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This happy little couple lives on our porch. We have 2 of these mud nests under the roof of the porch (with several more under the eaves of our roof on every side of the house), and we enjoy sitting there watching the antics of these sparrows. I took this picture about a week ago, or so, and the sparrows were still sitting on their eggs, but their eggs have hatched now, and the little ones are always hungry. These sparrows don't eat from our feeders, but seem to have a 100% "buggy" diet, which is good, because with all the rain we've had lately, there are plenty of mosquitos for them to catch. The Fiddle Festival we were going to yesterday, was called off because of the rain. It's beautiful today, but there's no place to go today. I just may sit out on the porch and watch the sparrows for a while.
I got into trouble taking this shot. When I got back to the car I hadn't put the handbrake on properly and the car started to roll away as I got in. Sue and Amy had remained in the car while I took the photo. I wasn't flavour of the month!
Cliff Maloney speaking with attendees at the 2019 Young Americans for Liberty Convention at the Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol in Austin, Texas.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
Cliff Maloney speaking at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.
The rural version of roof-topping, although not nearly as dangerous.
For Studio 26's assignment on flipping. Flipped vertically for maximum tension and dizzyness.
Tinder wanted to get in on the action. While it looks like she is looking over the edge, the reality is that she's sniffing the bird poop on the rocks.
This is a ride named "The Cliff Hanger" located at the Mississippi State fair in Jackson Mississippi USA.
This ride and the "Scrambler" have been around for many decades.
The Mississippi State Fair takes place in Jackson Mississippi USA every year during the 1st part of October. The fair last for approximately 1½ weeks. In 2008, it runs from October 1st through October 11.
A small herd of Bighorn Mountain Sheep Ewes and their young make their way up the steep rock cliffs where they are safe from most predators.Bighorn sheep typically inhabit alpine meadows, grassy mountain slopes and foothills near rugged, rocky cliffs and bluffs. Bighorn sheep cannot move though deep snow, so they prefer drier slopes where the annual snowfall is less than about sixty inches a year. A bighorn’s winter range usually lies 2,500-5,000 feet in elevation, while its summer range is tends to be 6,000-8,500 feet. Besides being highly susceptible to to certain diseases carried by domestic sheep such as scabies and pneumonia; additional mortality occurs as a result of accidents involving rocks falling and or falling off cliffs (a hazard of living in steep, rugged terrain). Bighorns are well adapted to climbing steep terrain where they seek cover from predators. Predation primarily occurs with lambs which are hunted by coyotes, bobcats, lynxes and golden eagles. Bighorn sheep of all ages are threatened by wolves, bears and especially cougars, which are perhaps best equipped with the agility to predate in uneven, rocky habitats.They are considered good indicators of land health because the species is sensitive to many human-induced environmental problems. In addition to their aesthetic value, bighorn sheep are considered desirable game animals by hunters.
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“PHOTO INFORMATION
”Taken on Sept 13/12 at 6:14pm between Cranbrook B.C. and Waterton National Park, Alberta, Canada.Camera, Canon 7DLens, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM lens.Taken at 1/2000’s at f/10, 170 mm, iso 800, man white bal.No cropping, edited in Lightroom 4.2
The Flaming Cliffs site, really Bayanzag (Mongolian: Баянзаг, rich in saxaul or Mongolian: Улаан Эрэг red cliffs), is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made. It was given this name by American paleontologist Roy Chapman Andrews, who visited in the 1920s. The area is most famous for yielding the first discovery of dinosaur eggs. Other finds in the area include specimens of Velociraptor.[1] The rock gives off a glowing orange colour, hence the nickname.[2][3]
Vermilion Cliffs, Arizona
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A closer view of the cliff and the buildings of Oia on top of the cliff. You can see the famous church about 2/3 of the way to the right on tap of the hill.
Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonata).
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge.
Grayson County, Texas. 30 April 2017.
Nikon D7200. AF-S Nikkor ED 500mm f4 D.
f4 @ 1/2500 sec. ISO 640.
Captured this moment at the Britannia Heritage Shipyards in Richmond. Many thanks to GMcD for the location tip. A large flock of swallows were gathering up mud, for their nests, at a small mudbank exposed by the receding tide. Interestingly, they never stopped moving their wings, even while on the ground and gathering mud. I had shots that better showed the whole bird, (better for bird identification I suppose), but I was struck by how the detail of the wing shape and structure made this image a little bit special.