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A herbaceous relative of the daisy family which can sometimes be known as Coneflowers. This hardy perennial will produce large flowers with a distinctive cone from July to October. A great flower to have in the garden in which to attract pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies. Can be found growing native in eastern and central North America.
MEXICO, Lagos de Montebello am Regenwald,
Der Nationalpark Lagunas de Montebello in Mexiko wurde 1959 eingerichtet. Das Naturschutzgebiet ist circa 7000 Hektar groß und liegt im Süden des mexikanischen Bundesstaates Chiapas nahe der Grenze zu Guatemala. Der Nationalpark ist seit 2009 ein ausgewiesenes Biosphärenreservat der UNESCO
und umfasst über 50 Seen unterschiedlicher Färbungen. Die Seenplatte befindet sich im Hochland, das Klima ist durchgehend mild. Umwaldet werden die Seen von Kiefern. Die nächstgelege Stadt ist Comitán de Domínguez.
Der Park liegt zwischen 1500 und 1800 Metern über dem Meeresspiegel, das Landschaftsbild ist von Hügeln geprägt.
Montebello Lakes
The main attractions of the national park are its 59 lakes, collectively called the Montebello Lakes. The lakes are famous for their striking colors, which vary due to their different mineral contents, ranging from emerald and turquoise to dark green, and even purple and reddish black.
If you've ever taken a long family road trip, you know that there's a point at which you just need some quiet zen time.
Along US 395 near Janesville, CA, between Reno and the Lassen National Forest and Volcanic National Park, there is a rest stop near the edge of Honey Lake. I've traveled this road twice in my life, and both times I've stopped here. The first trip was a solo cross-country speed run in the spring, moving from one Navy posting to another. The second was a winter holiday road trip with my family. I think this scene resonated more on the second road trip.
MEXICO, Mayastätte Tulum ( Caribbean coast)
The site might have been called Zama, meaning City of Dawn, because it faces the sunrise. Tulum stands on a bluff facing east toward the Caribbean Sea. Tulúm is also the Yucatán Mayan word for fence, wall or trench. The walls surrounding the site allowed the Tulum fort to be defended against invasions. Tulum had access to both land and sea trade routes, making it an important trade hub, especially for obsidian. From numerous depictions in murals and other works around the site, Tulum appears to have been an important site for the worship of the Diving or Descending god.
Tulum was first mentioned by Juan Díaz, a member of Juan de Grijalva's Spanish expedition of 1518, the first Europeans to spot Tulum.The first detailed description of the ruins was published by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in 1843 in the book Incidents of Travel in Yucatan. As they arrived from the sea, Stephens and Catherwood first saw a tall building that impressed them greatly, most likely the great Castillo of the site. ...
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 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.
Quite a rarity this far north in West Texas, this bird visited hummingbird feeders on private property in Nolan County, TX.
Spring in Great Smoky Mountains National Park brings brilliant colors, with deep green forests and bright pink and white mountain laurel.
As we celebrate Earth Day, I thought this image captured simply the beauty of nature without the distractions of man.
Visit GSMNP in the next few months to see for yourself!
The river, a bridge, a passing L train - suddenly it's iconic Chicago even if you've never seen that scene before.
...add a weather element and you've really got something.
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Of the estimated 150 glaciers which existed in the park in the mid-19th century, only 25 active glaciers remained by 2010. Scientists studying the glaciers in the park have estimated that all the glaciers may disappear by 2030 if current climate patterns persist.
John Day Highway No. 5 is a highway in eastern Oregon. It comprises Oregon Route 19, and portions of Oregon Route 207 and U.S. Route 26. At Spray, John Day Highway splits from OR 207 and goes southward. It passes the community of Kimberly, through the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, and meets up with U.S. 26.
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A.
Crepuscular rays, sometimes colloquially referred to as god rays, are sunbeams that originate when the Sun appears to be just above or below a layer of clouds, during the twilight period. Crepuscular rays are noticeable when the contrast between light and dark is most obvious. Crepuscular comes from the Latin word crepusculum, meaning "twilight". Crepuscular rays usually appear orange because the path through the atmosphere at dawn and dusk passes through up to 40 times as much air as rays from a high Sun at noon.
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.
Recently, I was driving down one of my favorite birding roads. It goes through farmland so there are many old barns and silo's as well as a few ponds. I noticed a hawk perched in a clump of small trees. What really got my attention was its dark coloration and orangish breast. I was pretty sure it was an adult Coopers Hawk but had never seen one so dark. The Cooper's Hawk is a member of the Astur family of Hawks. Of course, I had to stop and get a few pics of which the above image of the Cooper's Hawk is my favorite. Thankful for roads with very light traffic.