Animals

Happy Seal

Happy Seal

Skagen is a tiny town at the very northern tip of Denmark, where the North and Baltic seas meet. This kind of seal is called a howler, after the German “Heuler”. Stefan “Paschi” Pasch was there on vacation. There weren’t many seals on the beach, this was a young one left while its mother hunted food. Paschi had a very long lense for his camera, so he didn’t need to get close to the pup.

Quica

Quica

This is Quica! She is a Sphynx cat owned by Marco and Paula from Lisbon. Legend has it she feels like a warm peach. This picture was taken by Carole Olinger at Marco and Paula’s house.

Standing Guard

Standing Guard

Description Javier Casares lives in Dúrcal (Granada, Spain), near the Río Dúrcal (Dúrcal river). Often in the mornings he walks near the river, in the valley, because it’s cooler. Apparently sheep, goats, and dogs prefer it also. The dogs keep the sheep and goats in place so well that the shepherds don’t need to stay….