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The Swift Fox is a small light orange-tan fox around the size of a domestic cat found in the western grasslands of North America, such as Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It also lives in southern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta in Canada.
I think this is a Globe GC-1 Swift manufactured in the 1940's. It is located at the Legacy Flight Museum in Rexburg, Idaho and seems to have a cartoon character grin.
This attractive looking male Orange Swift (Triodia sylvina) was resting on a piece of cardboard in the conservatory waiting for dusk. I couldn’t resist such opportunity. It turned out to be a patient and cooperative model. Bath, Somerset, England.
Fresh off the kill of a mouse I caught him dead on in my sights. The red on his beak is from the tasty morsel he just devoured.
I also got him with mouse in hand (for a later post)
Going by its size it is a male Red Tail Hawk as the females are much larger.. but he will do!
The arrival in the distance of the male Swift Fox (Vulpes fulva) to the den site captures the attention of the female working on the den. The den was located on the prairie landscape in southeastern Alberta, Canada.
28 June, 2009.
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I probably only get a handful of swifts near home and not much opportunity to try photographing them, which is always a challenge at the best of times.
The last time I was at Fairburn Ings in West Yorkshire, there were so many around I had to accept the challenge of trying to get a photograph. This one is probably my best effort.
Peak autumn color comes to the banks of the Swift River, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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It looks interesting from the top even with folded wings. This attractive looking Orange Swift was resting on a piece of cardboard in the conservatory waiting for dusk. I couldn’t resist such opportunity. It turned out to be a patient and cooperative model. Bath, Somerset, England.
With VIA 186 tucked away in the siding at Pogamasing, CPKC 119 swiftly departs Sheahan crossing the Spanish River and a swift beneath the bridge. In whitewater terminology, a Class I rapid is the lowest level of difficulty and a Class VI rapid is the highest, where swifts are sections of moving water, but not quite big enough to be a classified as a rapid. Swifts tend to happen where the river narrows or the riverbed gets shallow. If you look closely, there is a "chute" with moderate whitewater beneath the bridge where both of these things happen. The whitewater in a swift is created by miniature waves from the fast moving water, unlike in a Class I or Class II rapid where the whitewater is generally from water recirculating over a rock.
The small hamlet of Sheahan can also be seen between the train and the river in the distance. A couple small camps (one cabin is visible) are all that are left from what was at one point a thriving logging community - MP 23.26 Nemegos Sub.
One of several Orange Swifts that visited our downstairs shower room, favouring the toilet roll as the best place to rest!
The Orange Swift (Hepialus sylvina) inhabits gardens, woodland and rough grassland, roadside verges, moorland and other wild places. The males are smaller and more brightly coloured than the females. It flies later in the year than the other swifts, from July to September. Along with with other members of the genus, the larvae feed on the roots of a variety of plants. It is quite common in Britain.
During Swift Response 2023 exercise I was able to attend some practices at Bardenas Reales shooting range in Spain by USAF A10s. No real fire (not even BRRRRRRRT, because of the ammunition) but great flying demos, some of them for the media. A great day!
With overcast skies, the grass being cut around Wilstone res banks and a storm approaching I hadn't expected much. I had planned to photograph bees on the banks but the mowers put paid to that. What it did do was displace millions of insects which in turn bought in the Swift. The skies were alive with thousands of them all enjoying their feed. Despite the high numbers, it seems some individuals favoured particular patches of the sky. These two individuals, one with a little damage on its underside and the other with a scruffy wing I repeatedly managed to get shots of.
This Comper Swift was the ninth Swift to be built in 1932 and a 15 minute test flight was made on August 24 1932 by Nick Comper. It was originally registered to Alban Ali as VT-ADO ‘The Scarlet Angel’ and spent the first part of its life in India.
It was a competitor in the 1933 Viceroy’s Challenge Cup Air Race in Delhi. Also competing in this race was Richard Shuttleworth and his flying instructor George Stead, racing in two more Comper Swifts. Alban Ali came sixth with the second fastest time at 124mph. Richard Shuttleworth retired from the race. After the race Ali left Delhi to fly the Swift back to England escorted by George Stead. During this flight Ali had to make a forced landing near Gaza and VT-ADU was badly damaged.
After repairs Ali continued his flight, but the engine was not working properly and Ali crated VT-ADO and shipped it to Heston. ‘The Scarlet Angel’ was then sold to George Errington who rebuilt it and re-registered the aircraft as G-ACTF on May 24 1934, with the aircraft then flying soon after.
During 1998 it was overhauled and restored to its original factory condition and paint scheme.
One of many attempts to catch a Swift in flight. Great to watch, tough to capture. Taken at Abberton Reservoir.
Melting snow from the south-facing flanks of the Italian Alps funnels into the Rio Sesia and makes a swift, cold rush to eventually join the Po River southwest of Milan. In the background, the shoulders of Monte Rosa push through morning clouds while the summit remains shrouded. I visited this location in hopes of seeing the sunrise clouds burn brightly over the summit but instead enjoyed the cool air of morning and the sound of hurried water.
The visit to Alagna Valsesia and the surrounding mountains was a highlight of our family's trip to northern Italy last summer. Even better, we were able to meet up with a Flickr contact and his family and join them for a beautiful meal and some wine after a day in the hills (Marco, it was such a pleasure!). Given the recent coronavirus outbreak, I believe Marco, his family, and many others who are uninfected are now under quarantine per government mandate in an attempt to halt the spread of the illness. Many people are now suffering from fear, uncertainty, and sometimes loss. My hope is that this, too, shall pass, and with a minimum of additional pain.
Stay well!
This historic mansion, constructed at 4500 S. Michigan Avenue in 1892, was my favorite stop on today's Open House Chicago adventure. It is currently home of the Inner City Youth and Adult Foundation, which provides support and transitional housing to individuals who have a troubled past and are trying to make changes to better themselves. More info: www.innercityyouthchicago.org