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Female Red Lechwe leaping in the Kwando river, Botswana.
The world is like a book and those, who do not travel, only read the first page.
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Great Egret -
From Audubon
A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
Out and about early on Saturday morning, I happened to spot this Red Deer 'leaping' across the field.
Red Hartebeest calf about to disappear into the dense shadows of the bushes in Addo Elephant national park...hurrying to keep up with its mother and the rest of the herd. It wasn't a very strong calf and seemed to be lagging far behind, walking with its tail between its legs and not looking as robust as the others...this image seems to make it look better than it actually did in real life sadly.
Wood Frog. In the Northeast, they have a darker band across their eyes and tympanum (ear). In North Carolina, there is a distinct subspecies which is endangered. These frogs can be heard as early as late February.
I don't know where i'm going
Don't know where I came from
I don't know if that's the sun or the shining of a hand gun
I don't if racing down the road i'm taking is leading to a cliff
Or a subway station
I might need a doctor might need to be a patient
All I'm saying
Only thing for certain
Is there ain't no sure thing
No one knows what lurking
Well back behind that curtain
No, no, no there ain't no way of knowing
Everyday, everyday, everyday
Is a leap of faith
Taking a leap of faith with Base Jumper Nicole at the Black Dragon formation in Utah. During my last trip my friend Scott managed to arrange shooting some base jumping fanatics at an area near Moab. I was to shoot from above and Scott was going to be shooting from across the canyon for a side view. I have rarely needed to photograph in shutter priority mode and this was a chance to learn something new about my camera. It was such a rush to stand at the top and photograph the falling jumpers, so much so that I was having trouble holding the camera still without shaking, my nerves were on edge and since this was the first time witnessing somebody jumping off of a 500ft cliff was an adrenaline rush even without having a chute on my back. As she stepped off of the brink I could hear her speaking to god. 🙏
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DSC_3083. Migration of Wildebeest in Kenya! Unfortunately they had chosen a very steep point to descent to the river. Awesome became sometimes really awful!
They found a safe way to descent shortly thereafter!
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Even poorly captured images hold the memory of why one tried to photograph the moment. Guess that's why I've held on to this one so long.
I seek freedom, the freedom of my spirit. Freedom to smile again, to stop seeing clouds in the sky of my heart. I jump, I scream, I cry... And although it seems that I don't arrive, I will not stop fighting for it.
After crawling down the cliff to get to that little ledge, the last bit is to leap into the water, hopefully without hitting a submerged rock.
Santa Cruz, California.
For Macro Mondays - Candy
Allen's frogs are a favourite of the children, so I bought some for them so I had some candy for Macro Monday. Each frog is 1 1/2 inches long.
Happy Macro Monday!
"The Plains (Burchell) Zebra is one of three zebra species found throughout the shrub and grasslands of Africa. They are closely related to horses and and donkeys, yet, are easily distinguished with their distinctive black and white striped coat!
Zebras are herbivorous and spend their days on the move, in search of fresh grass and water. Due to increased habitat loss, drought and farming in Africa, the zebra population is competing with livestock for water and is hunted for their unique black and white pelts.
The plains zebra is currently listed as a near threatened species."
Australia Zoo, Sunshine Coast Qld.
I decided to wrap up my hooved wildlife series with a shot that actually shows some hooves. This Mountain Goat kid was only three or four weeks old, but it could speed across the boulders at the top of Mt. Evans like it was flat ground. Great fun watching that.
Tamar Wetlands in Legana, near Launceston, Tasmania.
It was very low tide when we were there, and this mud plain usually has water flowing along it. The tracks you can see in the mud are all from swans - this swan ran, flew and landed with a splat on the small embankment on the left - it slid a little, then waddled up to join another two swans in some sort of loud conversation (probably about the weather).