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Who wouldn't envy lions? But actually, life isn't exactly as easy as it might seem. A pride of lions (minus the adult males) lounges on the Serengeti at mid day. Lions are crepuscular. That means that they are most active in the twilight hours. They hunt most often just before the sun comes up, but also in the evening, and at times during the night. The daytime is for resting, and lions are great at doing that. It certainly doesn't make for great action photography, but this is the epitome of lion activity on any given afternoon. Junior would appear to have other ideas, but even he will join in the afternoon slumber all too soon! #BigCats #Bringit #Canon
The Kopje, or rock outcroppings that dot the Serengeti, provide protection and a vantage point for lions. They allow adults to scan distant horizons for predators and prey, and they make a pretty good place to hang out and rest. This young cub rests in mom's shadow. In addition to lots of love and care, he will need much luck to survive. Even with the best of care only 50% of lion cubs will survive their first year of life. It's a sad truth of life in the wild. Mom has kept him and his siblings hidden for the last few weeks. Soon she will take them to join her pride. Females will likely never leave that birth pride, and males will stay until they have reached maturity. They will eventually move off to live in bachelor prides or find a pride of their own. For now, for these young cubs, life is all fun and games. #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Tanzania #Nature in the #Serengeti #Africa #DrDADBooks #Canon #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
A burrowing owl watches me curiously at Brian Piccolo Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Burrowing owls live in holes in the ground. Although they are capable of digging, they prefer to scavenge the unused hole made by other animals. They typically line the hole and surrounding area with mammal dung. Initially, this was thought to cover the scent of their offspring and deter predators, however, more recent studies would suggest that it helps attract insects that they will make a meal of. It may also help to control temperature in the burrows as bacteria in feces generally create heat. Whatever the reason, don't hire a burrowing owl as an interior decorator! #ILoveNature #IloveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Florida #Nature in #America #USA #BurrowingOwls #FtLauderdale #Canon #Bringit #WildlifeConservation #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Four weary souls visit the land of enchantment in search of solace. They find gentle beauty, kinder winter weather, plentiful nourishment, and an endless pastel sky. They spend their day endlessly moving from land to water, and back again, surveying the paradise they have stumbled upon. Overjoyed, they dance as the sun comes up. They dance as the sun goes down. They dance unabashedly, even with the sun glaring jealously overhead. Every now and then, the sun steals its rays in attempted deprivation, but the four souls barely notice. They join others that have made the same trek. They are happy to see old friends, anxious to make new ones, and frivolously and fancifully involved in socializing with them all. As the sun leaves a weary sky, they fly once more to shallow waters and rest for the night. They dream of the sandhill solace they have found in this land of enchantment. They dream of dancing in the sun. They dream of their time spent in Bosque del Apache. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #ILoveBirds #SandhillCranes #BosquedelApache Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge #Nature in #America #USA #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #Photography #WildlifePhotography
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I had been out shopping with the little man, saw this pretty sunset, it was more Orange when i saw it but by the time i ran home got the camera and came back out this is what i got
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Like a tightly coiled spring this cheetah bounds across the range with her target fixed in her gaze. She is the culmination of a million years of evolution. She is nature's Ferrari. 0 - 60 mph in under 5 seconds. She is perfection. #BigCats #Bringit #Canon
here is a shot with Union Station on the left and then the CN Tower in the middle and other buildings in downtown Toronto... what a great city..
The animal kingdom's fastest living member almost escapes as I click my shutter! The peregrine falcon is the world's fastest animal. During a hunting stoop, in which a peregrine may dive from over a kilometer in height, the birds can reach a speed of over 200 miles per hour. Try getting away from that even in your fastest car. Peregrines are some of the largest falcons in the North American continent, and have a large worldwide distribution, but like the bald eagle they were virtually eradicated from the eastern United States by the use of the pesticide DDT. The use of DDT was banned in the early 1960's, and through extensive conservation and reintroduction efforts these, and other birds, have recovered in numbers. Peregrine falcons feed almost exclusively on medium sized birds. These include, pigeons, ducks, and several shorebirds. They will occasionally feed on small mammals. Don't worry, despite their speed, they haven't been documented to chase down and eat any human prey, yet. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #ILoveBirds #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Nature #Birding #PeregrineFalcon #PeregrineinFlight #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
This is a first for me. Having read about these birds before made it much easier to identify. This is a spotted sandpiper, minus the spots, obviously. During the breeding season spotted sandpipers are endowed with they have bold dark spots on their breast and belly. When in non-breeding plumage, like this one, they do not. What they do have, that is so characteristic, is a teeter tottering bounce to their gait. Their rear ends bounce up and down, constantly, even when standing still. It's as if they are rocking to music that only they can hear! This little fellow wasn't shy at all. I was sprawled across the coral and stone shoreline, belly down, when it decided to walk right up to me. It go so close that I could no longer focus the camera. I hope to catch one of these medium sized sandpipers when dressed in breeding plumage someday. If you see one, you'll never forget it. No other bird walks quite the same way (except for its Eurasian counterpart). #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #ILoveBirds #WildlifePhotography in #Florida #Nature in #America #USA #SpottedSandpiper #WildlifeConservation #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
A lion cub head butts its mother while relaxing in the middle of the day on a rock outcropping in Tanzania's Serengeti. The lioness, though lighter and weaker than the male, is the most important when it comes to hunting for the pride. Lionesses hunt in coordinated groups. Despite their sometimes fierce appearance there are many tender moments in the lion pride.
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They are the largest terrestrial animals in North America, with weights reaching up to a ton. Bison once numbered in the millions, but over-hunting and habitat destruction a century or more ago took a very large toll on their populations. In this photo, young bison rut playfully in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. The rutting season has long since past but that doesn't mean that younger animals can't practice. Reflections of the snow covered landscape highlight the eyes of these big, dark, beautiful creatures. It is a pleasure to sit back and watch the subtleties of their interactions on this wintery day. Yellowstone is always a joy to visit, but it becomes a magical place in winter. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Wyoming #Nature in #YNP #YellowstoneNationalPark #Wildlife in #America #Bison #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #Photography #PIcoftheday #Photooftheday
This bald eagle knows that when she catches a fish the best place for her to go is near humans. She perches in a tree not 30 feet from us. She has come to realize that most other eagles are too intimidated by humans to come close. She can eat her meal in peace, without fear that another eagle will swoop in and steal it. She is about 4 years of age, and although her head feathers are turning white, they have not completed the change. Bald eagles take up to 5 years to develop the adult plumage they are known for. When she is finished with her meal she wastes no time leaving us behind. We are otherwise of little use. Fascinating that a 4 year old bird should be so cunning! Don't you agree? #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Maryland #Nature in #America #USA #Conowingo #BaldEagles #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #OneNation #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
This is the image I am presenting for the day 3 of the black and white photo challenge. A bighorn Ram, with mouth agape, stares me down in Yellowstone National Park. I am uncertain if this represents a form of aggression, or is simply an act of smelling or tasting the air. Studies completed within the last decade or so have shown that, counter intuitively, more aggressive rams seem to be less effective at mating and passing on their genes. More patient males will wait until they have grown older, bigger, and more able to dominate before mating. They account for the majority of new births. More aggressive rams will attempt to mate before they have full matured. Though they are sometimes successful, they are less successful than dominating older males. They are also less likely to live to become older, dominating males. I find this kind of research fascinating, though I do wonder if this kind of data can be extrapolated to all populations, or whether it may be specific to a group of animals in a specific location.
I would like to nominate friend, and fellow photographer @Liz Boehm for the black and white photo challenge.
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House finches are year round inhabitants of most of the US. They are an introduces species in eastern North America and Hawaii. The cheerful red coloration of the males generally make them welcome visitors to neighborhood feeders.
A string of dismal cloudy days shooting lead to an unusually beautiful late morning sun yesterday. The light was wonderful for photographing snow bunting and these house finches. They must have felt some affinity, as they were hanging together on several occasions. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #ILoveBirds #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #HouseFinches #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
The Northern Cardinal is arguably one of North America's most well known and conspicuous birds. The male sports a bright red plumage year round. They don't migrate. They don't molt. In the snowy cold of winter their bright plumage sets them apart from their surroundings. I often wonder what advantage this bright color has imparted to the cardinal. In general, a characteristic so prominent would at least be impartial regarding the animals survival, and in most cases it would be of great benefit. Of course, we see the male cardinal as a bright red bird, but how do its major predators see it? Not all animals see in color, and if they do, that color may be selective. Since we are not major cardinal predators, perhaps the fact that we see the bird as so conspicuous has little effect on its survival. It's a bigger question that I have, and I don't have the answer. It's another question for science to try to answer. #iLoveBirds #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #PickYourPark #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #WildlifeConservation #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
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A male and female lion rest atop a rock outcropping during the heat of the day. Lions remain relatively dormant during the midday and become more active in the evening and early morning hours. Many even hunt at night. #BigCats #Bringit #Canon
I'm posting this a day late after spending the better part of the day trying to get my computer back in order. November 1st has been designated National Bison Day, although it has not become law. There is a proposal to make elect bison as the national mammal. If you agree, you can vote at votebison.org/. After over a century of decimation, bison are reclaiming their place in America. They deserve national recognition! #ILoveWildlife #ILoveNature #ILoveBison #Bison #WildlifePhotography in #YellowstoneNationalPark #YNP #DrDADBooks #Canon #Wildlife #Nature #Bringit #Photography #BisonDay
Large ears, like those of a mule, are a characteristic of mule deer. Their large ears do endow them with a very acute sense of hearing. Although they are related to white tailed deer, their tails have a black tip. Mule deer are generally found west of the Missouri River. There are areas where white tailed deer and mule deer coexist. This yearling watches me carefully with mom not far off in the background. It stood its ground, and was still there when I climbed back into my car and drove off. Though reclusive, they can be fairly easy to photograph at Bosque del Apache NWR in New Mexico. #ILoveNature #ILoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewMexico #Nature in #America #USA #MuleDeer #Deer #Canon #Bringit #DrDADBooks #ChildrensBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
A cheetah, wet from a recent downpour on the Serengeti sits peacefully and rests. There will be time for hunting later. She fixes her gaze on me. She is astoundingly beautiful, yet I cannot help to think that if I were not safely inside the vehicle I might be feeling other emotions! The fastest land mammal in the world is just as mesmerizing at rest. For the most part cheetahs live a solitary life on the Serengeti unless a female is raising young.
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So I've driven to Atlanta Georgia, to the Association for Partners of Public Lands Convention, where I'll be presenting my books again. On the way I thought I'd stop to check out some wildlife hotspots. I stopped to spend the night on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. In the morning I headed south along the coast to visit Mattamuskeet NWR. It's a delightful refuge with extensive open access to thousands of ducks, geese, and tundra swans. It's definitely a place I'm going to want to come back to.
Though I've read about these creatures, I had never seen one until yesterday at Mattamuskeet NWR. The Coypu, as it is known in its native South America, or Nutria, as it is know here, is a semiaquatic rodent. It is larger than a muskrat, with which it is frequently confused but smaller than a beaver. Its tail is round while the muskrat's tail is laterally flattened and the beaver's tail is flattened dorsoventrally. Very characteristic are its orange reddened large teeth. These mammals were introduced to the US from South America in the late 1800's to early 1900's by fur ranchers. Some eventually escaped and now they are spreading out. They are considered an invasive species. Their burrowing and feeding behaviors are damaging to local marshes and waterways. I wonder if some floss and a toothbrush would make a difference?
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The buffet is open at the Jersey Shore and house finches gobble up seeds along the sand dunes as fast as they can. They tend to hang around with a small flock of snow bunting. The bunting seem to eat more of the grass seeds from the taller grasses, while the finches seem to eat the flower seeds from other plants, lower to the ground. House finches were originally birds of the Western United States. In the 1940, after a failed attempt to sell them as pets on the east coast, a small flock was released on Long Island, New York. They quickly flourished and have spread to populate most of the Eastern United States and Canada. That's a lot of birds in half a century! #ILoveBirds #ILoveNature #ILovewildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NewJersey #Nature in #America #USA #HouseFinches #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #LBI #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Our Daily Challenge - Game
Put on my Game Face
(I can't believe I've done this again) - with extra war paint might I add!
One of North America's most majestic birds, the Great Blue Heron, perches atop a bush at the Florida Everglades' Anhinga Trail. The blue heron is the largest of North American herons. Specially shaped vertebrae allow them to fold their neck into the s-shape that you see here in the photo. Like a coiled snake, this allows them to strike at greater distance, and with great speed, to capture prey. They also fly with their necks folded, unlike birds like the sandhill crane, that fly with their necks outstretched. This makes them easy to distinguish in flight, even at a distance. Long feathers on their chests, continually grow and fray, creating powder down that is used to clean and protect other feathers. It also helps make them water resistant. Though it's been said that I may be a little "over the top," so are most of nature's wonderful creatures! I enjoy observing, photographing, and learning about them, every chance I get. #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Florida #Nature in #America #USA #BlueHeron #Canon #Bringit #EvergladesNationalPark #DrDADBooks #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
I've been trying to get some good shots of these horses every time I drive by, but this day I did :)
Their closest living relatives appear to be whales, porpoises, and dolphins. Some 60 million years ago a common ancestor diverged from the line leading, eventually, to what we know today as the hippopotamus. The hippo is the third largest terrestrial mammal, by weight, on earth. Despite being "terrestrial," they spend the overwhelming majority of time in water. Their survival depends upon it. They emerge for periods during the day, but most of their land time occurs at night, when they can walk several kilometers to graze on the grasses that make up most of their diet. Males, and females with young, are extremely unpredictable and aggressive. They are considered among the most dangerous creatures of the African continent. Despite their stocky appearance they can run at close to 20 mph on land. That's faster than any human. Ill-tempered males are extremely territorial. The fight with other bulls frequently. Squabbles, however, usually last only seconds and rarely do they results in serious injury. Sometimes a brief show of force, or teeth, is all it takes! #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Tanzania #Nature in #Africa #Ngorongoro #Hippos #Hippopotamus
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