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One source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains range is about 1,000 km (620 mi) in length. Its highest point is 7,090 m (23,260 ft) located 100 km (62 mi) to the northwest of Lhasa. The range is parallel to the Himalayas in the Transhimalayas, and north of the Brahmaputra River. [3] Another source says the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains extend 460 miles (740 km) from Nyêmo County in the west to Ranwu County (the southwestern part of Baxoi County) in the east.

 

Its highest peak is Mount Nyenchen Tanglha (Nyainqêntanglha Feng) at 7,162 metres (23,497 ft).[4]

 

The southern side of the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountain is precipitous, and falls by around 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), while the northern side is fairly level and descends about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). Most of the mountains are below 6,500 metres (21,300 ft).[5] They contain 7080 glaciers covering an area of 10,700 square kilometres (4,100 sq mi).[4]

 

The Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains have an average latitude of 30°30'N and a longitude between 90°E and 97°E. Together with the Gangdise Shan located further west, it forms the Transhimalaya [a] which runs parallel to the Himalayas north of the Yarlung Tsangpo River.

 

The Drukla Chu river rises in the Nyenchen Tanglha Mountains, where it is called the Song Chu river, and joins the Gyamda Chu river. The combined rivers run about 100 kilometres (62 mi) southeast to the Yarlung Tsangpo river.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyenchen_Tanglha_Mountains

 

Galapagos Islands

Ecuador

South America

Santa Cruz Island.

 

The Galápagos tortoise or Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra) is the largest living species of tortoise and 10th-heaviest living reptile, reaching weights of over 400 kg (880 lb) and lengths of over 1.8 meters (5.9 ft). With life spans in the wild of over 100 years, it is one of the longest-lived vertebrates. A captive individual lived at least 170 years.

 

The closest living relative (though not a direct ancestor) of the Galápagos giant tortoise is the Argentine tortoise (Chelonoidis chilensis), a much smaller species from South America. The divergence between C. chilensis and C. nigra probably occurred 6–12 million years ago, an evolutionary event preceding the volcanic formation of the oldest modern Galápagos Islands 5 million years ago.

 

Mitochondrial DNA analysis indicates that the oldest existing islands (Española and San Cristóbal) were colonized first, and that these populations seeded the younger islands via dispersal in a "stepping stone" fashion via local currents. Restricted gene flow between isolated islands then resulted in the independent evolution of the populations into the divergent forms observed in the modern subspecies. The evolutionary relationships between the subspecies thus echo the volcanic history of the islands.

 

Despite a rebound, the species is classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Now Listed as Endangered. – Wikipedia

 

Red-Bellied Woodpecker.

 

10 inches in length. Barred black and white above, pale buff below and on face. Sexes similar except that male has red crown and nape while female has red nape only. Reddish patch on lower abdomen seldom visible in the field.

 

Its habitat includes open and swampy woodlands. It also comes into parks during migration and feeders in winter.

 

It breeds from South Dakota, Great Lakes and southern New England south to the Gulf Coast and Florida. Northern most birds sometimes migrate south for the winter.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Length : about 20 cm (8 inches)

 

I would be delighted if you also had time to visit this album : www.flickr.com/photos/110648625@N05/albums/72157667865863912

For Macro Mondays' #orange theme

 

Playing with Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. (Billy is approx 2.5 inches in length.)

 

...and wishing Hans a speedy and full recovery

The length of the river is 12 km. The Adylsu River Valley is included in the Elbrus National Park. The territory of the valley is a mountainous area with an elevation difference from 2248 to 2770 meters above sea level with a slope steepness of 16-33 degrees.

 

Длина реки составляет 12 км. Долина реки Адылсу включена в состав Национального парка Приэльбрусье. Территория долины - это горная местность с перепадом высот от 2248 до 2770 метров над уровнем моря с крутизной склона 16-33 градусов.

  

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Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3], Auto ISO, [9]

VR:On

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Focus Distance:133.35 m

Dof:130.54 m (94.71 - 225.25)

HyperFocal:326.16 m

 

Wikipedia: Pancake ice forms in conditions of high wave activity, in contrast to other types of sea ice formed under calm conditions. Pancake ice can form in two processes: (1) on water covered to some degree in slush, shuga or grease ice, or (2) from breaking of ice rind, nilas or even gray ice in agitated conditions.[3] If the waves are strong enough, pancakes can raft over each other, creating an uneven top and bottom surface on the ice. At this point, the pancake ice will fuse together and amalgamate into an ice sheet. This ice sheet will continue to grow over the winter. This process increases pancake ice's resilience, resulting in characteristic length scales less than ocean wavelengths and causing waves passing through pancake ice not to scatter.[3]

  

SLT-A55V + TC Kenko pro x2 + SAL 55-200 SAM, main levée AF-C.

ISO 12800

Focal Length (35mm format) - 450 mm

Photo de 2011 traitée avec DxO Photolab V1.2.2

 

Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) at 85mm focal length (1.5 mag), Petershausen, Bavaria, Germany

 

Komet C2020F3 (NEOWISE)_04

Red-Bellied Woodpecker (male).

 

10 inches in length. Barred black and white above, pale buff below and on face. The male and female are similar except that the male has a red crown and nape while the female has a red nape only. Their reddish patch on lower abdomen is seldom visible in the field.

 

Its habitat includes open and swampy woodlands. It also comes into parks during migration and feeders in winter.

 

They range from South Dakota east through the Great Lakes and into southern New England and south to the Gulf Coast and Florida. Although not a migratory bird, some of the northern most birds will sometimes migrate south for the winter.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Northern Cardinal (female).

 

8 to 9 inches in length. The male is bright red with crest, black face and a stout red bill. The female is buff-brown tinged with red on crest, wings and tail.

 

They inhabit woodland edges, thickets, brushy swamps and gardens.

 

They are resident in the eastern United States and southern Canada south to the Gulf Coast and from southern California, Arizona, and southern Texas southward.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

very large hornbill: length up to 1,3m (51") and weight up to 6,2kg (13,7lbs) found from Kenya down to South Africa.

It lives in groups of up to 10 in savanna areas with large trees used for roosting and nesting. Loud booming calls mainly in the morning.

 

bucorvus leadbeateri

IUCN RED LIST STATUS: VULNERABLE

 

zuidelijke hoornraaf

bucorve du sud

Kaffernhornrabe

 

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My own unique perspective of framing this heritage train bridge with this windward swept branch, as it appears to stretch the entire length of the bridge and beyond.

 

The late sundown seemed to highlight the tree to match the rusty colour of the oxidized steel.

  

The Mission Railway Bridge is a Canadian Pacific Railway bridge spanning the Fraser River between Mission, and Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.

 

Replacing an earlier bridge built in 1891, which was the first and only bridge crossing of the Fraser below Siska in the Fraser Canyon until the construction of the New Westminster rail bridge in 1904, it was constructed in 1909 by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). The Mission Railway Bridge is supported by 13 concrete piers and is approximately 533 metres in length. Before completion of the Mission highway bridge, highway traffic to and from Matsqui and Abbotsford with Mission used the bridge as a one-way alternating route, with traffic lights at either end to control direction. Rail traffic often held up car crossings, causing long and often very lengthy waits, which were a part of daily life in the Central Valley until the new bridge was completed.

 

Beneath the bridge's north abutment is an important river-level gauge monitored during the annual Fraser freshet. The bridge is also the location of the end of the Fraser's tidal bore - downstream from the bridge the river is increasingly influenced by tidal influences from the Georgia Strait.

 

Swing span

 

The Mission Railway Bridge has a swing span which has a vertical clearance of 4.9 metres above the water when closed. The swing span is fitted atop a circular concrete pier, the 10th from the north bank of the river. The 10th pier is protected from shipping traffic by two 46 metre wood piers extending upstream and downstream respectively perpendicular to the bridge which are tapered at both ends. The navigation channel past the bridge is 30 metres in width. At night a fixed white light is displayed on piers 9 and 11 as well as at the up-river and down-river ends of the protection pier.

   

The majority of marine traffic consists of log tows and gravel barges, which are permitted to use the navigation channel beneath the fixed span between piers 5 and 6. The swing span is used for wood chip barges and other vessels which cannot navigate beneath the span between piers 5 and 6.

 

CPR maintains a bridge tender 24 hours per day at an office on the north bank of the bridge. Vessels requesting passage through the swing span contact the bridge tender on marine VHF radio, whereby the tender walks the bridge to a control booth situated on the swing span.

Wikipedia

  

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Eastern Fox Squirrel.

 

The largest tree squirrel at 17 to 28 inches in length. It has three color phases: in the northeastern part of the range, gray above and yellowish below; in western part, bright rust below; in southern part, black often with white blaze on face and white tail tip. In South Carolina, they are typically black with white ears and nose.

 

They inhabit oak-hickroy woods and in the south, live oak and mixed forests, cypress and mangrove swamps and piney areas.

 

Except for the New England area they range throughout the eastern United States to roughly the Dakotas, northeastern Colorado and eastern Texas.

 

Lake Erie Metropark, Monroe County, Michigan.

The Long Corridor is a covered walkway in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. The total length of the Long Corridor is 728 metres and it is decorated with more than 14,000 paintings, especially on the ceiling and its beams, which divide it into 273 sections. Along the corridor there are four octagonal pavilions. Each of these pavilions symbolises the four climatic seasons of the year. The more than 14,000 paintings have a wide variety of subjects: historical figures, famous buildings, landscapes, flowers, birds, fish, insects... Of particular importance are those depicting folk and traditional tales, fables and episodes from classical Chinese literature. As a part of the Summer Palace, the Long Corridor was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in December, 1998.

There is no doubt that the Long Corridor is a beautiful place during the day. But it is at night, with the arrival of darkness and the lighting of the chinese lanterns, that it reaches its true splendour, creating a special atmosphere and transforming into a long, luminous and sinuous thread in the midst of the darkness. It is at night when it becomes a magical place, where stories, tales, fables, imagination... come to life and arise. Dreams and tales, in the middle of the night and darkness.

 

..........

LateNightTales

 

Orleans - David Crosby (LNT: David Holmes)

 

Three Hours - Nick Drake (LNT: The Cinematic Orchestra)

 

Flim - Aphex Twin (LNT: The Flaming Lips)

 

Blade Runner Blues - Vangelis (LNT: Röyksopp)

 

Man Next Door - Massive Attack (LNT: Django Django)

 

Be Nice To Me - Todd Rundgren (LNT: Music For Pleasure)

 

Magnolia - J.J. Cale (LNT: Turin Brakes)

 

Let's Get Lost - Elliott Smith (LNT: Air)

 

Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath (LNT: Air)

 

Unravel - Björk (LNT: Midlake)

 

Budapest by Blimp - Thomas Dolby (LNT: Röyksopp)

 

Lover, You Should've Come Over -Jordan Rakei (LNT: Jordan Rakei)

 

.....

En el silencio sin aliento de las 4 a.m., en la oscuridad se encuentra un triste cliché envuelto en el azul marino de las estrellas que se desvanecen lentamente. Dime cómo llegó ésto a ser.

Háblame... insomnio.

 

.....

Duérmete y cállate, cariño. Es hora de dormir, hora de apagar la luz. Dulces sueños te esperan tras tus ojos cerrados y una manta de noche, donde las chinches no pican. Duérmete y calla hasta la mañana. Has dicho todas tus oraciones, és hora de hacerlas realidad. No te preocupes, tu papi está aquí, si lo necesitas esta noche. Tranquiliza tu mente. Descansa tus ojos y duerme bien.

Goodnight.

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Hair : tram M0925 hair

Boots : Eudora3D Buffy Boots

Pants : Sorumin- Xmas Home Party SET -Tartan Red Pants.

 

Decor :

Dirty Rat - Frosty Menace. In main store.

Dirty Rat - Log Cabin w/snow. In main store.

Dirty Rat - Merry Cabinet

Konoha : Black Forest Boulders. In main store.

Konoha - Bilberry fields of Imania

Konoha - Frozen Foliage

Konoha - Olea elena

DRD - Heritage Nook - Armchair, Rug, Sidetable, Stove. At Equal 10

DRD - Winter's Eve Patio - Lounge chair, Sidetable, Wood basket.

At DRD

HIDEKI - dogyy frosty

Nutmeg. Rustic Bench

Trompe Loeil - Teigen Campfire

ursus arctos

 

length: 1 to 2.8 m

weight: 139 kg (male), 95 kg (female)

lifespan: 20 to 30 years

predators: humans

habitat: boreal forest, mountain alpine, arctic tundra

yukon population estimate: 6,000-7,000

 

they breed for the first time around their 8th year and reproduce every 3 to 4 years

 

bears routinely distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour

 

bears are not mean or malicious; they are very gentle, curious, and tolerant animals

 

shih shòh (gwich’in)

shär cho (hän)

dlēze (kaska)

srà cho (northern tutchone)

akłaq (inuvialuit)

atsìá sho (big grandpa) (southern tutchone)

shash chō (tagish)

shüh choh (upper tanana)

xóots or xûts (tlingit)

The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, [and] the most parodied work of art in the world." The painting's novel qualities include the subject's enigmatic expression, the monumentality of the composition, the subtle modelling of forms, and the atmospheric illusionism.

 

The painting has been traditionally considered to depict the Italian noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo. It is painted in oil on a white poplar panel. Leonardo never gave the painting to the Giocondo family. It was believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506; however, Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. King Francis I of France acquired the Mona Lisa after Leonardo's death in 1519, and it became the property of the French Republic. It has normally been on display at the Louvre in Paris since 1797

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly with 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump and 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. They have a dark center stripe down the back and pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. The tail is brown on the tip and edged with black. They also have prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and to the northeastern United States from North Dakota in the west to the Carolinas and Virginia in the east.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly with 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump and 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. They have a dark center stripe down the back and pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. The tail is brown on the tip and edged with black. They also have prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and to the northeastern United States from North Dakota in the west to the Carolinas and Virginia in the east.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Program:Manual

Lens:150-600mm f/5-6.3 G VR

F:9.0

Speed:1/800

ISO:250

Focal Length:420 mm

AF Fine Tune Adj:0

Focus Mode:AF-C

AF Area:Dynamic Area (3D-tracking)

Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, [3], Auto ISO, [9]

VR:On

EV:+1/3

Metering Mode:Multi-segment

WB:Auto0

Picture Control:Neutral

Focus Distance:199.53 m

Dof:134.31 m (152.87 - 287.18)

HyperFocal:652.33 m

 

Alle Wohlgerüche des Himmels

 

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Red-Bellied Woodpecker (male).

 

10 inches in length. Barred black and white above, pale buff below and on face. The male and female are similar except that the male has a red crown and nape while the female has a red nape only. Their reddish patch on lower abdomen is seldom visible in the field.

 

Its habitat includes open and swampy woodlands. It also comes into parks during migration and feeders in winter.

 

They range from South Dakota east through the Great Lakes and into southern New England and south to the Gulf Coast and Florida. Although not a migratory bird, some of the northern most birds will sometimes migrate south for the winter.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

The Bhumibol Bridge (Thai: สะพานภูมิพล), also known as the Industrial Ring Road Bridge (Thai: สะพานวงแหวนอุตสาหกรรม) is part of the 13 km long Industrial Ring Road connecting southern Bangkok with Samut Prakan Province. The bridge crosses the Chao Phraya River twice, with two striking cable-stayed spans of lengths of 702 m and 582 m supported by two diamond-shaped pylons 173 m and 164 m high. Where the two spans meet, another road rises to join them at a free-flowing interchange suspended 50 metres above the ground

 

- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhumibol_Bridge

Downy Woodpecker (female).

 

A sparrow-sized woodpecker at 6 inches in length. Black and white with the males only having a small red patch on the nape of the head. Similar to Hairy Woodpeckers but tamer and smaller and with a short stubby bill.

 

Its habitat includes woodlands, parks and gardens.

 

Except for the U.S. southwest they range throughout Canada and the United States.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Northern Cardinal (male).

 

8 to 9 inches in length. The male is bright red with crest, black face and a stout red bill. The female is buff-brown tinged with red on crest, wings and tail.

 

They habitat woodland edges, thickets, brushy swamps and gardens.

 

They are resident in the eastern United States and southern Canada south to the Gulf Coast and from southern California, Arizona, and southern Texas southward.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Sandhill Crane (juvenile).

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Optics : 80/480 Apo + ZWO EAF + Televue Barlow 2X;

Mount : Ioptron CEM70G & Ioptron TriPier;

Filter : Lunt B600 Calcium K wave length;

Camera : ZWO ASI 174 MM;

Software : FireCapture, AutoStakkert, Photoshop.

 

Casalecchio di Reno - Italia

44° 29’ 29” N

11° 14’ 58” E

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly. 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump. 2 white stripes on back nuch thinner than side stripes. Dark center stripe down the back. Pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. Tail brown on tip and edged with black. Prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and the north-eastern U.S. east from North Dakota and eastern Oklahoma and south to Missisippi, northwest Carolina and Virginia.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles are browner and have no red on head. Their plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska to the Hudson Bay and south into western Ontario. There are isolated populations in: the Rocky Mountains, the northern prairies, the Great Lakes, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles are browner and have no red on head. Their plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska to the Hudson Bay and south into western Ontario. There are isolated populations in: the Rocky Mountains, the northern prairies, the Great Lakes, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles browner with no red on head. Plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska east across arctic Canada to the Hudson Bay and south to western Ontario. There are isolated populations in the Rocky Mountians, northern prairies, and the Great Lakes region along with in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida. They can also be found in Cuba.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Eastern Chipmunk.

 

Between 8 1/2 to 11 3/4 inches in length. Reddish brown above with a white belly with 1 white stripe bordered by 2 black stripes on sides ending at the rump and 2 white stripes on back much thinner than side stripes. They have a dark center stripe down the back and pale facial stripes above and below the eyes. The tail is brown on the tip and edged with black. They also have prominent ears.

 

The Eastern Chipmunk's habitat includes open deciduous woodlands, forest edges, brushy areas, bushes and stone walls in cemeteries and around houses.

 

They range from southeastern Canada and to the northeastern United States from North Dakota in the west to the Carolinas and Virginia in the east.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Leaf margin of an Agave species (Asparagaceae)

 

Pentax K-3ii

f/5

1/8 sec exposure

ISO 500

100 mm focal length

 

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles are browner and have no red on head. Their plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska to the Hudson Bay and south into western Ontario. There are isolated populations in: the Rocky Mountains, the northern prairies, the Great Lakes, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Wikipedia: The purple roller is the largest of the rollers, growing to a length of 35 to 40 cm (14 to 16 in). Adults weigh from 145 to 200 g (5.1 to 7.1 oz) with an average weight of 168 g (5.9 oz).[6] From a distance it appears a dull brownish bird with a white stripe over the eye, a patch of white on the nape and a dark tail. Northern populations tend to have a rufus crown while southern populations have a more olive-green crown. The underparts are purplish-pink streaked with white. The wings are long and rounded while the tail is square-cut.

Sandhill Crane.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles are browner and have no red on head. Their plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska to the Hudson Bay and south into western Ontario. There are isolated populations in: the Rocky Mountains, the northern prairies, the Great Lakes, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

Woodpecker

(Dendrocopos minor)

family: infantiles

Body length: 14-16 cm. Our smallest woodpecker species, the size of a sparrow. The whole color is colorful. The top of the body has transverse stripes, the tail is black with white side rectrices. The underside of the body is cream, finely streaked, without red on the undertail, which distinguishes it from other variegated woodpeckers. The male has a short red cap on his head, which the female does not have. The woodpecker, as the weakest species of woodpecker, prefers trees with soft or rotten wood, both for feeding and for carving holes. It often penetrates thin branches that are avoided by larger woodpeckers.

A protected species

Sandhill Cranes.

 

Between 34 to 48 inches in length with a wingspan of nearly 7 feet. They are very tall with a long neck and long legs. Largely gray with a red forehead. Juveniles are browner and have no red on head. Their plumage often appears a rusty color because of iron stains from water of ponds or marshes.

 

They inhabit large freshwater marshes, prairie ponds and marshy tundra. They are also on prairies and grain fields during migration and in winter.

 

They range from Siberia and Alaska to the Hudson Bay and south into western Ontario. There are isolated populations in: the Rocky Mountains, the northern prairies, the Great Lakes, Mississippi, Georgia and Florida. They winter in California's Central Valley and across the southern states from Arizona to Florida.

 

Kensington Metropark, Livingston County, Michigan.

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