Tarantula, hummingbird and lizard

[i speak in math]

Some critters from my vacation to arizona

From Pentax K200D w/ Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8

From Pentax K200D w/ Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8

From Pentax K200D w/ Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8

I also saw a cougar that was way too close for comfort, a bull (also way too close for comfort), deer, snakes, many many more lizards, a roadrunner and a tarantula hawk (like giant wasp that kills tarantulas).

[stitchbug]

i dont know why i open threads like this. i swear that spider is crawling on my head! i feel the stupid bastard! :::shiver:::
and you've also convinced me never to go to AZ. too many non human critters for my liking!

all that aside, neat pics! did you get a shot of the cougar?!

[i speak in math]

Originally Posted by stitchbug

did you get a shot of the cougar?!

No, we just saw his hind legs and tail cross the hiking trail and go into the grass about 50 feet away. It was very fast and we didn't have the cameras out at the time.

[rawHulk]

hmm.. don't know why.. but the second shot looks like a butterfly on a flower.. and not like a bird..

[i speak in math]

Originally Posted by rawHulk

hmm.. don't know why.. but the second shot looks like a butterfly on a flower.. and not like a bird..

made it a little bigger for ya

[rawHulk]

Originally Posted by i speak in math

made it a little bigger for ya

lol.. threre is nothing wrong with the picture.. its just that.. when I saw it for the first time.. it just gave me an impression like its a butterfly over a flower.. don't know why.. it still gives me the same feeling.. maybe because the flower looks too big compared to the bird..