Compassion4 Companions

I specifically created this to deal with the loss of a pet. I would like to focus on pet related issues. If you are grieving the loss of a pet perhaps we can get through it with the help of one another.

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Chestnut-colored Woodpecker (Celeus castaneus), male, family Picidae, order Piciformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Adi Ringer

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Photo from my collection. On the back is written, “Queen of the ferry - mine is nearest her.” No date/location.

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird (Panterpe insignis), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, found in Costa Rica and Panama

Photograph by Grigory Heaton

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Kitten smother. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

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Image from a glass plate negative in my collection. No date/info.

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Ramadasa sp., family Noctuidae, Malaysia

This moth has no common name in English.

photographs by Daniel Meier

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Pond horsey

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Chip used to escape into the pine barrens and go in ponds to eat yellow pond lilies. This brings back memories.

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Agami Heron (Agamia agami), family Ardeidae, order Pelicaniformes, Costa Rica

photograph by Nancy Elwood

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Wee skrunkleton. Postcard from my collection, 1955.

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Satyr Tragopan (Tragopan satyra), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Bhutan

photograph by Anish Mukherjee