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Crossed paths with a cute Mink while on a hike.
Went home to read up about them and learned about their habits and such. I learned they can be quite ferocious .
Hard to believe when you see how cute they are.
Mallards with Mom on the South Oxidation Pond at the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on the Northcoast of Humboldt County
Part of a steep, rugged ridge that rises from the valley of the North Fork of the Roanoke River, Falls Ridge Preserve boasts a spring-fed travertine waterfall approximately 80 feet in height.
Salem Fault runs through the preserve, dividing it into two different rock types-Precambrian limestone and shale/sandstone. The corresponding difference in soil types generates a diversity of vegetation, particularly wildflowers and smaller flora.
The rocks in the travertine falls watershed grew steadily, as minerals and lime dissolved in the water precipitate upon them. Over thousands of years, the build-up of calcium carbonate steepened the stream's gradient and slowly created both the waterfall and one of the largest-known exposed travertine deposits.
Large sinkholes on part of the land also indicate the existence of underlying caverns which have never been explored. (nature.org)
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This is my first violet or violets, I think, or garden pansy. Might be neither, but I have never taken a photo of this lovely type of flower.
Naturally I tried to move in within about 5cm /2 inches with this magic lens on manual focus. Thanks for your continued support!
Day of ornithology around the lake today. Some places were packed with tripods and goggles ;-)
I was passing by with my faithful companion Sam, and found amusing how focused they were about birds on the other side of the canal...
Shot with 6D & 135L @f/2
Love the busy bees on the sunflowers.
There are hundreds in my garden and so many animals and insects are having a great time with them.
Striped marlin-Marlin rayé (Kajikia audax) hunting school of fish, Magdalena bay, south pacific, Nature's Paradise, Mexico.🐠🌊 🌏 ✅ www.vincentpommeyrolphotography.com/-/galleries
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The striped marlin (Kajikia audax) is a species of marlin found in tropical to temperate Indo-Pacific oceans not far from the surface. Epipelagic and oceanic species, usually found above the thermocline, but unlike species it ventures more readily into higher latitudes, tolerating temperate waters. The species is strongly oceanic, rarely entering coastal waters, and is most often seen near islands, seamounts and boundary currents where it feeds and breeds.The striped marlin is a predator that hunts during the day in the top 100 m or so of the water column, often near the surface. One of their chief prey is sardines but also wide variety of fishes like mackerel, crustaceans, and squids.
The Striped Marlin consists of 42-48 rays on its tall first dorsal fin that is almost the same or longer than its body depth while the second dorsal fin is much smaller. They have torpedo-like and compressed bodies. They have around 10-20 clear, visible bluish stripes on the sides of their bodies even after death. Stripes consist of cobalt blue dots or narrow bands. First dorsal fin dark blue, other fins usually brown.The color of their bodies is dark blue or black above and silvery-white on the bottom. Striped Marlin has an average length of 2.9 m and a maximum length of 4.2 m and can weight up to 220 kg
Striped Marlin reached sexual maturity at a age of one or two years or 1.4 m for males and two or three years or 1.8 m for females. They can live up to at least 10 year. About reproduction Eggs is approximately one mm in diameter, but exact size not known. Larvae occur in sub-equatorial waters, in temperatures above 24 degrees.
Mainly targeted via surface longlines in the commercial fishery. The species is also a popular recreational target. Recent stock assessments indicate a declining Pacific stocks, with commercial catch rates falling and the average size of fish captured decreasing. IUCN Red List Status for this fish is Near Threatened (NT).
🇫🇷 Le marlin rayé ( Kajikia audax ) est une espèce de marlin que l'on trouve dans les océans indo-pacifiques tropicaux à tempérés non loin de la surface. Espèce épipélagique et océanique, généralement trouvée au-dessus de la thermocline, mais contrairement aux autres espèces, elle s'aventure plus facilement dans des latitudes plus élevées, tolérant les eaux tempérées.
L'espèce est fortement océanique, pénètre rarement dans les eaux côtières et est le plus souvent observée près des îles, des monts sous-marins et des courants de frontière où elle se nourrit et se reproduit. Le marlin rayé est un prédateur qui chasse le jour dans les 100 premiers mètres environ de la colonne d'eau, souvent près de la surface. L'une de leurs principales proies est la sardine, mais aussi une grande variété de poissons comme le maquereau, les crustacés et les calamars.
Le marlin rayé possède 42 à 48 rayons sur sa grande nageoire dorsale qui est presque égale à la longueur de son corps tandis que la deuxième nageoire dorsale est beaucoup plus petite. Le corps est très fuselés, ressemblant à une torpille. Ils ont environ 10 à 20 bandes bleuâtres claires et visibles sur les côtés de leur corps même après la mort. Les rayures sont constituées de points bleu cobalt ou de bandes étroites. La première nageoire dorsale est bleu foncé, les autres nageoires généralement brunes.La couleur de leur corps est bleu foncé ou noir sur le dessus et blanc argenté sur le dessous. Le marlin rayé a une longueur moyenne de 2,9 m et une longueur maximale de 4,2 m et peut peser de 220 kg à 300 kg. Le marlin rayé a atteint sa maturité sexuelle à l'âge de un ou deux ans ou 1,4 m pour les mâles et de deux ou trois ans ou 1,8 m pour les femelles. Ils peuvent vivre jusqu'à au moins dix ans. À propos de la reproduction les œufs mesurent environ 1 mm de diamètre, mais leur taille exacte n'est pas connue. Les larves évoluent dans les eaux subéquatoriales, à des températures supérieures à 24 degrés.
Principalement ciblé par les palangres de surface pour la pêche commerciale. L'espèce est également une cible populaire pour la pêche sportive. Des évaluations récentes indiquent un déclin des stocks du Pacifique, avec une baisse des taux de capture commerciale et une diminution de la taille moyenne des poissons capturés. Le statut de la liste rouge de l'UICN pour ce poisson est Quasi menacé (NT).
This is the South Oxidation Pond of the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary on the Northcoast of Humboldt County
In a remote corner of northeastern Oregon lies a vast chunk of native grassland owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy in the Zumwalt Prairie Preserve. It's a really empty, vast place with a rather homogenous landscape of tall grasses and brown buttes. You wouldn't think there were many photographic opportunities, but that would be a mistake. This poses unique challenges for a photographer but also presents opportunities for coming away with unique images.
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa ) couples touring the back forty yesterday. Breeding females show yellow ring around eye. Males bite the tail feathers of either gender. And quite skittish. Always a joy to see them.
And please consider investing in the private protection of critical habitats. One I help to support is nature.org (Nature Conservancy).
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Red Spruce & Heath Catch Early Morning Sun
Randolph County, West Virginia Mountains
Accessed via Public Road 75 (gravel)
Date taken: October 07, 2014
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Tomorrow it's wheels back on the road for me--another couple days and a another couple of locations! Here's one more from my first trip to Dolly Sods, West Virginia this week. I found a stand of Red Spruce surrounded by autumn ruby-tinged heath as the sun softly lit the scene from the side. The Red Spruce here on this Central Appalachian plateau in West Virginia are severely flagged by intense westerly winds over barren flatlands.
To read more about my trip to Dolly Sods, West Virginia you can check out the blog HERE.
This morning's sunrise at the Linville Gorge Wilderness.
For those of you that don't know about the US Forest Service plan to burn the Linville Gorge and you care about the 1964 Wilderness Act designation go to: www.savelgw.org/
As the late June sun set into clouds at our back, the winding trail atop Rowena Crest in the Tom McCall Nature Preserve led forward towards home.
The blue hills on the left are the Washington state side of the Columbia River Gorge high above the Columbia River.
View Original Size. One series from the Pileated and Kestrel in competition for rights to an evidently special tree. As in the previous post, these 2 approached and flared at each other, but never had an actual physical encounter.
Giant Boulders Amongst Red Autumn Heath
Randolph County, West Virginia Mountains
Accessed via Public Road 75 (gravel)
Date taken: October 7, 2014
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Dolly Sods Wilderness Area is located within the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. Along a highland plateau of the Central Appalachians, you can find unique windswept heath barrens, transformed a ruby red color during the autumn season, as well as unique sandstone outcroppings at Bear Rocks Preserve, an area owned and managed by the Nature Conservancy.
For those that enjoy more narrative with their visual candy, check out the blog on my trip to Dolly Sods HERE.
Elliston, Montgomery County, Virginia.
Part of a steep, rugged ridge that rises from the valley of the North Fork of the Roanoke River, Falls Ridge Preserve boasts a spring-fed travertine waterfall approximately 80 feet in height.
Salem Fault runs through the preserve, dividing it into two different rock types-Precambrian limestone and shale/sandstone. The corresponding difference in soil types generates a diversity of vegetation, particularly wildflowers and smaller flora.
The rocks in the travertine falls watershed grew steadily, as minerals and lime dissolved in the water precipitate upon them. Over thousands of years, the build-up of calcium carbonate steepened the stream's gradient and slowly created both the waterfall and one of the largest-known exposed travertine deposits.
Large sinkholes on part of the land also indicate the existence of underlying caverns which have never been explored. (nature.org)
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Tom McCall Preserve, on the Old Columbia River Scenic Highway, 11 miles east of Hood River. Managed by a patchwork of ownership includes the Nature Conservancy, Mayer State Park and national forest lands.
This is from a trip a few weeks ago spent down in the mountains of West Virginia. I lived out of my car and camped for nearly 11 days straight bouncing around from location to location, and I felt like I really pushed myself and my photography to new levels. Here, early morning light illuminates the fog-filled valleys eastward of the Bear Rocks overlook up on the Dolly Sods plateau. I made more of an effort to capture these types of intimate scenes, as I find them difficult to pull off well...but when conditions come together, they can be so rewarding! The jaw-dropping grand landscapes are always fun to capture, but I'm becoming more and more drawn to mounting up the telephoto and shooting these little scenes in the landscape.
Nikon D810; 70-200mm lens at 200mm, 0.6 sec at F/22; ISO 100; Sing-Ray ColorCombo CPL
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Well at least there is only one young one. Last year we had 3 show up. These skunks were a little wary and the adult left for a couple of minutes. When they came back they only gave me a few photo opportunities before she carried the young one away by the scruff of its neck.
That time of year again, when migrating shorebirds congregate on the shores of the upper Bay of Fundy. These flocks are primarily composed of semipalmated sandpipers. These photos were taken a couple of summers ago at The Nature Conservancy Canada Interpretive Centre, Johnson's Mills, New Brunswick.
Each summer, up to 80% of the world's population of Semipalmated Sandpipers (Calidris pusilla) arrive in the upper Bay of Fundy from their breeding grounds in the Arctic. The extreme tides of the bay expose mudflats which extend for 3 or 4 Km and are the habitat of mud shrimp (Chorophium volutator). These shorebirds feed on mud shrimp at low tide and, in the 10 to 15 days spent here, they double their weight in fat reserves in order to complete a nonstop 72 hour flight to South America. At high tide, they roost at the water's edge. Other shorebird species are also found in these huge flocks.
For a fascinating account of the origin of mud shrimp in the Bay of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine, please see the following CBC Radio link:
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/maritime-sea-life-li...
Backyard squirrel that posed for me for a moment. This is near Arcata, California on the Northcoast of Humboldt County.