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Hoh Valley, May 20, 2025.
Polaroid Green 600 Film Reclaimed Edition. Vintage Polaroid OneStep (Green Frog) camera.
"In the 1970s, canola was created through traditional plant cross-breeding by removing two things found in the rapeseed plant: glucosinolates and erucic acid. Erucic acid was removed because it was believed to be inedible or toxic in high doses. The newly developed plant was renamed "canola" – a combination of "Canadian" and "Oil" (or ola) to make this difference apparent." From the link below.
www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-canola-and...
I absolutely love the time of year when the fields turn bright yellow with the Canola flowers. The day before yesterday was the first day I had been out when I saw any fields with the crop fully in bloom. I have to admit that I don't like the smell of Canola, but the colour is so spectacular and pretty. In this shot, the sky is beginning to darken, ready to rain a little later.
These two old, wooden barns were part of a CPR Demonstration Farm. I have added a previously posted photo in a comment box below, showing the whole farm.
"The home, the barn, everything seen in this yard once served a rather unique and special purpose. Operating as a fully functioning “demonstration farm”, near Vulcan Alberta, and tied to the Canadian Pacific Railway, it was a show piece of sorts a century ago, promoting the region’s agricultural potential. Prospective settlers would be told where to acquire land and of course similar farm buildings, what crops to grow and how to do it efficiently, what equipment to purchase, what techniques to use and so on.
The CPR had a vested interest, of course, in the success of this endeavour. They’d profit both on the sale of these kit farms and then again, many-fold, on the resultant business brought to the railway through the moving of inbound materials needed by all those new settlers; and outbound agricultural products the area would produce. And the transporting of people in and out, all the stuff needed for new towns that would spring up, and any industry established there, they too all moved by railway. It was win-win for the CPR!" From bigdoer website.
www.bigdoer.com/27596/exploring-history/cpr-demonstration...
The day before yesterday, 1 July 2017, was a great day, spent with friend, Pam. I picked her up just after 8:00 am and did a long drive in Southern Alberta. We saw our target bird - a Common Nighthawk, and all sorts of other things including plants and old barns. It took a round trip of 414 km to get the Nighthawks, but it was so worth it! Much further than I normally drive. Towards the end of our day, the rain arrived, accompanied by lightning streaks. This couldn't have been timed more perfectly, to wash off a lot of the dust that covered my car after 12 hours of driving hot, dusty roads! So welcome! We have another hot day today and the forecast is for very hot days for at least the next week. So far, the forecast is 33C for Friday, 35C for Saturday and 31C for Sunday.
It was such a thrill to see a Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor (a rather strange looking bird), as I had always wanted to see one actually lying on a fence post or wooden railing. People get such amazing photos of them like that, and that is what I was determined to find this summer. Last year, I had driven to this area in Southern Alberta, hoping to find one, but had been out of luck. Though I ended up with the one in the photo I posted yesterday, lying on a hard, metal railing that lacked character, I'm still happy as can be. Not only did friend Pam and I see this one, but there were three other Nighthawks there, too. Two of the others were also on a metal rail, but the fourth was on a fence post - not the best angle, but it was still nice to see a fence post perch. How close we came to missing them. I said I wanted to just check the first part of a small side road first, before continuing on the road we were on - and there they were! I had seen a nighthawk on maybe five different occasions over the years, but most were in flight and one was perched very high up in a tree. For Pam, this was the first time she had ever seen one, and she was so happy to see this lifer.
"On warm summer evenings, Common Nighthawks roam the skies over treetops, grasslands, and cities. Their sharp, electric peent call is often the first clue they’re overhead. In the dim half-light, these long-winged birds fly in graceful loops, flashing white patches out past the bend of each wing as they chase insects. These fairly common but declining birds make no nest. Their young are so well camouflaged that they’re hard to find, and even the adults seem to vanish as soon as they land." From AllABoutBirds.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Common_Nighthawk/id
I was so tired after driving such a long distance and it was a hot day - the temperature got up to 30C. I so rarely do such a long drive, and I've barely driven all winter and spring. It felt so good to actually get out on a long drive like this, and we saw all sorts of interesting things that we just had to stop and photograph - of course!
Every single time I go out with my camera for a drive, I never forget to be SO thankful to live in a country where I have the freedom and safety to go where I want, and to see such beauty. Thank you, Alberta and Albertans - and Happy 150th Birthday, Canada! Such a young country.
The tanker pilot comes in just behind the ridge and above the treetops. This is a different Lockheed P-2 Neptune than the one I posted the other day. It's a beautiful plane that is somewhat reminiscent of WWII bomber designs.
© Darvin Atkeson
The last Arctic trip was probably the best in terms of consistent evenings filled with aurora and clear skies I have had in many trips over the last few years. This solar storm was the result of a large solar flare on the sun, a flare that actually exploded as we made our way to the airport in the early hours of the morning on the 23rd January.
I was immediately getting excited and planning a location to ensure we got to clear skies to witness this event. We headed straight for the Lofoten Islands only to find the weather was looking too unpredictable so grabbed a few hours sleep before heading straight into Sweden to an incredible frozen forest. Some of the auroral formations and patterns were fantastic here, I spent ages trying to find relationships between the needles and needle type tree tops but this was the best burst I saw all evening for shape and structure.
It was stupendously cold here, the temperature hit -35C but it was worth it for the incredible display, crystal clear skies and the images we managed during the few daylight hours the next day.
Cant wait to do this all again in just two weeks time!
Canon 5dmkii Nikon 14-24 4 seconds @ f2.8 iso 3200.
This scupture (and the one below) are made from used wood which qualifies them as Trash Art. I purchased these two at a silent auction at the Swedish Club in Seattle many years ago.
The artist's name is Miller and that's all i know.
Photo taken for the We're Here group's visit to the Trash Art group.
A really exciting experience during visiting Kew Gardens this year was the new Treetop Walkway. We had a fantastic view over a big part of the garden and to the beautiful antique greenhouses. If you visit London try to walk through the treetops too!
Another walk in Elvaston Country Park and, this time, the herons were perched up high in the trees above the waterside.
Took this shot while perched 40ft in a tree conducting a skywatch behind my house. This friendly Scarlet Tanager was curious enough to provide a decent shot opportunity.
Canon EOS 7D | Canon f5.6 400mm
Sometimes it is worthwhile to raise your head and look at the trees, they are so beautiful and tall
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I missed the shot of the juvenile great blue heron flying back to its nest when lunch arrived. :-( But I got it exercising a few feet out of the nest. Wednesday I saw the nests but no activity at all--it was humid and windy. So I went back Friday when it didn't look like a good insect day (my original plan was an insect walk), and they were nicely active.
Two other juveniles are still within the nest; one can be seen at lower right. Soon a parent flew in, and this chick flew the short distance back to the nest, but I was putting my other camera back in its bag and missed the important action--though this might have been the better shot anyway.
When I was driving down Snake Pass I saw the fog moving through Lady Clough Forest and had to pull over into a lay-by to grab a shot.
Ain’t no party like a treetop Ibis party… 🌲
📷: A group of American White Ibis birds gather together for an early morning round of musical branches atop a Norfolk Pine tree. I frequently see these birds up in this tree across the street from my house, and they were extra spunky this particular morning, so I was glad I had brought my camera out for some snaps.
Florida | Feb 2023
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Shot in monochrome - SOOC with blue tone and yellow filter. No post processing.
Explored May 11, 2012 #399
A White-Handed Gibbon in the treetops at Kaeng Krachen National Park, Thailand.
Trivia -
White-handed gibbons are among the fastest of all primates. The white-handed gibbon’s genus name: “Hylobates”, means “Forest Walker” in Greek. Its common to see a white-handed gibbon to walk upright on branches high above the forest floor, waving their hands in the air. Generally found among the treetops, they can fly/leap almost 40 feet through the air.