Cute Critters, Featured, Wildlife 10 March 2010

Here is the March dose of aaaaaawh!

 Art and Photography, Featured, News from the Studio, Recommended Books, Wildlife 7 March 2010

If you love animals, nature and art you will enjoy these quarterly eZines published by Oz Wildlife Art.  These gorgeous magazines are designed to be read using your computer which eliminates packaging, postage, paper and printing which is good news for trees and the planet.  Your purchase will also help …

 Wildlife 3 March 2010

This will make you smile and it is an ad shot at 1000 FPS using the Phantom camera.  These dogs are just adorable and the filming is sensational.

 Garden Guests Diary, Wildlife 26 February 2010

Looks as if these critters were enjoying an early morning drink from the dew drops on the allamanda flowers. I am particularly pleased with the macro photograph of the ant and it’s my sharpest one yet of these tiny, tiny insects who don’t stay still for long and are not terribly cooperative when it comes to being at the end of my lense!

 Cute Critters, Featured, Wildlife 18 February 2010

I discovered this endearing story in the Mail Online  and the photographs taken by Richard Meston are beautiful.
There comes a time on every family outing when the little ones can go no further and demand to be carried the rest of the way.  Luckily for these six fluffy cygnets, Mummy …

 Wildlife 15 February 2010

Freeze warnings covered nearly all of Florida with temperatures expected to drop into the 20s. Iguanas were seen falling out of trees; experts say the cold-blooded reptiles become immobilized and lose their grip when the temperature falls into the 40s or below.

 Cute Critters 15 February 2010

Thought I would start this new category as I keep seeing the most beautiful photographs of baby animals so I’ll try to make regular postings. I just can’t resist them and never tire of seeing the antics and close bond they have with their parents. Nothing like a good dose of aaaaaawh!

 Wildlife 14 February 2010

I adore photographs of wildlife in the rain and came across this beautiful shot of a mountain gorilla on the National Geographic Website.
There are roughly 700 mountain gorillas remaining on Earth, and nearly half live in the forests of the Virunga mountains in central Africa. These gorillas live on the …

 Wildlife 21 January 2010

I was recently asked the question re. my kookaburras drawing which is currently in progress “What is graphite?” which inspired me to add a new category to my site called Art Media Guide.  Being an art teacher to Middle and Senior students for over twenty years now (eek!), I have …

 Wildlife 5 January 2010

Scientists in Australia and Austria are studying kangaroo DNA as a way to prevent skin cancer, as the marsupials have a DNA repair enzyme that appears to fight damage caused by the disease.