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One more from one of the pairs of mated bald eagles we spent some time with a few months ago. This pair landed together in the top of some nearby trees and after some time, they began to call out together ... responding to each others calls and celebrating together.
Eagle calls are quite distinctive and fascinating to hear in nature. Of course, having them both isolated against the sky, instead of being in the midst of the tree branches, leaves, and moss, was equally exciting.
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© 2016 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
After striking out looking for Amtrak 606 I heard CSXT on the radio so before calling it a day I swung over to the runaround by the west (railroad north) end of the Middleboro Subdivision where I found CSXT local L007 switching on the south end of the runaround by MP 0.7 with three GP40-2s. After doing a bit of switching they will shove north to Currier and call for permission from Amtrak's NHV Line dispatcher for permission out on to the Corridor on Main 4 to shove down to East Junction to work a few customers.
The Middleboro Sub is strange in that it is owned by MassDOT and dispatched and maintained by Mass Coastal, but CSX still operates it and serves the customers as the direct corporate successor of CR, PC, NH, and all the way back to the Old Colony. In fact this particular segment of line was built in 1871 by OCRR predecessor New Bedford and Taunton Railroad.
While everyone knows of the recent MassDOT rail purchases from CSXT that were consummated in 2010, 2012, and 2015 dramatically changing the freight rail scene in eastern Mass this route is a bit more interesting. The state actually acquired this line way back in Dec 1982, but Conrail and successor CSXT operated, dispatched and maintained it for another three more decades. The state spent money to rehab the line shortly after purchase that permitted the return of seasonal passenger service and to that end, from 1986 to 1996 Amtrak's Cape Codder left the corridor at Attleboro and traveled this route to Hyannis on weekends in the summer. After that ended the line fell into disrepair and in 2015 MassDOT assigned maintenance and dispatching responsibilities to Mass Coastal. However, CSXT is still the exclusive holder of freight rights on the line and consequently Mass Coastal crews can only operate maintenance trains here.
Attleboro, Massachusetts
Friday August 26, 2022
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...it must have been gorgeous in here back in the day.
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So the story on this shot is, remember the photo I showed you a while back of mom chasing a lone bear away from her cubs?
She and her 3 littles (the other 2 are dilly dallying out of the frame to the right) had been leisurely eating salmon in the shallow part of the river.
Then mom stands up because she smelled another bear in the vicinity and she needed a better look. So of course, the little had to do the same as mommy.
Mommy was chuffing at the other two kids to join her which they did, they must have recognized the urgency in her sounds. Right after this, they high tailed it up onto the tundra, where the lone bear proceeded to follow them. Not ever a good idea.
In the first comment box below is the photo of her chasing the lone bear away from her babies in case you didn't see it.
Fortunately no bears were harmed in the making of these photos. But one thing is clear, this mom is a Bad Ass! She could kick butt if she had to and I've no doubt she would.
Saltese Wetlands: Yellow-headed Blackbird - Calling in the Wind
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This is my 1st uploaded attempt with the new LrC lens blur feature.
I'm not a pixel peeper, but I can see that the bottom right of the bird needed more original focus.
I'd appreciate additional feedback & suggestions, especially when doing LightRoom post with wildlife pix.
Tx! 😁
Saltese Flats was once a nearly thousand-acre lake & was partially drained around 1900 for timothy hay agriculture. The Lake—originally spelled "Seltice" Lake—was named after Chief Andrew Seltice of the Coeur d'Alene tribe, who lived in a home on the west side.
Spokane County purchased 580 acres & began the wetlands restoration process in 2019. The project provides enhanced wildlife habitat, recreation, and strategic water management benefits. The primary goal is to restore the wetlands habitat while increasing late summer water flow into the Spokane River via the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. It has become an important stopover site for migratory waterfowl, as well as a wide variety of other birds and animals that once again call this home.
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Candid street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. I simply loved the aesthetics of this shot - the rim-lighting, shape and form of the semi-silhouettes and the composition of shadows. Enjoy!
Union Pacific GP30s No. 802 and 842 pull a 10-car Park City Local through Coalville, Utah on July 5, 1986.
A barn on its last legs and a phone box on the pole. The barn collapsed a few months later. Surprisingly the phone pole also blew over.
Southern Alberta.
South of Tuam, was the one intermediate rural station of Ballygluin on the section to Athenry. Opened in 1860 as part of the Athenry and Tuam Railway. The station is now best remembered as “Castletown’ in the opening scene of John Forde’s original Irish ‘Rom Com’ the 1952 academy award winning movie “The Quiet Man featuring John Wayne.
Here’s 'Ballygluin’ as ‘Castletown’ in it’s heyday in the opening scenes of the movie the day Hollywood came to town..
Back in 1997, Ballygluin was still in relatively good condition, it seeing it’s last trains only a few years earlier, Faded CIE & Westrail posters still adorned the platforms, It’s Signal box, now overgrown & roofless good shed remained. Happily in recent years it has been restored as a visitor centre for the film and it’s future looks secure. At some stage it might see trains again even if only heritage again calling at this charming rural station.
More info on the restoration & visitor centre here..
A colour tinted version of my original Black & White shot from 1997 - T- Max 400 Asa - Red filter - Nikkormat/Nikkor 28mm
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Flight pictures are easy to obtain locally , so it's always a pleasure to catch one roosting.
I believe this may be scruffy, sadly he seems to have damaged his left eye.
Red Kite - Milvus Milvus
Harewood Estate - Leeds
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Perez's frog, also known as Iberian waterfrog, Iberian green frog, or Coruna frog (Pelophylax perezi) (I think!)
I just moved into a new apartment. Not the one pictured, but one with a lot of white walls, and a policy that doesn't allow pets! How am I suppose to fulfill my destiny of being a crazy cat man?
Lately I have been feeling trapped, or restricted by the walls I put up. When I feel this way I have to remind myself that I can change the way I think. I can be hopeful, and determined. Rather than pitiful, and gloomy, which leads to stress eating chocolate bars! I've learned that whatever it is I may be struggling with, to not be afraid to call for help.
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