Post your best Urban Safari shot (or you suck!)

[condyk]

While you don't need to go to the lengths of bouncing around town in a 4x4 (tho' many on a school run or shopping trip still do!) with just a little imagination you can pretend you are on safari within any urban wonderland.

If you have been on Urban Safari let's see the results :D

http://www.buzzdns.com/urbansafari600.jpg

[Claire]

Ok, this is as urban as I get. Allwin the Athletics mascot with his mate. He's a crane btw.:rolleyes:

[condyk]

Ok, this is as urban as I get. Allwin the Athletics mascot with his mate. He's a crane btw.:rolleyes:

:lol: :lol: Nice. That Crane has clearly become habituated to human company.

[Okiewan]

One leg and well fed:

[kevin_c]

I can see there being a lot of Pigeons...
http://www.clapcott.com/potn/urbanwildlife.jpg
Here's mine :-)

[Claire]

I think Condyk's fine with pigeon shots, as long as we don't post any ducks! ;)

[rcheliflyer]

Eagle on an Island at SF Zoo;)

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m93/rcheliflyer/IMG_1522a.jpg

[condyk]

Okiewan, that is a fat Pigeon :lol: :lol: and one legged too. Credit to that guy!

Kev ... you shot a very nice Wood Pigeon there, so we got some variety. Mine looks like a Racing Pigeon who lost his way. Okiewan's looks like a Racing Pigeon who lost his leg ;)

Claire, a good Duck shot is welcome. A crummy 'look at how cra**y my L is' shot is probably better posted in the gear forum.

... at SF Zoo;)

Man ... that is a fat pigeon :lol: :lol:

So, I am also wondering what Urban wildlife there could be here: Fox, Rat, Mouse, Fly, Sparrow, Starling, Ferral Cat ... erm ...

[rcheliflyer]

Man ... that is a fat pigeon :lol: :lol:

As I recall from the sign at the exhibit, the Bald Eagle was rescued and is no longer able to fly, she now lives unrestricted on a small island.

This pic is a bit more urban, California Highway Patrol Horse at the State Capital.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m93/rcheliflyer/IMG_1074ps.jpg

Almost forgot, I got a Duck shot, much to the dismay of the mother duck :)

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m93/rcheliflyer/IMG_0427a-1.jpg

[jpvaz]

Don't have any pigeon photos..... will a dove do the trick?!?

http://i.pbase.com/o4/91/619291/1/56867008.IMG_0949.jpg

[dylix]

http://plutonic.mine.nu/~dylix/temp/IMG_0422.jpg

[condyk]

Man, seems taking an urban safari can be a bit ... erm ... boring. Basically we have variations on Pigeon, whether goose-stepping or not, a Horse and a big bald Budgie :confused: More variety needed people ;) tho' a good Pigeon will continue to be welcome.

[cbock]

Don't have any pigeon photos..... will a dove do the trick?!?

http://i.pbase.com/o4/91/619291/1/56867008.IMG_0949.jpg
i can't figure out exactly what it is about this shot, but, i love it!

[andrewaaa5]

http://www.butterpeanut.com/3/images/IMG_8861b.jpg

...a wounded puma )

[stupot]

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i263/stuartcuss/potn/1.jpg

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i263/stuartcuss/potn/2.jpg

:)

[kevin_c]

OK... something that's not a pigeon or a sea gull (nice one Stupot) :-)
I dug out this one I took back in July - Its a little snail I found 'wandering' around the old patio table in the back garden.
http://www.clapcott.com/potn/urbanwildlife2.jpg
He (or she?) was only about an inch long. I think I overdid the 'fill-in' flash a tad though...

[woodsie]

Sorry, I don't have any pigeons. But I really don't want to suck, so you'll have to settle for this little fella taken at Manly Dam in the Northern suburbs of Sydney. :)

http://woodsie.smugmug.com/photos/37813848-L.jpg

[condyk]

I think I overdid the 'fill-in' flash a tad though...

Eh? So you melted him/her or what :lol: :lol: :lol: That's bad!

Sorry, I don't have any pigeons.

Don't be sorry ... we need variety and boy did that leathery lizardy geezer deliver :D

[sprinkles]

i've posted these before, but i guess heres for those who have not seen them. :p

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b9/maexx/puppy.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b9/maexx/flies-small.jpg

[kevin_c]

Eh? So you melted him/her or what :lol: :lol: :lol: That's bad!

Not quite, but the flash was only about 6 inches away from him/her (it?) and if they have eyes(?) it must have had a bit of a shock. If someone fired it that close to me I'd jump :-)

[stupot]

OK... something that's not a pigeon or a sea gull (nice one Stupot) :-)


Thank you:) I like your snail. I searched my hard drive for something thats not a bird in a town setting... But unfortunately Portsmouth doesn't have quite the biodiversity I'd hoped. A seagull had to do:)

[condyk]

... But unfortunately Portsmouth doesn't have quite the biodiversity I'd hoped.

:lol: :lol: Judging from the posts to date seems biodiversity is an all too common problem within our urban playgrounds.

[woodsie]

There are lots of foxes in London, but they rarely stay in sight long enough to get the telephoto lens out.
But they do make sure that the whole neighbour hood hears them mating in the middle of the night! :evil:

[Olli]

No black headed gull yet ...

... waiting for morning coffee ...

http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/IMG_2050-01_gull.jpg

... and stealing cherries.

http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/IMG_2051-01_gull2.jpg

[Claire]

There are lots of foxes in London, but they rarely stay in sight long enough to get the telephoto lens out.
But they do make sure that the whole neighbour hood hears them mating in the middle of the night! :evil:

I saw tons of squirrels and foxes on the campus grounds when I lived in Richmond. Don't think I heard them mating though! I heard plenty enough of that within the dorms... :evil:

[twotimer]

Saw this in the Kensigton Market district of Toronto on Sunday.

Gerhard

http://mypixel.ca/photo/urbanSafari.jpg

[gimme]

Echo Park!

[Fade2]

Good enough?

[gimme]

My good friend Ralph.

[condyk]

Ralph gets the Safari Big Mac so far ;-)

[Skrim17]

Urban Canada Geese in the Hudson River

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/geese2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/geese.jpg

[condyk]

Funny how those Geese guys are paddling hard upstream in the second shot :lol:

[kevin_c]

My good friend Ralph.
What is he/she? - looks cute :-)

[Claire]

I should just post photos of cute men. To me that's an urban safari.... ;)

[condyk]

I should just post photos of cute men. To me that's an urban safari.... ;)

Sure ... knowing you I reckon they would all fit under the Ape category anyway :p

[ChopstickHero]

half eaten lobster!

http://images14.fotki.com/v20/photos/7/73230/513619/IMG_2037-vi.jpg?1155798779

[neil_r]

Meat market in Bangalore

http://www.neil-rice.com/gallery/photo/large/bangalore_july_06_N6H9417.jpg

[woodsie]

Meat market in Bangalore
Is that for real? I'm sure it is, but that hawk above the lady's head is just amazing. Was that intentional, or did you take the photo and then go "Wow, there's a hawk there!"

[lostdoggy]

Here is mine from a NYC park near me:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b381/lostdoggy/POTN%20uploads/CRW_2891PS.jpg

[dylanjones]

A squirrel in sefton park, Liverpool...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j189/funkydylbo/squirrels_eye_view.jpg

[neil_r]

Is that for real? I'm sure it is, but that hawk above the lady's head is just amazing. Was that intentional, or did you take the photo and then go "Wow, there's a hawk there!"

See this link.....

http://www.neil-rice.com/gallery/list.php?exhibition=96

[stevieboy378]

How About an urban sheep . . . .

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5326/sheepls6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[condyk]

:lol: :lol: Wooly ... you got a Ass and a Wabbit in the shot. Nice one.

Neil ... likee that Kite shot.

Chopstick ... did the Lobster hatch and turn into a Butterfly?

[kevin_c]

half eaten lobster!

Mmm... might have been wild at the time, but sure hasn't got much life left in it now :-)

[Claire]

Sure ... knowing you I reckon they would all fit under the Ape category anyway :p

How dare you insult my taste in men! :p

[blonde]

http://blonde.smugmug.com/photos/51755489-L.jpg

http://blonde.smugmug.com/photos/54391165-L.jpg

[kevin_c]

Loads of Pigeons there Snir - They must have been overlooking a grain store or something :-)

[blonde]

hahah, the funny thing is that there were alot more but my lens wasn't wide enough. i am guessing around 4000+ were on the wires...

[condyk]

Funny Snir ... all the Sky Rats sounds amazing. I note the young Seagull has left us all a little present there. Maybe he still needs a nappy ;-)

[Brian05]

http://k53.pbase.com/v3/87/577787/1/51779800.squirrel.jpg


http://i.pbase.com/g4/87/577787/2/60428921.0210.jpg

[4830Deuce]

He was so damn cute...

http://thecrimsonribbon.com/racc.jpg

-Justin

[stevieboy378]

Heres "Il Porcellino" in Florence - rubbing his snout and placing a coin on his tongue is rumoured to bring good luck.
He's the one on the right BTW :p

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9632/porcelinofx7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

On my way home from the airport a week after this capture I managed to get a speeding ticket, so if I ever return to Florence I'm gonna ask him for a refund :cry:

[shung]

http://24.86.102.147/dpp_0001.jpg

[Hermeto]

I shot this guy the other day, when I saw him rolling on my bed.. :D


http://i.pbase.com/o4/00/644000/1/65431410.PEmAJEc9.IMG_3634_B.jpg
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Ups, sorry!
Have nothing more suitable at the moment..

[condyk]

I shot this guy the other day, when I saw him rolling on my bed.. :D

I'm afraid domestic pets or domesticated animals are ineligible for this thread. Such animals that have clearly escaped and/or become ferrel are acceptable however ;-)

[Skrim17]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y116/skrim/POTN/squirrelsill.jpg

a squirrell.

[bigjim]

This is probably cheating. Not the best shot, it was taken from a moving autorickshaw, if I recall correctly, in Hyderabad.

Jim

[condyk]

Cool Bull shot ... those guys are funny eh? They just wander around like special citizens.

[Olli]

Man, seems taking an urban safari can be a bit ... erm ... boring. More variety needed people ;) .I just realized that the picture below belongs to this thread as well, not only to >this< (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=1892979&postcount=148). Sorry for double posting.

On the streets of Bangkok you can still occationally see elephants. You can buy the bananas to feed the elephant. (This should combine 'Urban' and 'Safari' perfectly.)

http://www.laasanen.net/POTN/060823-IMG_3345-m.jpg

[caljimw]

Moscow, Gum Department Store Mall, Kremlin, July 2006
Enjoy!

JIm


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[Kristian]

Ok, this is as urban as I get. Allwin the Athletics mascot with his mate. He's a crane btw.:rolleyes:

Funny....that blonde girl with the yellow t-shirt just made me think: Sweden, even before I read the text or anything. And surprise! It WAS taken in Sweden:lol:.

[condyk]

Boy ... seems we're running out of real critters so quick that we're having to replace them with stuffed and concrete ones :confused:

[caljimw]

Ok, no more plaster cows. Howabout a pet bear? St Petersburg near St. Basil's Church, July 18, 2006.
Enjoy!

Jim104664

[EllenC]

Here are our resident Sea Lions. They live at Pier 39 in San Francisco.

We have some great wild parrots in my neighborhood. I'll try and get a decent shot to post.

[condyk]

Here are our resident Sea Lions. They live at Pier 39 in San Francisco.


:lol: :lol: Those guys stink eh? Phew!!

[neil_r]

:lol: :lol: Those guys stink eh? Phew!!

But they love each other....

http://www.neil-rice.com/gallery/photo/large/sf_2004_N6H0807.jpg

[blackrhino12]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/blackrhino12/IMG_1475.jpg

[EllenC]

:lol: :lol: Those guys stink eh? Phew!!
Yeah they're pretty stinky and they're also very loud. I often hear them talking over at my house which is quite a ways away.

[Drstrangelove99]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=107258&stc=1&d=1157331283

My first post on these boards. This pensive gull had just walked the railing until it was halted by the post.

[justisnmnz]

haha, Floridian Banana Spiders :)
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8791/819061copy2ms3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Do dogs count?
http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/1338/827004copy2dq4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[ANIGAV inc.]

wild kitties that live under my parents' shed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v443/Wikoli29/cats060-1.jpg

[Athena]

Seems you don't have any of these vermin, I mean cute urban wildlife yet:
http://lifeprintsphotography.com/POTN/BatuCaveMonkeys.jpg

[condyk]

Oh, those kitties are very cute. You will soon be big buddies with them I hope.

Those Monkeys remind me so much of India. Very nice.