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A gray whale and her calf glide silently through the kelp forests of Big Sur on their way to feeding grounds in Alaska. Big Sur's coastline is part of the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary for very good reason!
Large flocks of shorebirds are starting to congregate along the shores of the Great Salt Lake. This saltwater lake is a major migratory stopover for millions of birds and is in danger of drying up due to water overuse and climate change. In 2021 it reached its lowest level in recorded history.
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Qui peut me préciser le nom de ces oiseaux migrateurs venus du nord et qui se sont posés près de chez moi?
Wie kan mij vertellen de namen van deze trekvogels uit het noorden en die zijn ontstaan in de buurt van mij?
Who can tell me the names of these migratory birds from the north and that arose near me?
Merci. Dank u wel. Thank you.
Grâce à votre aide , j'ai pu déterminer , avec certitude, le nom de ces oiseaux.
Ce sont effectivement des oies égyptiennes; elles se sont installées en Belgique et sont devenues sédentaires.
Merci à tous.
With your help, I was able to determine with certainty the names of these birds.
These are indeed Egyptian geese; they settled in Belgium and became sedentary.
Thank you all.
Lake Shore Park with shadow from Feinberg School of Medicine (taken from the 9th floor of Prentice Women's Hospital)
Gold Coast
Chicago, IL
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for Emmy, for praying the prayer of miraculously and exponentially increasing neutrophils
Fall migration
The Canada Geese at Andrew Haydon Park were very active this weekend. Large groups were continuously flying in and out of the park’s ponds and once there, gathering on large flocks whereupon lots of seated wing flapping and noise making occurred. There was a restlessness in their behaviour, and to even the most casual observer, it was clear that something had energized the group.
For Canada Geese, “peak fall migration occurs in September and October. During this period, Canada Geese relocate to a broad range of habitats from low Arctic tundra to prairies, lakes, meadows, golf courses and city parks. If open water and food are available, many geese will remain over winter on northern territories. Some populations that do migrate are not going as far south in the winter as they used to. This northward range shift has been attributed to changes in farm practices that make waste grain more available in fall and winter, as well as changes in hunting pressure and changes in weather.”
Source: Canada Goose, Migration. available at: seagrant.wisc.edu/birds/Canada_Goose_migration2.html
This image was achieved using a slow shutter speed while focusing on geese flying overhead during a vivid sunset over South Dakota.
This group of wildebeest crossed the Mara early, and had already reached the Central Serengeti when we were passing.
Nothing had prepared us for the drama of Kenya's great migration. We saw thousands of wildebeest literally throw themselves off a cliff into the Mara River. As far as we could see only 5 died (and, incredibly, the one in the photo was among the lucky ones).
Now on assignment in Kenya and blogging on the world of a roving travel journo for kitbaggers.com
Cranes migration taken in Monferrato, Grana Valley, during their journey from Hortobágy (Hungary) to Camargue (France).
In extreme weather..away from civilization..man again follows the rules of The Great Migration…WALK IN LINE..simply amazing.
Chadar Trek is actually an experience to remember for life.
El río grande divide México de Estados Unidos en la ciudad fronteriza de Juarez y El Paso Texas. Miles de migrantes intentan cruzar esta frontera anualmente. No todos logran llegar a cumplir su meta.
Photo: Oscar Leiva / Silverlight Photo & Video
View on black: www.flickriver.com/photos/freestylee/4241404119/
The words on my poster may seem alien to many. However, lets not forget that for millions of years mankind have always moved from one place to the next freely. Without migration there is no civilization. Modern humans can trace the journey of their ancestors as they travel across the vast regions of this planet to populate new places bringing with them new ideas of culture and experiences. In boats they navigate by stars crossing the pacific and Atlantic oceans, and the blue Caribbean Sea. They journey north from Africa across the Sahara into Europe and Asia, across the icy Bering straight to the far corners of the Americas. Humans have always moved for trade, environment changes, famine and the threat of wars, to find food. It is the history of human survival. All the great civilizations today are built on pillars of migration. Today Europeans and Americans are building network of laws and fences to keep others out; we are told that these laws and fences are good for our survival. The pipeline of human migration has been broken into many pieces creating stagnation to vast regions of the earth.
Today it is almost impossible for millions on our planet to move. Trapped by poverty behind defined borders, huge slums and crumbling economies. Some slums are now the size of large cities holding millions. Held captive by corrupt governments and immigration restrictions, exploitation and globalization. Today it is “No wealth no travel”. Visas are now mostly for the wealthy who are allowed to travel to the wealthy nations, with out ties or large bank accounts you will not get one of these precious stamp to move. Travel for those along the equator has become increasingly restrictive with more draconian anti immigration policies by wealthy nations to the north. It is now almost impossible for humans trapped in poverty, wars, and climate ravaged places to move to safer greener parts of the world. At the same time it is easier for those in the wealthy northern hemisphere to move with little or no restriction to wherever in the planet they desire to go.
The third world is held in place by the restrictive walls and barrier of the first world. Those with little resources are chained by circumstances they have no control over. In desperation they perish in large numbers in the deserts southern borders of the U.S. and drown in the unruly seas of North Africa, trying to escape their pitiful existence. Almost all the wealthy countries have now criminalize humans "aliens" who enter without their permission, those who manage to enter live in fear as thousands are rounded up and imprisoned then deported. Those in the rich nation have Ignored the fact that their history is also routed in so called "illegal migration" these restrictive policies usually racist in nature will create human volcanoes in many countries leading to destabilization and so-called fail states, as the pressure builds with nowhere to escape like a pressure cooker without a valve. The consequence of containment of the planets growing poor will become a nightmare; a nightmare created by shortsighted policies based on fear and greed.
www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_migration
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