South Pacific and others

[bigcumba]

particularly as we are 98.4% genetically similar to a chimpanzee.

You have to be careful who you use that argument with as we also share 50% of the same genetic makeup as a slug. But I'm certainly in agreement with you both about the programmes and the proof of evolution... anyone who can't accept it is just stupid.

[John]

Fifty percent? Christ on a bike.

[tovarich]

With the weather being as cold as it is, thought I'd look back at my holiday photos from Kenya and cheer myself up and try (again) to compress them down to a reasonable size to post them on here.

The photo of the Hippo is nothing special. It was at a place called Mzima Springs and when I was there three years ago there were about a dozen hippos, maybe four crocs and a lot of fish. About eight months ago you may have seen a programme on TV (BBC I think) with Nick Knowles and about a dozen wannabe wildlife camera men and women in a knockout competition and the winner got a contract with the BBC and they went to Mzima Springs to film the FOUR hippos there.

When I was there in Sept last year there were TWO hippos. The sad thing is nothing can be done because it's due to the drought, very little rain for two years now. Every day a lorry arrives with some dry hay to feed them but there is no grass which is what they live on.

Also when driving around on the plains it's sad to see so many carcases lying around, mainly zebras and wildebeests, again there is little grass for them to eat and in trying to nibble what little there is, they are also eating sand and dirt which lies in their stomach and eventually kills them.

I don't know if it is down to global warming or just the normal cycle of weatherchange and what can be done - if anything. No danger of zebras and wildebeest dying out, they're everywhere but hippos and rhinos are another story.

[lowe1]

Just bought myself a new 75-300mm lens and i am really getting into this wildlife photography some pics i just took the other day while fishing in Lymm

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...4&id=779567812

[mathare]

Squirrels rock! Nice picture Tony

[lowe1]

Is there just the one pic meant to post the album link not the one pic

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/...9567812&ref=mf

[mathare]

Hmm, it wants me to log in to see the album and I point blank refuse to use Facebook. Oh well. I enjoyed the squirrel shot very much anyway

[John]

Super sharp, the shot of the duck is so crisp.

Looks like you negotiated a fair few prickles and bushes to poke your lens through at those birds too.

75-300mm - fair range that is!