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I caught this one of the Swift River as it rounded a bend and managed to take it without joining the denizens of the river.
Each Fall, the chimney at Chapman School in NW Portland serves as temporary home to thousands of migrating Vaux's Swifts.
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The Swift River flows through the mountains of central New Hampshire, reaching the Atlantic in Maine.
Robert helped Sharon and I by turning our skeins into balls of wool with Sharon's swift. This was at our Tour de France launch knitting party.
Nearly 20,000 migrating Vaux's Swifts (Chaetura vauxi) congregate at McNear's brickyard in San Rafael, CA, September 28, 2012.
At dusk, they drop into the open smokestacks (currently not used by the brickyard) to roost for the night.
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(Vulpes velox)
Swift foxes are small, mostly nocturnal, prairie predators that subsist primarily on jackrabbits, rodents and other small animals. Trim, sleek and built for speed, swift foxes rarely weigh more than 6 pounds (3 kg).
Like many prairie-dwelling animals, swift foxes have been adversely affected by human activities. In addition to losing habitat, they have been negatively impacted by attempts to control other predators. Extirpation of wolves has allowed their main predator, the coyote, to flourish. Also, unwary swift foxes are sometimes attracted to poisoned bait set out for coyotes.
This adult swift fox, photographed in late afternoon not far from its burrow near Karval, Colorado, is leaving to find food for its pups.
Taken back on 12th April, this was the first and only time time I had seen this beautiful creature, despite all my visits to the Zoo. For once, it was out of its burrow and was constantly on the move, making taking photos really difficult : ). I was delighted to finally see what a Swift Fox looked like.
"The swift fox (Vulpes velox), is one of the smallest foxes in the world, and is only found in the Great Plains of North America. This fox is only about the size of a house cat, standing about 30 cm high and weighing about 2.7 kilograms. The swift fox gets its name because it can reach speeds of up to 40 km per hour. At one time the fox could be found in great numbers all over the Canadian grasslands of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Their U.S. range included several states between North Dakota and Mexico.
The swift fox is now endangered in 90% of its historical habitat range. The reasons for the disappearance of swift foxes in both Canada and the U.S. are uncertain, but strychnine-poisoning, intensive trapping (in the past), and habitat destruction are thought to be the primary causes.
In 1973, a captive breeding program for swift foxes began in Cochrane, Alberta. The captive breeding program for these foxes, supported by Wildlife Preservation Trust of Canada (WPTC), has been very successful. With a well-established breeding program, swift fox releases began in 1983. The Swift Fox Recovery Team decided to begin in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in an effort to reintroduce this species to its native Canadian habitat." From www.thewildones.org/Animals/swiftFox.
After driving for hours through the forests of Washington, we finally arrived at the Swift Creek Reservoir near Cougar, a small town. Even though the lake is artificial, it is a very beautiful area. Unfortunately, it was raining during our visit. See the other side of the reservoir as well.