U of A - Wildcat Spirit
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Before you scroll away from this feisty beauty, be assured that this is no ordinary cat. This is a Scottish Wildcat (aka the Highland Tiger!) and this shot was taken mid hiss. This breed of cat is absolutely feral and doesnt tolerate patting, stroking or general nearness to him. He's called McTavish and whilst I respectfully keep my distance, I admire him from afar...
Sadly at risk of extinction in Scotland... Photographed with love at British Wildlife Centre
Who is hiding from whom?
Mehr von meinen Bildern,
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Scotland's wildcats are a unique and highly threatened sub-population of the European wildcat, Felis silvestris silvestris
Although they may look similar to domestic (pet) cats, they do have some unique features, including their blunt and bushy tails and their genetic make-up! It can be very difficult to tell the difference between a wildcat, a domestic tabby, or a hybrid from looks alone
Thanks to their un-broken striped coats, wildcats have earned the nickname 'Highland tigers'
As meat-eaters, they spend long hours sleeping and digesting their food during the day, and are most active around dawn and dusk
Gestern war ich im Wildpark - immer eine gute Gelegenheit um etwas neues zu probieren. Hier hatte ich viel Glück, dass die Wildkatze recht nah saß und ich ein Bild mit dem Makro machen konnte. Der Hintergrund hatte dazu diese tollen pastellartigen Farben und so entstand letztendlich dieses eher ungewöhnliche Bild.
I've been to the wildlife park yesterday. It is always a nice way to try out something new. This wildcat here sat nice and close so I had to use my macro lens. The background had those nice pastel like colors and that is how I was able to get this picture.
Arranged in perfect symmetry, a quartet of Utah Railway SD40s highball the siding at Wildcat on the road to Wattis Plateau to load 84 coal empties on Sept. 26, 1992.
A European wildcat, Felis silvestris silvestris, sitting in a green weeping willow tree. Green leaves all around.
Naples Orchid Society Show
Naples, FL
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Back in the late 1950's and early '60's, orchid breeders were fascinated by the complex Oncidae
alliances that they could create. Many were crosses of warm and cool growing varieties in the hope that they could be induced to grow in a broader range of conditions.
One such inter generic cross was the merging of Oncidium, Miltonopsis, and Odontoglossum. The cross was named Colmanara after the famous English breeder, Sir Jeremiah Coleman.
In 1992, Rod McLellan registered his cross of Ons. Rustic Bridge X Onc. Crownborough and named it Colm. Wildcat.
Like most other Colmanara's, Wildcat is a cool to intermediate grower. Wintertime lows can
comfortably reach 55-60 degrees. Summer daytime highs should be kept below 80-85 degrees F. These conditions can be met even in West Central Florida if you grow them in bright shade and high humidity with good air movement.
Wildcat is a complex cross, made up of seven or eight species. Colors of the parents cover the
spectrum from crisp clear yellows, browns, mahogany, and ranging through heavy waxy maroons and reds. -Wikipedia
Utah Railway SD40 No. 9008 leads three sisters into the siding at Wildcat to load a coal train on April 2, 1994.
For you knowledge: This is a non-wild Wildcat.
This picture is no wildlife.
It was taken in the animal / wild park Bad Mergentheim. www.wildtierpark.de
Of course this is no real hunt - it is a simulator only that the wildcat has to get its bag.
Most of you know that I'm not taking wildlife pictures in Europe, only zoo and parks but better saying to avoid misunderstanding.
If there is anyone out there who catched this in wildlife - let me know ;)
This wildcat kitten really keeps an eye on my big 'eye' (my camera).
Die junge Wildkatze beobachtet mich genau, vor allem mein ganz grosses Auge (die Kamera).
This is the lowest waterfall on Wildcat Branch in the Wildcat Wayside Park the Mountain Bridge Wilderness in Cleveland, South Carolina, which sits literally right at the roadside of Highways 11/276 near the entrance to Jones Gap Park. During the warmer summer you'll find many cars parked in the pull-off and the shallow pool will be filled with children sitting in the falls and frolicking in the water. As I've passed by over the past few years, an ice cream vendor was also parked in the pull-off selling ice cream to the children and families. The flow here is not that substantial, but it is still a photogenic and enjoyable place for families to visit. It was planned in the early 1930's and was originally known as the Greenville Wayside Park until it was incorporated into the Mountain Bridge Wilderness and renamed after the branch flowing through the park. There is a well-maintained and popular loop trail that passes four waterfalls here. On my way to Big Fall Creek Falls, I decided to stop, make a few photos and hike the loop trail and here is the first.
Named "Callie" by the Saving Wildcats project, she is one of many Scottish Wildcats bred and released into the Cairngorms National Park.
She was initially tracked and has had successful litters since her release. She now frequents the Glenmore area, including the Reindeer Centre where she hunts the ducks that steal the reindeer feed - which is where I saw her.
It really was quite something to witness this up close and such a great project restoring the presence of these cats in the Scottish Highlands.
The second waterfall on Wildcat Creek, West Wildcat Creek Road, Wildcat Creek Campground, Lake Rabun, North Georgia Blue Ridge... [more to be continued at a later date in a series]
collaboration piece with gifted photographer Lisa Darlin'
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she took the original self portrait.
An Intermountain Power coal train is loading at the Andelex Rosources, Inc. facility on the Utah Railway at Wildcat, Utah (west of Helper) on Sept. 18, 2009. By 2013, Wildcat was expanded to include crude oil trans loading from truck to rail, known as the AES Oil Loading Terminal.