pet cheetahs in Namibia at a cheetah rescue farm. Cool to see the cats, but sad to hear the state of affairs and laws governing their fate.

http://www.africaoverland.org/downloads/CheetahPet_WebS.mov

cheers

 

[Nullifier]

Ya know when we were in australia we went to a wildlife rescue on Kangaroo Island. The # of injured animals they kept was astounding given the size of th eisland. They had about 20 Koala and up until early last year they allowed people to handle them on a private tour. The reason they stopped is because that facility lost 20 Koalas the year before. Turns out they got the Flu from the interations with random people and could not fight it off. Now pretty much any reputable wildlife resque has stopped the handling of koala's.

 

[Scott Brady]

My new friend

I swam for about 15 minutes with this "little" guy yesterday.

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

I swam for about 15 minutes with this "little" guy yesterday.

Scott........

I'm interested in knowing where your "Honu" pic was taken.....since you are visiting my island home!

Endangered Species: Honu, the Hawaiian Sea Turtle

~Mark

 

[Mlachica]

I swam for about 15 minutes with this "little" guy yesterday.

that's freakin cool! What underwater setup are you using?

I was thinking of getting an underwater case for my wife's little point and shoot cam...

 

[flyingwil]

I swam for about 15 minutes with this "little" guy yesterday.

I think that is my wife's buddy! Every Layover she has in HI she sees the same sea turtle. (I think the one she sees has only one eye?)

 

[datrupr]

I swam for about 15 minutes with this "little" guy yesterday.

Very cool.

I think that is my wife's buddy! Every Layover she has in HI she sees the same sea turtle. (I think the one she sees has only one eye?)

Also, very cool.

 

[Scott Brady]

Mark,

We are staying on the North Shore. That picture was taken in Turtle Bay.

Here are a few more from the falls and Sharks Cove

 

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Mark,

We are staying on the North Shore. That picture was taken in Turtle Bay.

Here are a few more from the falls and Sharks Cove

Thanks Scott!

Nice to see that Turtle Bay is still living up to it's name!

The falls in the pic looks like "Waimea Falls" used to go there as a kid and dive off.

Another fun diving spot (jump off da cliff kind) is the huge rock that jets out into Waimea Bay. The water is crystal clear out there too so you might see something there also.

Then you have to make a stop at "Matsumoto's General Store" in Haleiwa and get one "Shave Ice" bradda.....and maybe walk out with a Kewl North Shore T~Shirt for your trips back home.

Have a Blast!

Aloha! ................Mark

 

[DesertRose]

We got to pet cheetahs in Namibia at a cheetah rescue farm. Cool to see the cats, but sad to hear the state of affairs and laws governing their fate.

http://www.africaoverland.org/downloads/CheetahPet_WebS.mov

cheers

Thanks, Graham - sorry I somehow missed this post. Great video!! I love how you captured how they flop down, like suddenly - no bones!

Was the rescue farm part of Laurie Marker's Cheetah Conservation Fund?

Roseann