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Rocky Mountain Raft Tours offers environmentally friendly, scenic, guided float trips on the Bow River within the Banff townsite. A fun way to spend an afternoon and learn from a local guide. We were lucky enough to hear and see an avalanche on the slopes of Mount Rundle; a genuine first time experience for me.
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Female Jaguar (Panthera onca) emerges from the dense jungle of the Pantanal wetland in Brazil, and walks into the open. This cat, nicknamed "Patricia" by local guides, patrolled the river bank for a few moments before melting back into the forest.
The Jaguar is the largest cat in the Western Hemisphere (only the Tiger and Lion are larger). Big males are approximately the size of an African Lioness. Jaguars are listed as "Near Threatened" and their future is clouded by habitat loss, habitat fragmentation and poaching. This imposing cat is known for killing its prey with a single bite that pierces the skull, delivering a fatal blow to its victim's brain. The Jaguar has been revered by many indigenous cultures, including the Maya and Aztec, whose mythologies featured the cat as a prominent figure.
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This bird is sitting on two young. You can just see one of them on the left hand side below the bird.
This nest was about 5 ft off the ground on a rocky ledge. You could walk right up to it and yet it would have been so easy to walk straight past. We would never have found this nest without the local guides help.
Ecuador
This species lives in thickly wooded areas with dense undergrowth and is normally difficult to see. It is also uncommon and is designated as Vulnerable Status. In this case a family group has learned to trust a local guide who tempts them out with a daily feed of Bananas. They were, at times, so close I couldn't focus on them but they were still very wary and slight movements or noises made by the assembled photographers would send them scuttling off into the bushes.
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The old British gravestone dated 1704 at the Fort Marlborough entrance make poignant reading. Read more about Fort Marlborough at my blog virtualadrian.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-impressive-fort-ma...
Location: Bengkulu, Indonesia
#engraving #inscription #gravestone
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We were lucky to see and photograph three tawny frogmouth. A pair and this one that was sitting by itself. Thank you very much to our local guide.
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One of the images from my first visit to The Dingle Nature Reserve at Llangefni, Anglesey. Many thanks to local guide Dawn Hughes for her invaluable assistance on my trip.
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One of a number of natural arches carved by the weather into the Navajo sandstone.
Rather more secluded area south of the main trails and only accessible with a local guide. The peace and quiet in these secluded canyons and lower mesas are wonderful as are the rich colours in the sand, rock and vegetation.
"Ear of the Wind" arch, Monument Valley, Arizona, USA
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[In Explore 05 April 2021]
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Yucatan, MX May 2021
I recently returned from a brief trip to Mexico. I took a one day birding tour with a local guide and managed to get 46 new species on my life list, which now totals 1,202. I carried my camera but photography was difficult and most shots were from a great distance and kept for documentation. I will post a few each day. Just great to be traveling again!!
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PINK WILD DESERT FLOWERS growing in PETRA.
In the background appears the beautiful Nabateaen Amphitheater carved right from the mountain rock. It's a little different from the other ancient theaters in Jordan because of its (grand) setting and the pinkish-red color. It was surrounded by many small Nabataean tombs, affirming that it was a part of Petra. The panoramic views of this place from the trek to the Treasury viewpoint are also spectacular.
Description influenced by (Ankur Panchbudhe, a Google Maps local guide)
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A squacco heron ( Ardeola ralloides, üstökösgém) hunting for small fishes .
@Tiszafüred, Tisza-tó, Hungary.
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But NO AWARDS, NO BANNERS, NO IMAGES, NO GROUP REFERENCES where you saw it, please.
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The story behind the image:
On vacation today! Decided to travel to the Great Plains of Hungary (less than 1.5h to drive) for birding. Spent 3 hours on a boat ride with a local guide in a protected area of the lake called Tisza-tó. A real paradise for birds, different heron species, seagulls, terns everywhere. I was very happy that we could approach birds within 10 metres...and unlike whole July, thunderstorms did not evolve, either.
Taken Corte Brique, Portugal. Discovering this nest on a local guided walk was one of the highlights of my last visit to Paradise in Portugal. Many guests had excellent views and images of the parents feeding their chicks, hope they use the same nest site next year. Will be guiding out in Portugal again in April / May 2019.
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South Iceland is such a treat for anyone who loves rugged landscapes. Every few kilometres there's another "wow" vista.
Our local guides told us - and I'm sure it may be true - that Led Zeppelin came to Iceland as part of a tour in the late 60s - and were inspired to write "The Immigrant Song".
"We come from the land of the ice and snow
From the midnight sun, where the hot springs flow.." etc
If its not true , it should be.
As the legs began to complain and the body began to beg for water (a priceless asset in a climb with no selling point), I came across Huayna Picchu.
From where I could see tiny people in the background (260 meters higher), appearing and disappearing under the steep woods.
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Huayna Picchu, Quechua: Wayna Pikchu, is a mountain in Peru around which the Urubamba River bends. It is located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It rises over Machu Picchu, the so-called lost city of the Incas. The Incas built a trail up the side of the Huayna Picchu and built temples and terraces on its top. The peak of Huayna Picchu is 2,693 metres (8,835 ft) above sea level, or about 260 metres (850 ft) higher than Machu Picchu.
According to local guides, the top of the mountain was the residence for the high priest and the local virgins. Every morning before sunrise, the high priest with a small group would walk to Machu Picchu to signal the coming of the new day. The Temple of the Moon, one of the three major temples in the Machu Picchu area, is nestled on the side of the mountain and is situated at an elevation lower than Machu Picchu. Adjacent to the Temple of the Moon is the Great Cavern, another sacred temple with fine masonry. The other major local temples in Machu Picchu are the Temple of the Condor, Temple of Three Windows, Principal Temple, "Unfinished Temple", and the Temple of the Sun, also called the Torreon.
Its name is Hispanicized, possibly from the Quechua, alternative spelling Wayna Pikchu; wayna young, young man, pikchu pyramid, mountain or prominence with a broad base which ends in sharp peaks, "young peak".
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Taken Corte Brique, Portugal. Discovering this nest on a local guided walk was one of the highlights of my last visit to Paradise in Portugal. Many guests had excellent views and images of the parents feeding their chicks, hope they use the same nest site next year. Will be guiding out in Portugal again in April / May 2019.
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Small, plump bird with stout bill. Male mostly lime green with contrasting yellow belly and thin blue collar on nape and blue rump; some populations entirely blue above. Female similar but duller, with greener belly. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks, often in association with a fruiting tree. Forages at all levels, most frequently in the canopy.
This one was photographed in Northern Peru led by Neotropic Photo Tours and our Peruvian local guide for this portion of the trip; Fisher Chávez of Perú Nature Photography.
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"Us, with our driver in North Maluku (he's on the right) and our local guide.
Halmahera - North Moluccas - Indonesia
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