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"The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails."
~ William Arthur War
It was dusk on the Monaro High Plains back in 2008, when I stopped to take this landscape panorama. The old gnarled Gum tree was never the subject, but it was the star.
The romantic sounding Monaro High Plain is a tableland, 900 metres above sea level, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the east, and the Snowy Mountains to the west. It is a naturally treeless plain covered in native speargrasses Stipa spp that since its discovery by white explorers in the 1820s has been used for extensive grazing of sheep and cattle.
In all my years of trying to find and photograph the bison herd near Delta Junction Alaska, I had only seen them twice, both times from well over a half mile away. With the Delta River flowing, it was impossible to cross over to get any closer.
In the last month, we have traveled down to see if we could find them four times since first seeing them about 5 weeks ago. Well, we are now 4 for 4 in finding them.
This is my favorite photo of all that were taken. The bull is looking directly at me as it browses on the vegitation. Behind him, about 30 feet away, was a young cow bison. She was laying down resting the entire time we were photographing this bull. I did take a couple photos of her but this guy had my attention. After 7 months of winter, he looked a little lean but very healthy. Who knows, perhaps our next trip will be 5 for 5?
The Plain Tiger is in the same family as the Monarch. It's a large butterfly and a strong flyer. I saw a number of these in Sardinia but this was the only one that settled allowing me to take a number of shots before it moved on again.
The name Plain Chachalaca doesn’t invoke images of a very interesting bird, well at least the plain part doesn’t. Chachalaca, on the other hand has to be one of the most fun bird names I know. Admittedly the plumage of these birds is pretty plain and drab but what this species lacks in flashy feathers it makes up for in attitude and raucous vocalizations. We watched a big flock of these “little turkeys” as they impatiently waited for the volunteers to show up with the suet at Bentsen State Park earlier this week. This one almost seemed like a lookout, or at least it did a great job staring me down as I tried to find the ideal spot to wait for a good Green Jay photo. While all the other chachalacas scurried around on the ground this character sat focused on me barely moving for quite some time.
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Ortalis vetula
Loved these crazy, noisy birds
The red patch on his throat is a breeding sign and shows he is ready to mate.
Δύο σκηνές από πρόσφατη εκδρομή στη χιονοσκέπαστη Βοιωτία, εδώ κοντά στα Λεύκτρα.
Two scenes from a recent drive around snow-covered Viotia, this is near Lefktra village.
Serengeti, named by the Masai, which stands for endless plains is one of the last refuges for wild lions on earth. Most lions now live in eastern and southern Africa, and their numbers there are rapidly decreasing, with an estimated 30–50% decline per 20 years in the late half of the 20th century. Estimates of the African lion population range between 16,500 and 47,000 living in the wild in 2002–2004,down from early 1990s estimates that ranged as high as 100,000 and perhaps 400,000 in 1950.
A female Plains Bison (Bison bison) grazing in an open meadow in the aspen parkland region of Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
14 November, 2015.
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A view of the Kootenay Plains with the Rockies in the background from the Siffleur Falls Trail in the Siffleur Wilderness area of Bighorn Backcountry in Alberta Canada
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The clouds almost stole the show on this trip, with some decent storm light to the west and more clouds building to the east it looked like this chase could be a little more wet then sunny.
plenty of wildlife to be found in the some 15000 km² of Etosha National Park, and when I say plenty, I mean PLENTY ;-)
It's winter on the high plains, and although it hasn't snowed for several days, the evidence of it can be seen in the roadside gutters.
Special loading on the westbound Q train included five Boeing 737 fuselages on transfer from Wichita, KA to Everett, WA.
Friday 14th April 2023
Spotted Flycatcher this morning
Another photographer walked off saying these are after all just plain brown birds.
Is he mad or am i lol
I love these plain brown birds, They are not here all that long and they are magical to watch.
360) Plain Pouch Hornbill
Plain-Pouched Hornbill, Rhyticeros subruficollis
It is found in forests of southern Myanmar, adjacent parts of western Thailand and northern Peninsular Malaysia. Categorized as Vulnerable and Totally Protected species in Malaysia.
On a bright and crispy autumn morning a quartet of EMDs rumble through the valley by the south end of Mount Toby on the outskirts of Leverett, MA. The still waters of the Long Plain Brook provided an excellent reflection as the conductor passed along a friendly wave from the seat of his veteran locomotive.
The leader of this edition of the NECR #611 has spent 53 years on the rails providing service to the CBQ, BN, CNW, SP, UP and finally the NECR under the G&W.
NECR 611 @ Long Plain Brook, Leverett, MA
NECR SD40M-2 3474
NECR GP40-2LW 3039
NECR SD40M-2 3476
NECR SD40-2 3478
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I've posted a series of these big WILD red-bellied watersnakes mating but still have a lot of photos never shared. It was a once-in-a-lifetime sighting in the wild. These are BIG heavy watersnakes. Cherokee County, Georgia
It's Movie Night for us & friends ... Happy Watersnake Weekend!
A nice open stretch of heathland around Sunningdale Golf Course which I thought had the look of the African Savanna about it! I did see a few deer wandering about which was a bit special.
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