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The immaculate 33202 "Dennis G Robinson" at Fen Bog on the 10:00 Whitby - Pickering service.
The 33 was out on the NYMR for a few days during a period of high fire risk. The background should be a blaze of purple heather but the dry conditions have sapped the colour out of them.
I had it in my mind to try for a shot with this old barn in the foreground at a place called Scale House on the Rylstone branch. It was a grey day so i thought it would help the composition of the shot. As i was mooching around this field i became aware that it was getting wetter and wetter to the point where each step i took i was sinking up to my ankles in this boggy peaty marsh.
When i reached this spot i was standing six inches higher, by the time the train reached this spot i was six inches lower into the bog and finding it difficult to extract myself. No worries, my 1Z10 chums would come to help if things got much worse. In true Top Gear style they left me behind to pursue the 60 to the next location. Typical !
60076 Cross Fell working the 6D50 1024 Hull Dairycoates to Rylstone Quarry empties.
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Well it's no surprise that this guy is in the bog again. They really love the bog.
I still find it fascinating how the palm warblers assist the bluebirds.There was a little bird here the other day, one that I have never seen before. It looked very similar to a black-capped chickadee in regards to color but it's body was more warbler style. I only saw it once and did not even get an id image. The little bird went to check out the bluebird box and within seconds both Lady and Mr. B flew into action dive bombing the little visitor. In addition three palm warblers swooped in to assist the bluebirds.
Another quick note: Lady B is sitting on five eggs in the nest. She began laying eggs on March 3rd.
Manifest traffic led by CN 3051 and CN 2029 run through the bog landscape on the north side of Gordon, Wisconsin. The east side of the tracks is a cranberry bog while the west side is filled with black spruce.
This renatured peat bog is part of the nature conservation area Eggstätt-Hemhofer Seenplatte.
Traunstein district, Upper Bavaria, Germany; June 2024
Askham Bog York, a mixtue of fen, woodland and meadow,
Managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a survivor of the ancient fenlands of Yorkshire. It occupies the site of an ancient lake, left behind by a retreating glacier 15,000 years ago. The site itself is a site of special scientific interest (SSSI)
The site was purchased in 1946 by the famous sweet manufacturers Francis Terry and Arnold Rowntree and the Yorkshire Naturalists' (now Wildlife) Trust was formed to receive it as a gift.
The bog's natural drainage properties have recently been threatened by housing development on adjoining land, which may result in the bog draining completely. The Planning application was turned down following a campaign to save the Bog, but an appeal was launched by the Developers and a public inquiry was held in November. The decision from that appeal is awaited.
A prominent campaigner against the adjoining development is Sir David Attenborough who visited the ancient fenland site in January 2019 and said " "York is exceptionally fortunate to have such a wonderful place within its boundaries - why would anyone want to put that at risk?"
Following the lodging of Appeal against the Planning refusal in October 2019 he also said "I am disappointed to hear that Askham Bog is again under threat.
"So much of the natural world is in peril and now, more than ever before, ancient places like Askham Bog, rich in biodiversity, must be protected.
"It is hugely valued by the people of York and by all naturalists and is part of our cultural and natural heritage. It is our collective responsibility to save it."
October 15, 2019
A tiny light grey spider has caught a ride on a floating cranberry.
This might be a baby 6-spotted fishing spider or some completely different species. I would love to hear opinions. They are very abundant along the edge of the bog, and the floating berries don't seem to be a "life-raft" for them. They are as comfortable racing around on the water's surface as they are scrambling from berry to berry.
(An Arachtober spider submission #16 - 2019)
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Quincy Bog Trail, Quincy Bog, near Plymouth, N. H. Fallen pine needles coat the trail here, giving it a red-brown color and allowing for a quiet stroll below the canopy of trees. I find it an invitation to slow down and listen to the sounds of the forest. A great-horned owl thought I was a hoot.
Just another shot from this fun chase. I feel like I could have done better here, but the train was coming on fast and I didn't have a lot of time to traipse around in the grass and frame it up how I might have preferred. However, that said, I don't hate this angle as trio of CN painted SD40-3 rebuilds (ex SD45T-2 BLE 900 and ex SD40-2s IC6261 and IC 6263) power a heavy a U717 loaded UTAC pellet train of all old DMIR ore hoppers from Fairlane headed south 50 miles to Proctor Yard. The train is rolling through the bog approaching Sax Road at MP 49.1 on modern day CN's North Division Missabe Sub mainline.
This is an area that needs no introduction to even the most casual fan as the Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway is in a word legendary. I won't bore you with pages of history as I couldn't do the road or region justice anyway. It simply needs to be experienced for oneself. But I will direct you to two resources. Absolutely check out the fabulous historical information here: www.missabe.com/
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Unincorporated Sax
McDavitt Township
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Tuesday May 9, 2023
Paperbark trees growing in a wet boggy area. I expected a bunyip to appear and ask me what I was doing in its territory.
Note: The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds and waterholes.