Wild Life Pictures

[Eric Haataja]

Saw some really cool stuff on my vacation so I thought I'd start a thread.
A porcupine I saw that we snapped some pictures in the wild, some swans, a small bird on my rod holder that hung around our boat on and off for 20 minutes, at one point I went to take a pictures of this bird with my camera and it fly up and landed right on the camera. My son with a big Bull Frog he caught then let go.

Eric

[Ben Kueng]

Nice pics Eric! I cant believe the bird actualy landed on your camera..

Heres a a couple pics of a 2 year old bear we saw on LOTW. We noticed a head bobbing up and down as were passing this island and went in to investigate. The bear was actually swimming out towards the main basin of the lake. Either we got too close (pics zoomed in),or he decided he didnt want to swim the distance to the next island and turned back to the island he just left from...

lets see those 2006 vacation pics!

Ben
www.benkueng.com

[Ben Kueng]

Found this little fella hiding in my boat today. We tried everything to get rid of it, but it just wouldnt leave us alone.

[Tom Wendel]

Lake Namakagon

[chicubswally]

Pics from our Canadian trip. My youngest son about 20 yards from a bear. At times they were within about 20 feet!
A fox makes a visit to the cabin one day.

Wally

[Chris]

We were sitting in the back end of a bay eating our lunch when this moose pops out 30 yards away. She looks at us then starts to cross the bay with her calf close by.

The bear was in our tree next to the cabin for over 6 hours.
Chris

[sinkorswim]

Saw this guy protecting his dinner in Richland County. Didn't want to get too close as to disturb him...

[sinkorswim]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Birds/tu9505.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Birds/tanagclose.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Birds/orioles.jpg

[sinkorswim]

I'm a huge butterfly and moth fanatic - so many similarities to fish as far as habitat, coloring, etc.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Butterflies%20and%20moths/gggg82805.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Butterflies%20and%20moths/3tig81405.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Butterflies%20and%20moths/cbest8305.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Butterflies%20and%20moths/DSC03644.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/noxxer/Butterflies%20and%20moths/cecropia.jpg

[taotao]

The Man was very sad. He knew that the Cat’s days were numbered.The doctor had said there wasn’t anything more that could be done,that he should take the Cat home and make him as comfortable as possible.
　　The man stroked the Cat on his lap and sighed.The Cat opened his eyes, purred and looked up at the Man. A tear rolled down the Man’s cheek and landed on the Cat’s forehead.The Cat gave him a slightly annoyed look.
　　“Why do you cry, Man？”the Cat asded.“Because you can’t bear the thought of losing me？ Because you think you can never replace me？”The Man nodded “yes.”
　　“And where do you think I’ll be when I leave you？”the Cat asked. The Man shrugged helplessly. “Close your eyes, Man,” the Cat said. The Man gave him a questioning look, but did as he was told.
　　“What color are my eyes and fur？” the Cat asked. “Your eyes are gold and your fur is a rich, warm brown,” the Man replied. (wow gold (http://www.wlkgame.com))
　　“And where is it that you most often see me？”asked the Cat. “I see you…on the kitchen windowsill watching the birds…on my favorite chair…on my desk lying on the papers I need…on the pillow next to my head at night.” “Then, whenever you wish to see me, all you must do is close your eyes,” said the Cat.
　　“Pick up that piece of string from the floor——there, my ‘toy.’” The Man opened his eyes, then reached over and picked up the string. It was about two feet long and the Cat had been able to entertain himself for hours with it. “Now take each end of the string in one hand,” the Cat ordered. The Man did so.
　　“The end in your left hand is my birth and the end in your right hand is my death. Now bring the two ends together,” the Cat said. The Man complied.
　　“You have made a continuous circle,” said the cat.“Does any point along the string appear to be different, worse or better than any other part of the string？” The Man inspected the string and then shook his head “no.”
　　“Close your eyes again,” the Cat said.“Now lick your hand.” The Man widened his eyes in surprise.
　　“Just do it,” the Cat said.“Lick your hand,think of me in all my familiar places, think about all the pieces of string.” (wow gold (http://www.wlkgame.com/wow-gold.html))
　　The Man felt foolish, licking his hand, but he did as he was told. He discovered what a cat must know, that licking a paw is very calming and allows one to think more clearly. He continued licking and the corners of his mouth turned upward into the first smile he had shown in days. He waited for the Cat to tell him to stop,and when he didn’t, he opened his eyes. The Cat’s eyes were closed.The Man stroked the warm, brown fur, but the Cat was gone.
　　The Man shut his eyes hard as the tears poured down his face. He saw the Cat on the windowsill, then in his bed, then lying across his important papers. He saw him on the pillow next to his head, saw his bright gold eyes and darkest brown on his nose and ears. He opened his eyes and through his tears looked over at the circle of string he still held clutched in his hand.
　　One day, not long after, there was a new Cat on his lap. She was a lovely calico and white…very different from his earlier beloved Cat and very much the same

[Cbangler]

Lame pictures, but we saw this guy "Dive bomb" a seagull, only to have 2 other seagulls come to the one's rescue. This kid said the hell with it and went right back to his perch!

[Cbangler]

Fishing was tough, but wildlife viewing stayed pretty good for the duration. We saw otters, eagles, hawks, falcons, Mule Deer, Coyotes, Pigs, and all the other usual desert critters. Here are a few of the otter and havi's.....