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Golden, CO - Wondering the streets of Golden, Colorado, you might get lucky and see the local wildlife feasting on an afternoon snack.
This is a picture I wish I would never have had the opportunity to take... I've done a lot of thinking about it since yesterday when I took it. As sad as this is, it is nature and the alligator is doing what he has to do to survive..And there is nothing we can or should do about it.
What I find much sadder, is the human behavior I have seen in the last few months. Bobcat hunting and trapping is legal in many places, but not in this specific wildlife area. A while back a poacher was suspected of going into this area at night to get the bobcats. The wildlife authorities were spending nights there trying to catch them. Yet there are people right here on Flickr posting address information on where these gentle bobcats are located so that poachers searching the Internet can easily find a whole family of easy target bobcats in one place. As well as find the hours the park is open. (So they can be alone after hours).
I've been writing to many of the people who had posted this information and most are the nicest people you'd ever want to meet...After hearing about the situation, and knowing the risk is small but real, they immediately removed the exact location. Those people have my undying respect and admiration. They are the photographers I look up to as great examples of humankind and what a nature photographer should be. Then there are those who even after hearing about the problem, refuse to remove the information. Now THAT is sad... Much, much sadder than a gator eating to live.... Seeing photographers who care more about promoting their photos or being found in a Flickr search than possibility being responsible for the horrid fate of a trapped bobcat to be made into a fur coat or shot simply for the "sport" of it, is REALLY upsetting to me... A hundred times more upsetting than a gator eating to live.
To see what a horrible fate a trapped bobcat goes through, do a Flickr search for 'trapped bobcat'... Born Free has some undercover photos of trapped animals when the trapper finally returns... Lets just say that if the animal has not already died a long slow death, they are about to. They have undercover footage of a trapper who does not like to waste money on bullets when they can stomp it death for free. And like I said, it's all perfectly legal, in the right places. Check out the huge stacks of dead bobcats this man is proud to have trapped. He claims over a hundred every year. bobcatlureandbait.com/?cat=3 Bobcats are the highest priced furs on the US market. Some pelts go for upwards of 1,500. $6,500 for a bobcat fur coat.. www.usafoxx.com/index.php?route=product/product&produ... and the popularity of bobcat fur coats has increased in the last several years... Making them a highly sought after commodity.
Please read this short page: www.bigwildlife.org/front_animal_page.php?page=17
I would think in this day and age people would have evolved past the point where we do not need to cause so much suffering to animals to make ourselves feel more beautiful or rich by wearing their fur. Or feel more like 'a man' because we can conquer some poor innocent animal with steel traps, bullets or bow and arrow to make a few dollars. And I have barely touched on the subject of hunting for "sport". Which is a huge industry, and may actually be an even bigger threat.
Shame on those photographers who know about this problem and yet care more about themselves and getting some imaginary attention for their photography, than the actual nature they photograph. It's very sad.
An endangered Florida Panther was just shot and killed in the Everglades by a poacher in early 2014. Many endangered whooping cranes are poached every year. Two half-tame deer at another local nature center, (in a large fenced in area) were shot with bow and arrow a while back. The deer had to be dismembered, taken over the fence and carted away in pieces. Yet those poachers boldly carried out their mission, one mile from a Sheriff station, in the night when no one was around. A bobcat could easily be carried away. Poaching happens everywhere in the USA. " Wildlife officials say that legal hunters kill tens of millions of animals every year. For each of those animals, another is killed illegally, perhaps on closed land or out of season, leaving orphaned young to starve. Few poachers are caught or punished."
www.humanesociety.org/issues/poaching/?credit=web_id86162658
Another threat is irrational fear from people living in nearby communities. When these people see photos posted with a location close to their home, it stirs them into action. I hear of many bobcats caught by trappers every year. According to Big Cat Rescue most Florida bobcats cannot be legally relocated. But if they are, either they or the bobcat whose territory it's released onto will die. This is a very important article to read especially the beginning and end : bigcatrescue.org/relocating-bobcats-and-cougars/
And as I have come to realize, photographers themselves can pose the BIGGEST threat to wildlife of all. The crowds caused by posting location online, can be a serious problem in themselves. I have seen mob mentality overpower otherwise rational people. I've seen it many times.
Photographers PLEASE don't post location information of sensitive species on the internet. Especially to those places where wildlife has lost its fear of man. Not all people on the internet are animal lovers.
To see more photos: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2280450/Curiosity-kills-...
Promo for Sky Eats Airplane
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models: Zack, Travis, Lee, Johno, Jerry
photographer: me
camera model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
lens: Canon EF 24-105mm L
editing done by: me
editing program: Camera Raw 4.0 & Adobe Photoshop CS3
date taken: 4/24/09
Strobist info:
1) AB800 shot through large softbox frame right
2) AB800 shot bare at frame left
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I'm pretty happy with this shot. :)
The guys wanted to actually play the game while I took pictures, but that proved to be a really bad idea. Playing Twister on rocky ground is painful. Everyone is cheating.
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This guy was interesting. I asked him if I could take his picture because I thought the sign was great. He said "No problem, but you know what? Trump eats babies too. Only ones south of the border. Hillary eats ALL babies"
Famous mountaineers cafe in Llanberis, with the good food, always hot and plenty of it!! Reminds me of the Blue Cafe in Adelaide.
Frankfurt Hauptwache
Uber Eats is a food delivery service that is part of Uber Technologies, Inc. Uber was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA. The company started as a ride-hailing platform and has since become one of the largest technology companies in the world. Uber Eats was launched in Los Angeles in 2014 and has quickly become one of the leading food delivery services.
Originally constructed as a Hardee’s restaurant during the 1960s, the building was designed in the distinctive mid-century modern style that characterized many early Hardee’s locations, including the former restaurant on Princess Anne Street. For many years, the property was home to Mr. Dee’s Fish House, a longtime local favorite known for its fried seafood, combination platters, and casual atmosphere. In April 2022, the revitalized building reopened as Eats Burgers, transforming a long-vacant neighborhood landmark into one of Fredericksburg’s most recognizable burger restaurants while honoring its rich architectural and culinary history.
a little bit of everything...
i for one (as a fishetarian who dislikes most fried food) am super happy about the mex stand (another one is coming this year i think) that opened up last year near the side show. Hello fresh bean tacos and mexican corn and fresh juice and mango on a stick. it's like the red hook ball fields... but on the beach!