IRL Wildlife Encounters

[zoomaster1994]

So Costa Rica, my second trip and my first trip outside of Europe and my first trip far away.

But what a trip! another birding trip and I saw plenty of them. 5 of the 6 toucans you can find in Costa Rica, like this one. Emerald toucanet!

But on the first day as well; White Nosed Coati! an animal that many people really seem to desire in PZ, I don't blame them

There was no shortage of frogs either, a familiar face from PZ and one of the most recognizable frogs; The red eyed tree frog!

Another exciting encounter; the Hoffman two-toed sloth

Another bird, not everyone of the group I was with managed to see it, The Sunbittern

Green iguanas at the iguana bridge, another PZ critter

Our guide brought us to a place where there we're plenty of Boat billed heron, another exciting species!

 

[zoomaster1994]

Some more encounters;

The largest and most exciting species of toucan(to me) and encountered, the Keel-billed toucan ;

After a long struggle, eventually found the Brown throated sloth as well

American crocodile at the Tarcoles river :O

Not hard to spot on almost every coast of CR, Brown Pelican, none the less, my first wild pelicans

Another common sights, Magnificent Frigatebirds

Plenty of parrots too, but the absolute highlight; Scarlet macaws

Basically every morning we we're greeted with the song of the Howler monkey

In the mountains, we managed to encounter the Resplendant quetzal

Insects, no shortage either! beautiful butterflies and another PZ animal; Monarch butterfly

 

[Captain Callum]

Finally managed to get a successful outing to the Scottish Highlands to see the ever exciting red deer. Today roughly around 100 red deer were seen grazing throughout the valleys which is a wonderful sight.

There is also a near guaranteed sighting of a red deer in the torridon mountains, say hello to Callum the Stag. Yes it has a name, callum is used to humans, he hangs around this car park waiting to be fed by unassuming hikers, tourists or locals who keep feeding him.

 

[Orkan]

Finally managed to get a successful outing to the Scottish Highlands to see the ever exciting red deer. Today roughly around 100 red deer were seen grazing throughout the valleys which is a wonderful sight.

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There is also a near guaranteed sighting of a red deer in the torridon mountains, say hello to Callum the Stag. Yes it has a name, callum is used to humans, he hangs around this car park waiting to be fed by unassuming hikers, tourists or locals who keep feeding him.

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Was he names after you?

 

[Captain Callum]

Was he names after you?

Ha I wish, I was surprised a red deer had the same name as me

 

[Colehunter35]

Finally managed to get a successful outing to the Scottish Highlands to see the ever exciting red deer. Today roughly around 100 red deer were seen grazing throughout the valleys which is a wonderful sight.

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There is also a near guaranteed sighting of a red deer in the torridon mountains, say hello to Callum the Stag. Yes it has a name, callum is used to humans, he hangs around this car park waiting to be fed by unassuming hikers, tourists or locals who keep feeding him.

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Those are some nice pictures, what do you use?

 

[Captain Callum]

Those are some nice pictures, what do you use?

Thanks, I use a Nikon d3300 dslr with a tamron 18-400mm lens.

 

[yoav_r]

So Costa Rica, my second trip and my first trip outside of Europe and my first trip far away.

But what a trip! another birding trip and I saw plenty of them. 5 of the 6 toucans you can find in Costa Rica, like this one. Emerald toucanet!
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But on the first day as well; White Nosed Coati! an animal that many people really seem to desire in PZ, I don't blame them
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There was no shortage of frogs either, a familiar face from PZ and one of the most recognizable frogs; The red eyed tree frog!
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Another exciting encounter; the Hoffman two-toed sloth
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Another bird, not everyone of the group I was with managed to see it, The Sunbittern
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Green iguanas at the iguana bridge, another PZ critter
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Our guide brought us to a place where there we're plenty of Boat billed heron, another exciting species!
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Some more encounters;

The largest and most exciting species of toucan(to me) and encountered, the Keel-billed toucan ;
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After a long struggle, eventually found the Brown throated sloth as well
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American crocodile at the Tarcoles river :O
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Not hard to spot on almost every coast of CR, Brown Pelican, none the less, my first wild pelicans
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Another common sights, Magnificent Frigatebirds
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Plenty of parrots too, but the absolute highlight; Scarlet macaws

Basically every morning we we're greeted with the song of the Howler monkey
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In the mountains, we managed to encounter the Resplendant quetzal
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Insects, no shortage either! beautiful butterflies and another PZ animal; Monarch butterfly
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Absolutely incredible! Keep on sharing.

 

[yoav_r]

If I didn't have small children....


Antarctica is so high on my bucket list, but I feel like they are too young for me to go places without them for longer periods of time

Penguins > children.

On a serious note, that's fine. It's a great destination for older ages so there's no hurry.

 

[QueenCinna]

Thanks, I use a Nikon d3300 dslr with a tamron 18-400mm lens.

My first DSLR was the exact same one, they're great cameras!

 

[Colehunter35]

Here are my only experiences I've photographed.
First is a little black-capped chickadee

Second, a long tailed weasel I befriended

Third, A bald eagle on an Apostle Islands Boat Cruise

And finally, A wolf pack from a distance

 

[Orkan]

Here are my only experiences I've photographed.
First is a little black-capped chickadee
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Second, a long tailed weasel I befriended
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Third, A bald eagle on an Apostle Islands Boat Cruise
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And finally, A wolf pack from a distance
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Wow, you get some really cool wildlife in the Midwest. Maybe I’ll go someday.

I’ve never seen a wild weasel, even though I’m pretty sure we have them.

 

[Colehunter35]

Wow, you get some really cool wildlife in the Midwest. Maybe I’ll go someday.

I’ve never seen a wild weasel, even though I’m pretty sure we have them.

We see the little weasels pretty often, multiple generations

 

[Markiz]

Here are my only experiences I've photographed.
First is a little black-capped chickadee
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Second, a long tailed weasel I befriended
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Third, A bald eagle on an Apostle Islands Boat Cruise
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And finally, A wolf pack from a distance
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That wolf picture slaps! Where did you happen upon a wolf pack, how did that went down?

 

[Colehunter35]

That wolf picture slaps! Where did you happen upon a wolf pack, how did that went down?

I saw them when I was on a trip to northern minnesota, I saw them on a hiking trail in the Finland State Forest (Don't remember what trail). The wolves stopped and studied me for a few minutes, and then turned and left.

 

[zoomaster1994]

Just scrolled through this topic, so much Australia xD stop it! I just can't! can't handle it(JK, please continue ), I wanna travel to Australia one day! And spot some wildlife. I've seen a trip to Australia bringing me to a lot of places, anything particular that is a good place? Some of the highlights I've seen here and that we're in the group tour were like; Kakadu, Daintree, cape tribulation

 

[Chuditch]

Just scrolled through this topic, so much Australia xD stop it! I just can't! can't handle it(JK, please continue )

Haha, ironically enough my next post in this thread is going to be my first outside Australia given I'm going on a short cruise with the family next week that will stop over in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Probably won't be too much opportunity for wildlife watching (definitely want to properly explore both places in the future) but I'd be happy with just seeing some common Melanesian birds and hopefully a sea snake or two!

I've seen a trip to Australia bringing me to a lot of places, anything particular that is a good place? Some of the highlights I've seen here and that we're in the group tour were like; Kakadu, Daintree, cape tribulation

Australia is pretty big so it really depends on what you want to see (what species you're after, environments you want to see etc). If you're only visiting for a short period of time then biodiversity hotspots like north-east Queensland, Kakadu, south-western Western Australia or Tasmania would likely be favourable but really there's a lot of wildlife to be seen everywhere, and if you've got the time and finances for it then travelling around over a longer period of time is definitely the way to go. Feel free to ask me if you've got questions regarding particular locations or places to see certain species!

 

[zoomaster1994]

Haha, ironically enough my next post in this thread is going to be my first outside Australia given I'm going on a short cruise with the family next week that will stop over in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Probably won't be too much opportunity for wildlife watching (definitely want to properly explore both places in the future) but I'd be happy with just seeing some common Melanesian birds and hopefully a sea snake or two!


Australia is pretty big so it really depends on what you want to see (what species you're after, environments you want to see etc). If you're only visiting for a short period of time then biodiversity hotspots like north-east Queensland, Kakadu, south-western Western Australia or Tasmania would likely be favourable but really there's a lot of wildlife to be seen everywhere, and if you've got the time and finances for it then travelling around over a longer period of time is definitely the way to go. Feel free to ask me if you've got questions regarding particular locations or places to see certain species!

Well the group travel I have seen which interests me the most is around 28 days. Off course there is also a day of traveling back and forth. I just want to see as much as nature and wildlife as possible. I start in Sydney, from there Blue mountains, bathurst, Abercrombie, Canberra, Beechworth, Melbourne(Gonna do a Phillip Island boat trip there for sure!), Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool, Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve, Robe, Adelaide(1 free day in Adelaide as well), Barossa Valley, Quorn, Flinders Ranges national park, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Kings Canyon, Uluru(off course xD) Alice Springs, flight to Darwin, from Darwin, Kakadu national park, Litchfield national park, flight to Cairns, Cape Tribulation, 2 free days in Cairns(1 of which I'm gonna try and plan a snorkeling trip to the Great Barrier reef) and perhaps I wanna try and visit Atherton Tablelands. I think pretty solid

 

[Chuditch]

Well the group travel I have seen which interests me the most is around 28 days. Off course there is also a day of traveling back and forth. I just want to see as much as nature and wildlife as possible. I start in Sydney, from there Blue mountains, bathurst, Abercrombie, Canberra, Beechworth, Melbourne(Gonna do a Phillip Island boat trip there for sure!), Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool, Tower Hill Wildlife Reserve, Robe, Adelaide(1 free day in Adelaide as well), Barossa Valley, Quorn, Flinders Ranges national park, Port Augusta, Coober Pedy, Kings Canyon, Uluru(off course xD) Alice Springs, flight to Darwin, from Darwin, Kakadu national park, Litchfield national park, flight to Cairns, Cape Tribulation, 2 free days in Cairns(1 of which I'm gonna try and plan a snorkeling trip to the Great Barrier reef) and perhaps I wanna try and visit Atherton Tablelands. I think pretty solid

That definitely sounds like a great coverage of places, especially for a month! Should be lots to see in all of those locations.

 

[FlameWizard492]

Finally managed to get a successful outing to the Scottish Highlands to see the ever exciting red deer. Today roughly around 100 red deer were seen grazing throughout the valleys which is a wonderful sight.

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There is also a near guaranteed sighting of a red deer in the torridon mountains, say hello to Callum the Stag. Yes it has a name, callum is used to humans, he hangs around this car park waiting to be fed by unassuming hikers, tourists or locals who keep feeding him.

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What species of deer was Callum? I don’t know my Scottish deer species well.