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Yesterday I went to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area but was disappointed to find that the migrating snow geese had left.
It was however great to see probably a hundred migrating tundra swans on the lake. I always enjoy seeing these magnificent birds - unfortunately I could only photograph them from a distance.
I actually did see large flocks of snow geese flying over, taking advantage of the North wind on their journey to warmer areas further South.
I did find one snow goose among the hundreds of waterfowl sheltering from the bitter North West wind along the banks of the lake - see photo in the comment box.
Examining the photograph of the snow goose I noticed that I had inadvertently also captured two Greater White Fronted Geese in the upper right of the photograph. This was a great surprise as I had not seen them when I was at the lake and they are new species of bird for me - my first lifer of 2015.
Actually what seemed like a disappointing visit turned out to be a very good day. In addition to the above I was able to photograph a Northern Harrier hunting, Bald Eagles fishing and. a Coopers Hawk attacking a Blue Jay. The hawk and the blue jay disappeared into the undergrowth, but I believe that I saw the blue jay flying away.
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herds of hundreds of thousands of zebras and wildebeests migrate from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya
Taken on a recent trip to Howard Creek Ranch, near Westport in California.
© John Krzesinski, 2012.
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I bought this printer's block at an antique store in Northern Wisconsin. Could it be a crane? Heron?
Photographed on the Ashley-Rakahuri estuary.
Status: Endemic, nationally vulnerable.
The wrybill is a small pale plover which breeds only in braided rivers of the South Island. It is the only bird in the world with a laterally-curved bill (always curved to the right), which it uses to reach insect larvae under rounded riverbed stones. Wrybills are completely dependent on braided rivers for breeding; all their life stages are predominantly grey, and highly cryptic among the greywacke shingle of the riverbeds.
The wrybill is an internal migrant. After breeding, almost the entire population migrates north to winter in the harbours of the northern North Island, notably the Firth of Thames and Manukau Harbour. On their wintering grounds, wrybills form dense flocks at high-water roosts; the highly-coordinated aerial manoeuvres of these flocks have been described as resembling a flung scarf www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz
Carin Mincemoyer
Migrating Birds Mimicking the Structure of Polyethylene Molecules (2009)
craft store birds and mixed media
Since most of them do not biodegrade at any appreciable rate, and no living organisms currently on earth can eat them, synthetic polymers may prove to be one of mankind’s most long-lasting creations. As discarded plastics are carried by the wind across the ground, or washed against rocks by ocean waves, they are broken down into tinier and tinier bits. As minute particles, it can travel throughout the environment in more subtle and insidious ways.
Why do these birds fly in these formations? The reason could be chemical - maybe plastic particles ingested in their food have reprogrammed their brains. Or the reason could be evolutionary - perhaps over time these birds have sensed that they may have something to gain by mimicking the structure of these molecules that are so durable.
Carin Mincemoyer is a sculptor and installation artist who currently lives and works in Pittsburgh. In her recent work, she has utilized recycled materials such as Styrofoam and plastic packaging to create works that examine the often contradictory desires that we look to the natural world to fulfill. She is the recipient of several awards, including a 2007 grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Fellowships from the PA Council on the Arts in 2002 and 2007 and an Individual Artist Award from the Pittsburgh Foundation.
Our migration to Microsoft Outlook has begun. A few ITTS staff members are being guinea pigs, including me. Schedule of units to be converted from Groupwise will be available soon.
Woke up at 5:00, 45 min in the way with car, 15min on foot till the swamp, -5°C, frost bit in the nose, ears and event through double socks and gloves. However, it was worth it. Shot in Kemeri bog.
pulling away
opening up
like a shark it draws
near
beware or aware
as it nears
in its layers
towards you it comes
o my o my
beware!