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"The Sleeper Awakes"
The Migrator, born from the stars, carrier of all emotions, and harbors the dreams of all.
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Shorebird migration has begun! Black-bellied Plovers nest in the tundra and migrate south along the coastline beginning in mid-summer.
Severely cropped image of a bird (sorry, no idea of it's identity) reaching Gibraltar following crossing a very windy Straits of Gibraltar from Africa. 24th March 2018.
Apparently our house is in the migrating path. We see one of these every few days in the yard. Love it!!
These have now been ID'd by Gower Ornithological Society as Whimbrel (not curlew as I previously described them.) In the UK they only breed in the Shetland and Orkney Islands, which is probably where they were heading as they crossed Wales on the way from their wintering areas in Africa.)
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AS the sandhill cranes fly in to the delta each night to feed, them come in giant vee's in wave after wave. I've been waiting for this time of year since february, since I heard about it a couple weeks too late.
As the sun set, I parked my truck on the side of the road next to the cars of other birdwatchers and photographers. We all stood and watched as the birds flew over our heads again and again. I'll be out to shoot them again this week if we get a good enough sky, so I look forward to seeing more Sacramento photographers!
Migrating through Western NC.
His song sounds like a squeakey wheel, going round and round...
Taken on the Blue Ridge Parkway
Managed to miss when northern lights were on they heights (6 KP) on 18.03 evening to 19.03 morning, so went out on 19.03 evening and got at least something (don`t know what you want , will get what will be left ). Pushed 5D classic to its limits (ISO 3200). Shot in Ķemeri black alder swamp.
They were feeding for hours and rested for a few minutes and then flew off at dusk
Wilmette Harbor 3-11-11
My friend this has been a very busy period, I apologize for not viewing and commenting your works... I'll take a look at all of you this afternoon!!
Kodak Retina 1b, Ilford HP5 PLUS expired and pushed one stop
This was taken several weeks ago. I was next to the tracks between the lake and Mohawk Park when a group of pelicans began circling low. As I was shooting, more pelicans joined up and they went higher and higher before they disappeared altogether. It was a beautiful sight, but sad to see them migrate away.
I'm back! Finally. It took me long enough.
Sometimes you just need to take a minute and look at all the good things you have in life.
It's the time of year when the Monarch butterflies migrate and I am lucky enough to have one of their stop be across the street from my office. There are thousand - clustered together and flying about. It's really magical.
Ekerö, Sweden. Taken from a small bridge. This was taken one spring when folks just got their boats out of storage. Many are taking them to their cabins for the summer.
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Carcasses (most of them are elands). Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park/ Kalahari Desert. South Africa. Nov/2019
Apparently Elands migrate from Botswana to South Africa side every 4 - 5 years and depending the number, it could damage the waterholes from the SA side. Under normal circumstances, when there are only a small number of Eland on the South African side of the KTP, the solar pumps in the Park are capable of supplying in the demand of the game by filling the reservoirs, tanks and water troughs. The only need for a solar pump to deliver water is sunlight. Since the arrival of the Eland the solar pumps and more specifically the Watermax pumps (which are in the majority) in the Park, could simply not stay ahead. Waterholes equipped with Grundfos pumps and windmills seem to be the only ones capable to cope with the large demand from the animals. Over time many windmills in the Park have been replaced with solar pumps.
Eland behave like cattle in many ways. New problems arose due to the Eland Herds moving into the South African side, which were unexpected. All of a sudden some of the water troughs were found trampled to dust (Eland bulls are much heavier than the normal Gemsbuck and Blue Wildebeest that visit water troughs). Broken troughs caused water to overflow into the sand and reservoirs and tanks ran dry.
These animals come from a dry environment and their bodies are adapted to deal with small amounts of water, when they come across the "plentiful" water at the man made waterholes they behave like pigs and drink like fish. The water makes the food in their stomachs ferment and this causes their demise. All the carcass were at the vicinity of waterholes with almost none in between. Of course, a few of them could have been killed by lions. The same happens to gemsbok after the first rains when large amounts are found dead next to the water without any physical cause or disease.
Source: 4x4 Community forum and SanParks websites
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife preserve and conservation area in southern Africa. The park straddles the border between South Africa and Botswana and comprises two adjoining national parks:
•Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa
•Gemsbok National Park in Botswana
The total area of the park is 38,000 square kilometres (15,000 sq mi). Approximately three-quarters of the park lies in Botswana and one-quarter in South Africa. Kgalagadi means "place of thirst." [1] In September 2014, more than half of the Botswana portion of the park was sold for gas-fracking
The park is located largely within the southern Kalahari Desert. The terrain consists of red sand dunes, sparse vegetation, occasional trees, and the dry riverbeds of the Nossob and Auob Rivers. The rivers are said to flow only about once per century. However, water flows underground and provides life for grass and camelthorn trees growing in the river beds. The rivers may flow briefly after large thunderstorms
Source: Wikpedia
Kalahari Desert
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 900,000 square kilometres (350,000 sq mi), covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia and regions of South Africa.
It is not to be confused with the Angolan, Namibian and South African Namib coastal desert, whose name is of Khoekhoegowab origin and means "vast place"
Kalahari is derived from the Tswana word Kgala, meaning "the great thirst", or Kgalagadi, meaning "a waterless place"; the Kalahari has vast areas covered by red sand without any permanent surface water
Source: Wikpedia
Carcaças (maioria de elandes)
Aparentemente, os Elandes migram do Botsuana para o lado da África do Sul a cada 4 a 5 anos e, dependendo do número, pode danificar os poços de água do lado da África do Sul. Em circunstâncias normais, quando há apenas um pequeno número de Elandes no lado sul-africano do KTP, as bombas solares no parque são capazes de suprir a demanda, enchendo os reservatórios, tanques e valas de água. A única necessidade de uma bomba solar para fornecer água é a luz solar. Desde a chegada do Elandes, as bombas solares e, mais especificamente, as bombas Watermax (que são a maioria) no Parque, simplesmente não conseguem atender a demanda. Os poços de água equipados com bombas e moinhos de vento Grundfos parecem ser os únicos capazes de lidar com a grande demanda dos animais. Com o tempo, muitos moinhos de vento no parque foram substituídos por bombas solares. Elandes se comportam como gado de várias maneiras. Novos problemas surgiram devido à mudança dos rebanhos Elandes para o lado sul-africano, que foram inesperados. De repente, algumas das calhas da água foram encontradas pisoteadas (os touros Elandes são muito mais pesados que o Gemsbuck normal e o gnu azul que visitam as calhas da água). As calhas quebradas fizeram com que a água transbordasse para a areia e os reservatórios e tanques secaram. Esses animais vêm de um ambiente seco e seus corpos são adaptados para lidar com pequenas quantidades de água, quando se deparam com a água "abundante" do poços de água feitos pelo homen, eles se comportam como porcos e bebem água como peixes. A água faz com que os alimentos em seus estômagos fermentem e isso causa sua morte. Geralmente as carcaças estão nas proximidades de poços de água, com quase nenhuma no meio do caminho. Evidentemente, que alguns poucos elandes foram possivelmente mortos por leões. O mesmo acontece com o gemsbok após as primeiras chuvas, quando grandes quantidades destes animais são encontradas mortos perto da água, sem qualquer causa ou doença física.
Fonte: 4x4 Community forum and SanParks websites (tradução livre)
Parque Transfronteiriço do Kgalagadi
O Parque Transfronteiriço de Kgalagadi é uma grande área de preservação e conservação da vida selvagem no sul da África. O parque fica na fronteira entre a África do Sul e o Botsuana e compreende dois parques nacionais adjacentes:
• Parque Nacional Kalahari Gemsbok na África do Sul
• Parque Nacional Gemsbok no Botsuana
A área total do parque é de 38.000 quilômetros quadrados (15.000 milhas quadradas). Aproximadamente três quartos do parque ficam no Botsuana e um quarto na África do Sul. Kgalagadi significa "lugar de sede". Em setembro de 2014, mais da metade da parte do parque em Botsuana foi vendida por fracking a gás
O parque está localizado em grande parte no sul do deserto de Kalahari. O terreno consiste em dunas de areia vermelha, vegetação escassa, árvores ocasionais e leitos secos dos rios Nossob e Auob. Diz-se que os rios fluem apenas uma vez por século. No entanto, a água flui no subsolo e fornece vida para as árvores que crescem nos leitos dos rios. Os rios podem fluir brevemente após grandes tempestades
Fonte: Wikipedia (tradução livre)
Deserto do Kalahari
O Kalahari, Calaari ou Calaári é um deserto localizado na África Austral, com cerca de 900.000 km² abrangendo partes de Angola, do Botswana, Namíbia e África do Sul.
O nome é derivado de uma palavra em tsuana[2] e significa "a grande sede"
Derivada da palavra Kgalagadi, significa o lugar da a grande sede (kgala - sede; gadi - lugar). A formação do deserto é devida, principalmente, a corrente marítima fria de Benguela, que atua na costa sudoeste da África, condensando o vapor de água que vai em direção ao continente, fazendo com que as massas de ar cheguem mais secas ao mesmo. O Kalahari possui vasta área coberta por areia avermelhada sem afloramento de água em caráter permanente. Porém Kalahari não é um deserto verdadeiro. Partes dele recebem mais de 250 mm de chuva mal distribuída anualmente e possuem bastante vegetação. É realmente árido somente no sudoeste (menos de 175 mm de chuva ao ano), fazendo do Kalahari um deserto de fósseis. As temperaturas no verão do Kalahari vão de 20 a 40°C. No inverno, o Kalahari tem um clima seco e frio com geada à noite. As baixas temperaturas do inverno podem ficar abaixo de 0°C. O clima no verão em algumas regiões do Kalahari pode alcançar 50°C (por isso algumas tribos bosquimanas se recolhem nos momentos mais quentes do dia).
Fonte: Wikipedia