Emily's Escapades » Animals http://blog.emilyminor.com Life in Shanghai, China Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Scales http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/08/10/scales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scales http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/08/10/scales/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:34 +0000 emily http://blog.emilyminor.com/?p=2754 I’m quite happy with how these turned out.  They are shot through glass, but quite clear and I love using a narrow depth of field.

]]> http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/08/10/scales/feed/ 1 Insect museum http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/08/09/insect-museum/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=insect-museum http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/08/09/insect-museum/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:08 +0000 emily http://blog.emilyminor.com/?p=2741 IMG_4317_insects IMG_4314_insects IMG_4312_insects IMG_4308_insects IMG_4302_insects IMG_4291_insects IMG_4276_insects IMG_4326_insects IMG_4271_insects

Johnna, Jade, Finn and I were going to go to the Railway Museum, but when we got there we discovered it was closed from 11:30 to 2:00 every day!  (It definitely did not say that in any of the listings!)  So we went to the Insect Museum instead.  There was a lot more than insects – a seal, bunnies, goats, crickets, snakes, fish, monkey, reptiles… but I think I did manage to get some good shots.  Note to self:  Bring glass cleaner to wipe off all of the grubby hand prints before shooting.

Shanghai Natural Wild-Insect Kingdom

1 Fenghe Lu, near Binjiang Da Dao

丰和路1号， 近滨江大道

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]]> http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/05/31/chickies/feed/ 1 Birds at the Market http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/04/22/birds-at-the-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=birds-at-the-market http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/04/22/birds-at-the-market/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:37 +0000 emily http://blog.emilyminor.com/?p=2491

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.

]]> http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/04/22/birds-at-the-market/feed/ 0 Cows in Frost http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/03/11/cows-in-frost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cows-in-frost http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/03/11/cows-in-frost/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:55 +0000 emily http://blog.emilyminor.com/?p=2354 It’s the last frost post, I promise!

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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.

]]> http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/02/23/bald-eagle/feed/ 1 More Australian Animals http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/02/12/more-australian-animals/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-australian-animals http://blog.emilyminor.com/2010/02/12/more-australian-animals/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:04 +0000 emily http://blog.emilyminor.com/?p=2301 IMG_1643_alexzoo IMG_1641_alexzoo IMG_1621_alexzoo IMG_1619_alexzoo IMG_1611_alexzoo IMG_1609_alexzoo IMG_1607_alexzoo IMG_1605_alexzoo IMG_1603_alexzoo IMG_1603 - Copy_alexzoo IMG_1599_alexzoo IMG_1499_alexzoo IMG_1497_alexzoo IMG_1476_alexzoo IMG_1474_alexzoo

Emus, Tasmainian Devils, Lorikeets, etc.

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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.

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

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Cowboys riding up the ridge.

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

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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!

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