Emily's Escapades » Animals

Chickies

emily — Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:07 +0000

These little guys were at the bird and flower market in Kunming. I hope the dye was at least non-toxic!

Birds at the Market

emily — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:37 +0000

The address of this little market is 261 Changhua Lu, near Kangding Lu. Look for a small entrance to the alleyway (above). I was the only foreigner there and everyone stared a lot (not surprising, but always a bit uncomfortable!) You can read another article about it here.

Cows in Frost

emily — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:55 +0000

It’s the last frost post, I promise!

Bald Eagle

emily — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:27:52 +0000

We were driving down this road near the house when Jon spotted a bald eagle. We went back to the house and grabbed my camera and 300-mm lens. He flew off, and we followed.

More Australian Animals

emily — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:04 +0000

Emus, Tasmainian Devils, Lorikeets, etc.

Kangaroos

emily — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:56:21 +0000

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary

emily — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:30 +0000

Cuddling a Koala was the only thing that I REALLY wanted to do in Brisbane (other than seeing the Smiths.) I was super hot and sweaty, but Dan did a decent job of getting a photo anyway! He was really cuddly, just like a teddy bear.

Custer State Park Buffalo Round-up

emily — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:48:32 +0000

Every year, Custer State Park rounds up the herd of buffalo to vaccinate and cull the herd. The public is invited to watch.

We spent a couple hours waiting for the buffalo to appear.

Cowboys riding up the ridge.

Close to 12,000 people gathered to watch it. About twice as many pickups as cowboys followed the herd down the ridge.

That was it! They came in very easily – too easily, according to the newspaper. It was the first year that no small groups of buffalo tried to break away from the herd. The cowboys were a bit dissapointed that they didn’t get to work very hard!

Fashion around West Lake

emily — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:02:00 +0000

Here we have a classic summer look. It’s hot, so wear shorts and roll up your t-shirt for maximum air flow. You need to look stylish though, so wear your black dress shoes with white socks.

This white poodle had a fluorescent orange tail and ears. Poor little guy doesn’t even know he looks like a traffic cone.

During the summer, many dogs are shaved like lions (to keep cool, I suppose.) They leave the head furry so that it looks like a lion’s mane!

Seagulls

emily — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 06:41:00 +0000

All of these photos were taken from the cruise ship with my Tamron 70-300mm telephoto lens. After getting a camera upgrade, I realize how mediocre it really is.