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Grizzly Bear
The Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply Grizzly, is a population or subspecies of the Brown Bear inhabiting North America.
Grizzlies, like black bears, come in a variety of colors. They can range from blond to nearly black. Sometimes they have silver-tipped guard hairs that give them a "grizzled" appearance. Grizzlies often have a dished-in face and a large hump of heavy muscle above the shoulders. Their claws are around four inches long. Grizzlies usually weigh around 300-600 pounds but can grow up to 1,400 pounds. Adult Grizzlies can be six feet or more when standing on hind legs, and three to four feet when standing on all fours. Based on a multi-year DNA study, it's estimated that there are roughly 750 grizzly bears living within the Greater Yellowstone Area.
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Went out for a walk in the rocky shore of Vuosaari, Helsinki.
I found a nice location and started to wander around.
Found this composition after getting my shoes and socks wet, because I wasn't paying attention to the waves. Lesson learned.
I proceeded to set the tripod, grabbed the camera from the backpack as well as the Sigma 18-35mm lens.
After taking a couple of test shots, it became obviously clear that the image needed a polarising filter to expose more detail underwater, and a graduated filter to calm down the bright sky.
I took three shots, first focusing on the rocks in the foreground, then the partially submerged rocks just a few meters away and then all the way to the island with the trees.
After finishing the trip I sat down in front of the computer monitor and started working on the images. I processed the images the way I liked them and proceeded to focus stacking them in Photoshop.
So here's the result of a lovely mid-day walk with wet shoes, hope you enjoy the image.
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya
East Africa
Elephants are a keystone species. It means they create and maintain the ecosystems in which they live and make it possible for a myriad of plant and animal species to live in those environments as well. The loss of elephants gravely affects many species that depend on elephant-maintained ecosystems and causes major habitat chaos and a weakening to the structure and diversity of nature itself. To lose the elephant is to lose an environmental caretaker and an animal from which we have much to learn.
Mural by Andrew (Joux) Mack aka @jouxart, seen at 2854 Larimer Street in the RiNo area of Denver, Colorado.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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I am absolutely delighted to let you know that my new album, 'ECOSYSTEMS' has just been published: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
It has been presented at the Club of Rome 50th Anniversary meeting, the United Nations COP24 conference on climate change, a large exhibition held at the Mathematical Institute of Oxford University and the Environment Europe Oxford Spring School in Ecological Economics and now at the United Nations World Urban Forum 2020. There are only 450 copies left so you will have to be quick: stanislav.photography/ecosystems
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Looks are deceiving. This scene looks like a lovely misty morning however it was taken the morning after a prescribed burn in a state park. The smoke was so thick I was taking photos through the windshield because it was extremely difficult to breath the open air. That being said the inconvenience of poor air quality for a day or two is outweighed by the importance of removing invasive and non-native plants that can strangle an ecosystem by fire.
The National Trust is usually thought of as an organisation to protect historic buildings but as I learnt in Dorset they all protect precious habitats. These delightful sand dunes on Studland Bay are managed by the Trust and appear to be thriving . Maintaining a sand dune is clearly a complex process . The following notes are from the Trust website the information contained I thought was fascinating .
“What we know about sand dunes, how they function and thrive, has changed. Previously, we thought dunes should be stabilised – protected from disturbance and cornered off from people. And so, fences were put up, we were told to stay away, and the dunes had nothing to keep them dynamic. Climate change and air pollution only made matters worse. They sent a boost of energy and nutrients into an ecosystem that had formed on the bare minimum, catalysing plant growth. Combine our intentional and unintentional efforts, and we began to lose the essence of our sand dunes.
We removed factors that would normally result in cycles of dune formation and instead accelerated the forward process. Now Studland’s mosaic landscape is slowly becoming smothered by gorse and trees. Open sandy habitats are being buried and rare wildlife pushed out. Data from the Cyril Diver citizen science project in 2016, reveals species like the Sand Lizard and Meadow Pipit shrinking in distribution, their numbers squeezed to the dune edges.
Studland’s dunes need our help. We need to slow down the acceleration of plant growth, restore Studland’s mosaic landscape and bring back the dynamic nature of our dunes into a self-regulating system. These are the aims of the Dynamic Dunescapes project. The project is a partnership between Natural England, Plantlife, Natural Resources Wales, The Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust, with National Trust sites including Woolacombe and Studland Bay.
At Studland Bay, four routes will be taken to restore the dunes:
1 Bare ground creation: Using tractors and mechanical excavators to clear sections of dense vegetation and re-create areas of bare sandy ground.
2 Reintroducing cattle grazing: Cattle mimic the benefits wild herbivores have on an ecosystem; they create bare ground, crop vegetation and form mosaic landscapes. In 2021, ten Red Devon cattle will arrive to Studland and start grazing the dense vegetation at the centre of the dunes.
3 Removing invasive carp from Little Sea: Carp were illegally introduced to a freshwater lake, known as Little Sea, triggering an ecological collapse. Dynamic Dunescapes will provide funding to remove carp from Little Sea and restore the ecosystem.
4 People: What better way to open the land, limit vegetation growth and create some much-needed disturbance than our very own feet? We want to remove the presumption that exploring the dunes will harm them. Instead we want to encourage people into the dunes, to learn about them, experience their beauty and help get them back to their sandy ways.
THANKS FOR YOUR VISITING BUT CAN I ASK YOU NOT TO FAVE AN IMAGE WITHOUT ALSO MAKING A COMMENT. MANY THANKS KEITH.
ANYONE MAKING MULTIPLE FAVES WITHOUT COMMENTS WILL SIMPLY BE BLOCKED
The oldest and second largest Gary Oak Tree in British Columbia stands majestically beautiful, silhouetted against a mid March evening sky!
I took this image on March 15/13 and am so glad I did, because this three hundred plus year old ancient Gary Oak tree was felled by a bad wind storm on Thurs Dec 20th 2018. The high winds on Vancouver Island forced many trees down and lots of damage to power lines, homes and property. It's been two days and many residential homes and businesses are still out of power. We just got our wifi back this afternoon, so thought I would post a pic of this beautiful tree as I remembered it!
Garry oak and associated ecosystems are home to more plant species than any other land-based ecosystem in coastal British Columbia. Many of these species occur no where else in Canada. Several species have already been eliminated in British Columbia. Garry oak and associated ecosystems are among the most endangered in Canada. Many of the remaining Garry Oak environments are found as fragmented communities isolated from other Garry oak communities. Isolation and fragmentation reduce opportunities for the genetic mixing thereby reducing the long-term viability of the species.
Aambyvalley RD.,Lonavala,Mah.,India
www.inaturalist.org/observations/62466793
photo credit:Vaibhav G.
Na Floresta de Cèdre Gouraud, na cordilheira do Médio Atlas, Marrocos, reside uma subpopulação significativa de macacos-de-gibraltar (Macaca sylvanus), primatas também conhecidos como macacos-berberes. Esta espécie, endémica do Norte de África e a única de macacos a viver naturalmente no continente africano fora das regiões subsarianas, encontra-se ameaçada de extinção. O nome da floresta deriva de um cedro-do-atlas centenário em homenagem ao general Gouraud, cujo tronco permanece como atração turística após a sua morte. Os macacos adaptaram-se à presença humana, interagindo frequentemente com os visitantes. Este ecossistema, dominado por cedros-do-atlas, é crucial para a conservação da biodiversidade, servindo como habitat vital para estes primatas. A sobrevivência dos macacos-de-gibraltar enfrenta desafios como a perda de habitat e a pressão humana, sendo fundamental a consciencialização para práticas responsáveis e respeito pelo ecossistema local.
The Cèdre Gouraud Forest, in the Middle Atlas mountains of Morocco, is home to a significant subpopulation of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus), primates also known as Barbary apes. This species, endemic to North Africa and the only monkey that lives naturally on the African continent outside the sub-Saharan regions, is threatened with extinction. The forest's name derives from a century-old Atlas cedar named after General Gouraud, whose trunk continues to be a tourist attraction after his death. The monkeys have adapted to the presence of humans, frequently interacting with visitors. This ecosystem, dominated by Atlas cedars, is crucial for the conservation of biodiversity, serving as a vital habitat for these primates. The survival of Barbary macaques faces challenges such as habitat loss and human pressure, making it essential to raise awareness about responsible practices and respect for the local ecosystem.
on the forest floor there are many fallen leafs that one were serving their purpose in the natural ecosystem. even fallen, they are providing nutrients to the soil.
The steep sides of the Khutzeymateen Inlet have a number of avalanche slopes and waterfalls that slash through the north temperate rain forest down to the estuary. A large population of grizzly bears hibernate on the slopes over the winter and migrate down to the sedge grass meadows at the shoreline to feed in the spring. Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary,
BC.
23/12/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
My 15-year-old grandson Riley took me to see a project he has been working on. He has been changing a polluted, stagnant ecosystem to a healthy one. An area at a concrete culvert that goes under a road. There is a tiny stream of water that follows a cement channel thru fields between neighborhoods. There are several wide spots along the way with thriving ecosystems. But at the area under the road there was litter and grass clippings and it had algae choking the oxygen out of the water. Riley cleaned it up, removed the algae and transplanted aquatic plants from healthy areas to it. He took samples of water and silt from healthy areas and cultivated it in an aquarium at home, tested it on little native plants and small fish in the aquarium to be sure it was all good. Then took vials of it and added to his project. He is comparing it to another polluted area downstream left alone. His project area looks great now and has an amazing diversity of dragon and damselflies and fish, frogs, snakes, aquatic bugs, butterflies. Tracks in the mud of herons. We visited at 3pm on a very hot Father's Day. Got my lifer dragonfly sanddragon. I was able to take a few photos before we had to give in to hot conditions and cut the visit short. These mosquitofish had found their way there. There was plenty of vegetation surrounding the water to provide cover for them.
Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
Forney, Tx
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