Share Your Captivating Wildlife Photos

[loventhis]

A standard for the eastern US is the red cardinal. Usually hangs around the same feeder as the blue jay, but for me, the cardinal is much prettier.

[Amparo]

We are wild in South America

[Amparo]

Capybaras are very large hamster looking rodents that bark like dogs. Run quickly for very short distances, completely harmless.

[MaggieUU]

Capybaras that had escaped a Toronto zoo had the city enthralled a few years back. Those things are huge!!

The High Park capybaras enthralled the city after their famous escape

[Amparo]

Yes they are! 33-65kilos
They roam here freely undisturbed.

https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/are-capybaras-rodents-and-5-other-capybara-facts#:~:text=Meet%20the%20capybara%20(Hydrochoerus%20hydrochaeris,and%20snacking%20in%20flooded%20grasslands.

[Jenny]

Thanks for sharing @Amparo! I did some temp work at an office many years ago which was at the centre of a city zoo, and I always loved seeing the Capybaras on my way to and from work!

[CatsAndDog]

Not as impressive as some of the previous photos in this thread… But I did find him quite cute, chilling out on our gate in Bangkok.

[DavidZ081]

Molly finds a tiny garter snake. A rocky area near the lake where I see snakes daily. One sniff, one bark.

Molly and snake

[Gabba]

Roosevelt Elk 700m from my housesit in Brinnon WA USA

[Jenny]

I made a little friend at Deep Sea World! He looked so pretty when he swam around in front of me!

[Sam_F]

This was taken in Barbados, when we went swimming with Hawksbill Turtles off the West coast.

[Jenny]

I thought I’d share the latest from my Dad’s hedgehog cam… as you can see this is a very strange looking hedgehog

[DavidZ081]

Beaver returned, damming up a big culvert. Creek water rising. Removed a big log loosely sitting on top to open a channel. Wait for city public works to remove the dam mud and sticks.

Video of first discovery:

Beaver signs

[Jenny]

Thanks for sharing @DavidZ081 - that sure is a strange-looking beaver biting at those twigs

[DavidZ081]

Here’s the Beaver caught today