Mini-Challenge #290 - Animals Exhibiting Emotions - RESULTS

Cavalier

Thanks to all participants in Mini 290. As usual, some great photos were posted, making it very difficult to choose the best of the best. Here are my thoughts and the results:

HM's:
@DavidRGillespie - Dave, I love the composition and clarity of Surprise (3 seals) and the chipmunk (?) sounding the alarm is a great pose!
@pegelli - Pieter, those affectionate horses shot is wonderful .
@lkbart - Lillian, three great shots of the tigress. She does look intimidating!
@grandmaR - Your worried Costa Rican monkey most certainly looks worried!
@Herman Auer - Just Being Protective - looks very protective and intimidating. I don't think I'd mess with her pups!
@JAG - Joyce, I don't think I've ever seen a wolf smile, but somehow you've captured a beauty!
@GuyLeFlea - Hostility is a very descriptive shot and Patience is beautifully understated.
@jwear - Jeff, all three of your shots are amusing and well done. The shot of the duck enjoying the sun is special.
@double_entendre - The eagle caught in the act - his expression is wonderful.
@bfluegie - Barbara, The narcissistic Swan - love the colors and the pose.

Places
3rd Place - @DavidRGillespie - Worried Otter. I just love the expression on his/her face!

2nd Place - @double_entendre - Disconcerted seals. I love how all three are eye-balling you - maybe you should be the disconcerted one!

1st Place - @JAG -Joyce, your insanely happy dog ready for a road trip got my funny bone and appreciation for a well-captured portrait!

3 "Road trip!" Insanely happy dog

Congratulations and thanks to everyone for a fun mini. And Joyce, the ball is now in your court!

JAG

Wow! Thanks Jo for the complement! Such wonderful entries this round. Congrats to the runners up @double_entendre and @DavidRGillespie . I will think about the next challenge and get it up by either tonight or tomorrow. Nice work to all who entered!

double_entendre

Congratulations @JAG on a well-deserved win and thank you @Cavalier for the kind words.

Looking forward to the next challenge!

pegelli

Thanks Jo for a wonderful mini and all the comments. I enjoyed all pictures

Congrats to Joyce and the others on the win and the honourable places. I'm looking forward to what the next challenge will bring.

grandmaR

Congratulations to Joyce and all.

The Costa Rican monkey was really worried. We were on a boat with a guide that was bending the rules a bit. He was feeding the monkey coconut. The monkey was nervous but wanted the coconut. We were told not to look him in the eye as that would be an aggressive act. The guide got the monkey to come onto the boat and sit on a girl's shoulder to get the food.

DavidRGillespie

Thanks @Cavalier for the third, and the positive comments and congratulations to @JAG and @double_entendre for first and second. This was a great challenge, with lots of really great images
Image #3 is a Columbia ground squirrel.

Cavalier

@DavidRGillespie - Thanks for the info about the critter in #3, Dave. I guess way wrong on that one. The Columbia ground squirrel is much better looking than our ground squirrels!