Just love these little guys

[BlueTit]

and gals too! These meerkats were taken at Dublin Zoo this morning, they are great fun to photograph, they are active, but pause regularly to pose and they have cute faces. Feel free to comment, good or bad welcome and process away, if you wish.

http://photos11.flickr.com/14964121_5b1b56b68d_o.jpg

http://photos14.flickr.com/14964104_dc8234bb95_o.jpg

20d with 300 f4 L IS
ISO 200 1/400s f5 for both.

I have loads more shots of these fellows, but I think two is enough for now :lol:

[Paul A]

Great shots, they have some at the nearby Sta. Barbara zoo, I'll have to go give a try soon, they are very photogenic.

[GyRob]

I Really like the first one with the plain background and they are qute.
Rob.

[cjm]

Land Monsters! (as homer and CJM calls them) I love all Land rodents. They have some out back behind the 7-11, I always love to watch them when I get a slurpee. But I watch Prarie dogs.

[BlueTit]

That reminds me, we used to have Prarie Dogs at the Zoo too, but there enclosure has been empty for the last year or more, I must ask why? The Prarie dogs are great fun too.

[GTogs]

Cool shots! I like number two!

[marie]

they are terrific shots
I took shots of that same fellow (I would think)http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif
(same zoo)
but not as good a close up

they are so skittish it's very difficult to catch them in a steady photograph
but we sure must look funny trying tohttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

(these are my favourite fellows to see at the zoo)
:lol:

[PPFPhoto]

hey, sweet shots, i have always loved these "super friendly" animals. here is a couple of pictures i got of them (hope you dont mind)


http://img243.echo.cx/img243/6196/mg00733gq2kx.jpg

http://img297.echo.cx/img297/7895/mg00903tr4ld.jpg

[robertwgross]

When meerkats pose, they always seem to have some dirt around their noses.

Cute.

---Bob Gross---

[BlueTit]

Thanx Marie, I always go for the one on Gaurd duty, he or she usually sits still for a little while. They are fasinating animals and have an amazing social structure.

Great shots PPFPhoto, I wonder waht the guy in the second photo is guarding against :-)

[larlen]

Nice shots Daragh, Better than the one's I took at London Zoo last year
Liked Your previous post as well

[BlueTit]

Thanx larlen, I was lucky with the light and they posed quite still that day.

[PPFPhoto]

Thanx Marie, I always go for the one on Gaurd duty, he or she usually sits still for a little while. They are fasinating animals and have an amazing social structure.

Great shots PPFPhoto, I wonder waht the guy in the second photo is guarding against :-)


looks like he is guarding against a plane! :)

they always have dirt on there noses because they are burrowers, i cant wait to go back and get some better shots

[ssim]

Nice shots. They are cute little guys.