Who’s There? Did someone summon me back on stage for an Awards curtsy?
Every so often Life presents us with an unexpected smile, and one arrived in the inbox today in the form of a pingback from Let’s Be Wild!!! Check out the Editor’s Choice post HERE: Challenge 5 Wildlife.
How thrilled and honored I was that “Little Bit” placed top of his class in the nature photography contest! The image below shows a very upset adult monkey that warned the gullible young monkey to come back! At that moment, I too wanted Little Bit to retreat! I didn’t want the wrath of one howler aimed in my direction!
Don’t Listen To That Gringa!
Surely Little Bit enjoyed this flight through the mango trees!
How fun it is to watch a young one cling to the mother’s back as she sails from one tree to the next!
Yippeeeee!
Quite at ease, this monkey often loitered wherever I worked! (from old photograph)
There were many great entries; our WordPress friend Barbara Beacham from salmonfishingqueen finished in the top five as well! Congratulations, Barb! You continue to hit top ranking marks with each challenge!
Thanks again, Lets Be Wild; I’ll be searching the archives for worthy images for your newest challenge, Sunsets. Hey fellow photographers, dazzle us with this next challenge! Hope to see you there!
“…Thanks for stopping by; see you again soon! …”
The link to last week’s Howler Monkey post is HERE! Thanks again, everyone, for your amazing support!
Z
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Amazing captures Lisa! And winning ones too, it appears 🙂 Congratulations!
thank you amiga. i have spent many hours with the monkeys! it’s nice to bring attention to them! Z
Well deserved, Lisa – and the new captures are stunning. 🙂
thanks! sometimes they act as if they know they’re ‘on candid camera’ and are more friendly than normal. the little ones, of course, are very curious when i mimic their sounds. z
I love how they’re so different to “my” langurs!
they’re very docile and lethargic! once one was watching me , and i retrieved a banana from a nearby plant and held it toward her. she came to the edge of the trees.. i stood on a retaining wall, but there was still about a two foot-space between her hand and mine. i gave up..
later i decided not to start feeding the monkeys – it would upset their natural balance, it struck me like how people bring out candy and pas it around to children. the children flock to themj because they have candy and not necessarily because they like that person or ever developed a trust with that person. even if doing that ‘fed’ my ego/gave me daily pleasure.. like feeding hummingbirds, what would happen when i left for a month and their dessert bar vanished?
does that make sense? i thought i should earn their trust!
z
Amazing photos, you were so fortunate to have been able to spend so much time with these amazing animals..congrats on your award..
thank you, and yes, i loved my time in the jungle with the monkeys in the towering trees overhead.
i also love my time on the river here in ecuador!
life has been good to me and rewarded me with wonderful places to call home!
z
Congratulations that is such an expressive photo
thank you, dear friend! z
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/thanks! z
Because I enjoy your blog and the photos and art you share with us I would like to pass on this award http://pommepal.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/another-award
Congrats, my friend. The one about Little Bit enjoying his flight through the mango trees is my favorite. It’s truly a stunning photo!
Hugs,
Kathy
Your posts are more damned fun than….a barrel of monkeys!
you and gemma both are giving me laughs with your comments. thanks so much; one can never have too many chuckles!
z
I love monkeys! 🙂
si; the monkeys have a powerful effect, don’t they? z
It’s very stimulating LOL
It has been too long since we visited Costa Rica, your post make me long for another trip.
costa rica is indeed classic, isn’t it? they had a very short rainy season this year and are worried about going into the dry season with a rain deficit.
thanks for your comment!
z
Congratulations Z! That was my favorite photo on last week’s challenge and I am glad you won! Thanks too for the mention and link! What an amazing sound these monkeys make…If you were unaware of this sound, it could be a bit spooky!
Cannot wait to see what you do for this week’s sunset challenge!
Hugs – B
you get a prize for being so fast with your posts! excellent posts, i might add!
thanks so much for your thumbs-up approval!
z
I love monkeys and would love to see them in the wild!
there’s no doubt that you will accomplish that wish!
z
Congratulations and well deserved. Your photography is stunning. 🙂
thank you!
z
CONGRATULATIONS! Your photos are amazing.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSSED!
gracias! yours are as well! thanks for your comment!
z
Congratulations, Z! So well deserved. What amazing captures of these monkeys. Long waiting, I’m sure.
oh, the stories i could tell about those monkeys! they are so entertaining, even when draped over a high limb and motionless!
Is it possible to be homesick for a place that is not home? If so, then your post today makes me homesick for Costa Rica. We almost (ALMOST) moved there many years back…
Thanks for the memory shots, and the sound bite too, Lisa!
~Lynda
what a beautiful and unique comment! thanks!
i understand the álmost’ in your comment! we almost bought land in belize long ago…
i’m glad you liked the audio.. it begged for that part!
z
Congratulations! Beautiful photography!
Once again, Congratulations on your winning photo. Well deserved. You live in nature and nature lives in you.
i would feel like an animal in the zoo if i couldn’t stay connected with nature! thanks, amiga.
(are you getting colder weather? it’s in the 30’s tonight in n. mississippi)
brrrrr, i’m glad i’m here where the lows are usually around 70 year round! z
Congratulations! The photos are truly amazing… but I say that about all your photos! 😆 They are!
ahem, and your photos aren’t dazzling? you had enough great images of green to fill a pictorial dictionary for the word green!
i think my favorites were the frog in the center square and the squirrel in another one…
z