Animals

Animals

All the best photos of furry, feathery, or otherwise cuddly animal friends :)

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Close picture of a small snake, smiling with a tiny twinkle in its eye. It's only slightly wider than a pencil, and it's sitting on asphault with a couple nearby leaf fragments and and twigs nearby. The snake is a soft yellow with a thick black stripe running down its back.

Picture of two crows from very far away, one chasing the other, both with wings outstretched, turned away from the camera.

Picture of a red-bellied woodpecker on the side of a tree. Its got a patch of bright red feathers behind its head, black and white dotted feathers on its wings, and a white belly. The tree is partially lit by the setting sun, bits of moss & lichen almost glowing.

Red-bellied Evening

Picture of a Scrub Jay, holding an acorn in its beak and facing directly towards the camera. The scrub jay has white feathers on its chest and belly and kind of soft blue feathers on its wings, head, and neck. Both of its eyes are visible because of the angle, and the white highlights above its eyes make it almost look angry. It's also standing on a branch with some pale green lichen.

Picture of a Scrub Jay sitting on a branch, holding an acorn in its beak, and the side of its face visible to the camera. The scrub jay's chest and belly are white, with blue feathers on its head and wings. It's also got white streaks just above its eyes. The branch it's on has a couple bunches of pale green lichen.

A simple picture of a dark-eyed junco (a small bird) sitting on a fence. Only the top of the fence, the bird, and the soft dark-green background are visible. The bird is looking slightly upwards, as if optimistic. It has dark grey feathers around its head, with light cream colored and light brown feathers on its belley and back, and some brown and black stripes on its wings.

Picture of a rabbit, alert and staring into the camera. It's halfway upright, only putting a little bit of weight on its front legs, and with ears perked up and catching the sunlight. It looks so unbelievably fuzzy.

Picture of a honey bee with its face buried in the lavender it's clinging to. The lavender is a soft violet-purple but more pale lavender is visible out of focus in the background. When zoomed in, the fuzz on the body and legs of the bee is visible, as well as soft fuzz on the lavender itself.

Picture of a Steller's Jay sitting on a white fence. Its body is facing away from the camera, with head turned around, looking at the camera from the side. It's got deep blue tail feathers, rear, and wing tips, with black stripes, and a dark grey (almost black) upper body. It also has a little tuft of feathers at the top of its head, and a splatter of light blue spots between its eyes.

Picture of 8 turkey vultures circling, behind them nothing but a flat grey sky. The turkey vultures are large but visible only in silhouette, each facing a different direction.

Picture of single turkey vulture against a flat grey sky. It's a large bird, and with this one occupying much of the frame, the notches in its feathers are clearly visible, along with the touch of pink at its face.

Picture of a female Nuttal's Woodpecker clinging to the side of a tree, partially obscured by long, thin leaves. This woodpecker is kind of a round bird. It's got a white belly with black spots, a back black with white spots, and a black-and-white striped head.

Nuttal's Hangout

Picture of three pelians, flying across the frame against a flat grey sky. They're large, white birds with darker grey at the tail of their wings They're all in roughly the same pose: wings with a slight bend, heads tucked back into their necks, and feet tucked up against their tails.

Picture of a chestnut-backed chickadee (a small white, and brown bird) hanging from an upright stem of poison oak, eating the berries. The poison oak doesn't have many leaves on it, but the ones there are red (along with the other stems, creeping into the bottom of the frame). The chickadee has mostly its belly towards the camera, so all that's really visible is its white belly, the dark brown across its head, and a bit of that chestnut color on its wing.

Poison-berry Chickadee

Picture of the criss-crossing metal frame of a pylon, with a small black-and-white bird perched in the middle. I think the bird is an Acorn Woodpecker, but it's a little hard to tell from this angle; the bird is looking up and away. Behind it all is a flat grey sky.

Picture of a young Steller's Jay, a vibrant blue and black bird, perched on a branch with rich green and teal lichen.

Close up picture of a Dark-eyed Junco, a small light brown bird with a darker off-black head. It's sitting on the branch of a bush, and the light's just barely catching its leg.

Picture of a raven, far away but zoomed in. It's sitting on top of a pine tree, looking at the camera with its head tilted.

Quizzical Corvid

A white cat, with black and orange spots, perched on the skinniest of skinny ledges in a sandstone cliff. It's looking at the camera with an expression that's hard to read - maybe it's startled, maybe it's curious. Who's to say?

Sl-Ayia Napa Cat (1 of 3)

White cat with black and orange spots on its face, looking into the camera with almost one of those classic "bad boy" looks.

Sl-Ayia Napa Cat (2 of 3)

Closeup of a white cat with black and orange spots on its face, licking its lips. It's facing into the sun, squinting.

Sl-Ayia Napa Cat (3 of 3)

A pair of cats, lying on the plants and dirt next to a concrete barrier. One's kind of cream colored, and the other's more like toffee. Both are quite clean, in spite of the bits of trash on the ground beside them. The toffee one seems to be licking the other's face - maybe it's smiling?

Napping in the Dirt

Closeup of a black-and-white cat, bright yellowy-green eyes wide open, looking straight into the camera. The cat's got a little black spot beneath its nose. Very cute, 10/10

Cat in the Headlights

A passageway enclosed by wood railing on one side and walls on the other, fading into bundles of ferns and vines. There's a little black-and-white cat peeking around the corner.

A grey cat, peacefully napping on a teal cushion. There's a big wooden door immediately behind it, and some red leaves peeking up from the corner. At closer glance, it's got its eyes open, looking at the photographer.

Alleyway Nappers (1 of 2)

A couple cats sleeping on a teal pad. On the left is a grey cat, curled up facing the camera. The one on the right is caramel and black, facing away. They're not quite touching, but close nearby.

Alleyway Nappers (2 of 2)

Picture of a yellow-rumped warbler (a small bird) hanging off the side of a single dry reed. This picture has a handful of reeds scattered across the foreground alongside the bird, but most of the image is taken up by soft, out-of-focus reeds in the background. The water of the lake is just visible through the reeds; it's got a kind of yellowy glow to it at this hour. The little bird is plump, kind of brown with a white chest and a splash of yellow in front of its wings and atop its head.

Yellow-rumped Warbler hanging out (1 of 2)

Picture of a yellow-rumped warbler (a small bird) perched in the middle of a dry, bent reed. There's a clump of reeds in the foreground, with a splash of green from a plant much closer to the camera. The bird is plump, kind of brown with a white chest and a splash of yellow in front of its wings and atop its head.

Yellow-rumped Warbler hanging out (2 of 2)

A white-crowned sparrow, slightly hidden by bushes in front of it. It's a small bird, with white-and-black stripes along the top of its head, a short yellow beak, and brown back. It looks out into empty space - just a blur of a background.

White-crowned Peaks

Teeny tiny brown bird, sitting atop a wood post, with the top of the barbed-wire fence extending out to either side. The little guy is quite round, with a short, thin beak — it's got one foot raised, and both eyes shut, almost like it's about to stomp in protest. The background is a blur of greens, with broad strokes of out-of-focus grass painting lighter shades on top.

Watercolor Seagull

Mountain Vulture

Yosemite Ground Squirrel

Riverside Raven Pool

Claremont Blue-belly

Fox Sparrow (1 of 2)

Fox Sparrow (2 of 2)

Ladybuggy Grass

Golden Hour Turkey Vulture

Teucrium Bee (1 of 3)

Teucrium Bee (2 of 3)

Teucrium Bee (3 of 3)

Teucrium Ladybug

Port Meadow Kite (1 of 3)

Port Meadow Kite (2 of 3)

Port Meadow Kite (3 of 3)

Angry Goose (1 of 2)

Angry Goose (2 of 2)

Crow by the River (1 of 2)

Crow by the River (2 of 2)

Masters of the Sky (1 of 2)

Meadow Tree Squirrel (1 of 2)

Masters of the Sky (2 of 2)

Meadow Tree Squirrel (2 of 2)

Seagull at the Park

Uni Parks Squirrel (1 of 2)

Uni Parks Squirrel (2 of 2)

Peeking Robin (1 of 2)

Peeking Robin (2 of 2)

Perched Long Tailed Tit

Majestic Magpie (1 of 2)

Majestic Magpie (2 of 2)

Meadow Goose (1 of 3)

Meadow Goose (2 of 3)

Meadow Goose (3 of 3)

Smug Sheep (1 of 2)

Smug Sheep (2 of 2)

Sparrowhawk Perched

Snowy Seagull (landing)

Snowy Seagull (sitting)

Tesco Bird (1 of 2)

Tesco Bird (2 of 2)

Merton Birds (1 of 3)

Merton Birds (2 of 3)

Merton Birds (3 of 3)

Duck on the Rocks

Golden Duck (Hiding)

Golden Duck (and Friend!)

Merrit Sanctuary Bird

Turkey Vulture from the top of Mt Tam (1 of 2)

Turkey Vulture from the top of Mt Tam (2 of 2)

Inattentive Monarch

Eyes in the Dark