ANIMALS FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD - G.C. photos gallery

Thanks walnut :D

 

New Orleans

Don't know what any of this page are!







Mrs shiney wants one of these seats. It's made in metal.

 

Margarita Island, just off the coast of Venezuela

















Camouflaging himself in the Yucatan




Egypt

 

An Egyptian cat trying to look like the Sphinx




On the way home after a hard day




A well deserved rest




A wild goat in the Boquer Valley, Majorca




Seals in San Francisco Harbour

 

Its a nice city and quite interesting. The seals are lovely even though they are noisy and smelly. Will you be touring around?

 

Sorry strongy . I just like looking at all different creatures and trying to photograph them but I'm not good with names

What canyons and NP's will you be seeing? It seems like a great holiday.

 

This is the green Hawai'ian turtle. It is an endangered species and there are strongly enforced laws about them. If one of them comes up onto the beach you have to move at least 20ft away from it. The islanders used to eat them but are now very protective of them.



They are unable to retract their heads so are susceptible to predator attacks.




In this picture the beach is empty but not because the people were complying with the law - there just weren't any people around!



As they are endangered they are now breeding them in a sealife park and releasing suitable young ones into the wild. In order to raise the awareness that they are endangered they release them once a year with a big ceremony. It is always done on July 4th and is called Turtle Independence Day. They have some traditional Hula dances and then the baby turtles are carried, by children, in little hammocks down to the water and then released.





Unfortunately I couldn't get any good photos of the turtles swimming because all that could be seen were splashes.

The turtles are raised on the island of Oahu (Waikiki and Pearl Harbour) but are released on the island known as Big Island (which is the only island with the official name of Hawai'i). The ceremony is held at a private beach belonging to the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel who help finance the rearing of the turtles

 

These were just a few miles along the coast from Mauna Lani.

 

Thanks strongy :o

If you are starting in Colorado you might get a chance to visit Mesa Verde NP. If it is possible it is something not to be missed. It is the only NP that is not dedicated for its scenery etc. Although its scenery is good it is a NP because of its historic worth.

The Anasazi Indians built their homes high up in the cliff face. They were there for hundreds of years and then suddenly disappeared - thought to be because of climate change. Their buildings were made of brick and are still in remarkable condition. I didn't have a digi camera when I was there but I shall see if I can photograph some pictures that are in print.