Nov 10, 2008 7:50 AM

Wild animals in the field

I started the domesticated animals in the field meme a few days ago — it has now evolved into a wild animals in the field meme. If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you probably have seen these already. Hawk in Patagonia – Guanaco in Patagonia – Andean Condor in Patagonia (he’s helping […]

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I started the domesticated animals in the field meme a few days ago -- it has now evolved into a wild animals in the field meme.

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you probably have seen these already.

Hawk in Patagonia

Guanaco in Patagonia

Andean Condor in Patagonia (he's helping us do some clast counts on that conglomerate)

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Zebra in a reserve in South Africa (see more photos from here on this post)

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A couple Ibis on a fence in Patagonia

A pygmy owl in Patagonia (this adult is about the size of your fist)

Also check out this post with a video of some Austral Parakeets near our campsite in Patagonia.

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