[mort666]

just thought I would post a few pictures of me and my new friend (along with some other snaps) taken at the butterfly farm at stratford upon avon. For some reason this little guy (or girl) took a fancy to me The pics with me in were taken by a friend of mine. he came and landed on me three times in about 10 minutes. funnily it didn't land on anyone elses shoulder for the rest of the time we could see it





getting used to the controls of my Sony SLR




just hanging around


a few more pictures of some of the other creatures there






after seeing the sign saying 'please don't fee the iguanas' it took us a while to find them hiding up high

[zara014]

great piccies, bird is very pretty aswell

Is that green iguana in that piccy? we have one at college and hes massive - more orangey though

[Jessie]

You pulled a lovely bird there, Paul



(Someone had to say it )

[mort666]

thanks Jessie it was only a matter of time before it was said really

Zara, there was a more orangey coloured iguana there too. It looked like there were 3 or 4 in total. Here's the orangey one chilling out on the hot air duct

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[zara014]

aww cool!
We have a various range of exotics at college...Geckos, snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises...

[Sex Kitten]

kewl pics

[pumapilot]

It must be your aftershave Paul. great pics

[happy-kat]

nice pics

I thought you bought a Canon?

[BenF]

cool!

you get about a bit, Paul!

lovely pics

[Jessie]

thanks Jessie it was only a matter of time before it was said really

Even got a peck on the cheek

[BOK]

Great pics Paul, great colours

Re: the bird...have you checked you've still got your wallet in your pocket?

[mort666]

Thanks Pete and Ben and SK

Bem, it makes a change to the too many weekends I spent last year just lazing around the house doing sod all lol. It's quite an interesting place for anyone who likes that sort of thing. They have a few different insects and arachnids too, including some black widows which were behind two different layers of glass It's not too pricey (about £5 each) and stratford is a lovely town too

nice pics

I thought you bought a Canon?

thanks Kate. I'm afraid I'm one of the ones who deviated from the more common Canon or Nikon and went for the Sony instead

Even got a peck on the cheek

haha it was very interested in me for sure, I think it was more of a lick that a kiss though (not sure whether that is better or not ). without wanting to sound too grim I think it was because it was very hot and humid in there and I was a bit sweaty at the time trying to acclimatise to the conditions. perhaps it liked my salty face

Great pics Paul, great colours

Re: the bird...have you checked you've still got your wallet in your pocket?

My wallet was safely in my trouser pocket but I did check to make sure it hadn't crapped down my back

[shyann]

They're great pictures Paul of you & your friend.
I love the Iguanas as well, they're fasinating creatures.

Ann

[Midnight Blue]

Great shots, Paul. How long did it take for your lens to demist so you could take the photos?

[mort666]

lol, sadly it took quite a while really, especially as it had been sat in the cold boot of the puma for a couple of hours and then just in the camera bag for a while outside too. I think it was around 10-15 minutes at least.

[Midnight Blue]

You were lucky then. Last time I went I got condensation inside my short lens and rendered it useless for the rest of the day.

[3Ddunk]

Some great pictures there

[PussCat]

My wallet was safely in my trouser pocket but I did check to make sure it hadn't crapped down my back

lol - remember a certain parrot in Wales?? Is that what made you check?

[mort666]

lol, yep. I don't think I was there when the bloke came over to talk to you as that was the night i came back to the wedding do, but I remember you telling me about it