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The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand (WFFT) is a nationwide effort involved in rescuing domesticated/ captive wild animals. Edwin Wiek still heads this project with the help from a team of full time staff, mostly from the local village, and a team of international volunteers who pay for their stay. One of their goals is to rehabilitate captive wild animals and release them back into the wild, repopulating forest areas in which they are already endangered or extinct.
I visited this incredible place today where the money you spend by visiting or donating is put back into rescuing and rehabilitating these wonderful animals.
When the friendly monsters are bigger than your problems, you have nothing to worry about . :)
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The signaller gives a friendly wave to the driver of 56078 as it heads past Abergavenny working 6M51 16:23 Baglan Bay to Chirk Kronospan.
Happy 236th birthday America! Hope there are at least as many to come!!!!
Dike (Devore), CA on Jan 14, 1976. Happy Fourth of July everyone...stay safe out there!!!
This little baby Sparrow was very interested in my camera.....☺
Thank you everyone who favoured and commented much appreciated...☺
4 of 4 images in this series.
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Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park ~ circa 1893
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150 Adult Alligators! - St. Augustine, FL U.S.A. - Gator School!
Bright Blue-Sky Day - Northern Florida - Autumn 2021 - 11/1/21
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - 12:00 PM - Noon Snack-Time!]
*[Polite-Neighbors - attentive - Back to Back - Get Off My Back!]
The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of Florida's oldest continuously running attractions, having opened on May 20, 1893. It has 24 species of crocodilians, and also a variety of other reptiles, mammals and birds, as well as exhibits, a few animal performances, and educational demonstrations. The park began in 1893 on St. Augustine Beach as a minor attraction at the end of a railway running through neighboring Anastasia Island. The alligators were added at first to get visitors to buy souvenirs and see the museum there. Soon, the reptiles themselves became the main point of interest. Growing in popularity, the park moved to its current location in the early 1920s. The park changed owners in the 1930s, and, after a devastating fire, they started reconstruction and expansion of the facilities. In 1993, for their 100-year anniversary, the park became the first place in the world to display every species of crocodilian. As of 2012, this was the only place where one can see every species of alligator, crocodile, caiman and gharial. Over the years, the zoo has expanded to include exotic monkeys, birds, and other reptiles. The bird collection alone boasts some species not often seen in other zoos, including hornbills, cassowary, marabou, Cape griffon vultures and Pesquet's parrots. In 2008, the zoo opened a new Komodo dragon facility that also exhibits lizards and snakes found within the range of the saltwater crocodile. On September 10, 1992, the Alligator Farm was designated a U.S. Historic District. The back section of the park contains a large bird rookery, where 'free-roaming' local bird species such as egrets, herons, wood storks & roseate spoonbills nest & rear their young.
The American alligator is a large crocodilian reptile endemic to the southeastern United States. Adult male American alligators measure 11 to 15 ft in length and can weigh up to 999 lbs. Females are smaller measuring around 9.8 ft. The American alligator inhabits freshwater wetlands such as marshes and cypress swamps from Texas to North Carolina. It is distinguished from the sympatric American crocodile by its broader snout, with overlapping jaws and darker coloration, and is less tolerant of saltwater but more tolerant of cooler climates than the American crocodile, which is found only in tropical climates.
Alligators are apex predators and consume fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Subsequent conservation efforts have allowed their numbers to increase and the species was removed from the endangered species list in 1987. The species is the official state reptile of three states: Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi U.S.A.
Largest Alligator Ever: "Gomek" - (1927-1997) - 17' 9" - 1896 lbs
I met up with Rod and checked out a classic car show in Oshawa last weekend.
This is a new-build Ford Model T (i.e. not original).
Railfan and photographer extraordinaire Dennis Livesey gives passengers a friendly wave as the Reading Blue Mountain & Northern fall foliage excursion passes Lake Hauto. Bringing up the rear of the train is observation car 30, the Glen Onoko Falls, where passengers are enjoying the rear platform to the fullest!
“A good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesn't climb over it”
~Arthur Baer
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I took this photo at the Newport Aquarium in Kentucky. No special filters were used to shoot through the glass. This is posted for a new friend who's name will remain unknown for now. Mysterious! Haha! Sorry I haven't been on Flickr much today. I ended up not doing my priority jobs here at home and went to the zoo. Hope everyone had a wonderful day!
My new Flickr friend is Gail www.flickr.com/photos/shotzy/ from Canada and we met up for a photo shoot at the zoo and the aquarium. We had the best time ever!
Some of my Duck friends at Lake Alexandra in Mittagong, which is just down the road from where I live.
The White Ducks are my favourites because they go more silly than the other ones. They go silly like Donald Duck.
We just locked in a weekend camping with friends at Lost Lake next spring, and I can't wait. One of my favorite views of the mountain and an all around gorgeous area.
As Sarah is here, I look forward to soaking in this view of Mt. Hood's NW face, and of course making a few photographs.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm