As much fun as I have in the big cities of the world, I still prefer the not cities of the world.
Sure, cities are exciting. Cities have things like karaoke, gambling, communal bathing areas, and pussy. Or maybe that's just Japan.
Regardless, I've rarely found exploration within a city to be as rewarding as a similar undertaking performed outside a city (or as they say in Australia, the bush).
Here's a look at some of the wildlife I've encountered and managed to photograph during said exploration (before I ate it or it ran away). Hopefully my bike ride across Australia will give me a few more worthy additions to this collection (all of which will probably be capable of injecting me with some sort of venom).
An ibex found roaming Israel.
The infamous deer of Fire Island (New York).
Found this while playing disc golf (Michigan).
Found a turtle in Maui.
Spiders of Maui.
A shy shark at Molokini Crater (Hawaii).
The Nene – a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
It would have been better had this humpback decided to breach (Hawaii).
I ate raw horse once. It was alright (Hawaii).
Butters is a magnificent example of a dog (Hawaii).
I found an eel! (Hawaii)
An aggressive squirrell in California.
One of the many rattlesnakes of the Pacific Crest Trail.
Cruising Pacific Coast Highway when I found this loner.
Carrying a load through the Sierra.
The real heroes of the Himalaya.
The baddest ass of dogs in Nepal.
Still my favorite animal photo. An owl on the Pacific Crest Trail.
A Nara deer (Japan).
There's a bunny rabbit in Japan. This guy lives there.
I nearly crushed the life out of this guy (Japan).
Dinner time! (Japan)
Another snake found trekking in Japan's mountains.
Not sure what these are, but I think they count as animals (Japan).
You can't go into the water in Japan without being attacked by koi (Japan).
My neighbor for a time (Japan).
My desert riding companion in Israel.
The most glorious cat at the top of Masada (Israel).
An echidna – one of the two egg-laying mammals on Earth (Australia).
Your friendly neighborhood wallaby (Australia).
Hello there my Australian crab friend.
