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Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Rodley Nature Reserve - Leeds
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After spending a bit over a week along the MRL our last full day had us chasing the night gas west into the setting sun. Seen here along the Flathead River west of Perma, MT
The River Avon in Bristol flooding due to the super high Spring tides, with The Clifton Suspension Bridge and Hotwells in the background.
With a difference of 15-metres/49-foot between high and low tide, the River Avon has the second largest tidal range in the world. Only the Bay of Fundy in Canada has a higher tide, with an average of 16.8 metres/55-foot)
Les bruants des plaines sont des purs migrateurs, c'est à dire que leur aire de nidification est totalement différente de leur aire d'hivernage. A l'automne, les oiseaux partent en bandes vers le Texas et le Mexique, mais des errants sont trouvés à la fois sur la côte Atlantique et sur le littoral Pacifique. Un petit oiseau rare au Québec.
NECR 608 crosses Plains Road in Tolland, CT while throttling out of Stafford. These blue and golds are supposedly on their last breaths.
The night gas lights up the east end of Plains headed back to Missoula. Like everything else, this isn't an old photo, but everything here has changed. Totally worth the price of the Walmart tripods that Zach and I threw away at the gas station before boarding the flight home.
Plains Bison at Raymond Ranch Wildlife Area. This is about 20 miles east of Flagstaff, and 10 miles south of I-40 on a prettyu good dirt road.
Although not a lengthy train the Night Gas looks good negotiating the S-Curve west of Perma along the Flathead River. In less than a mile the train will cross the Flathead on a nice truss bridge.
The plains zebra is the most common and geographically widespread species of zebra. Its range is fragmented, but spans much of southern and eastern Africa south of the Sahara. Six or seven subspecies have been recognised, including the quagga which was thought to be a separate species. More recent research supports variations in zebra populations being clines rather than subspecies.
Plains zebras are intermediate in size between the larger Grévy's zebra and the smaller mountain zebra and tend to have broader stripes than both. Great variation in coat patterns exists between clines and individuals. The plains zebra's habitat is generally, but not exclusively, treeless grasslands and savanna woodlands, both tropical and temperate. They generally avoid desert, dense rainforest and permanent wetlands. Zebras are preyed upon by lions and spotted hyenas, Nile crocodiles and, to a lesser extent, leopards, cheetahs and African wild dogs.
Plains zebras are a highly social species, forming harems with a single stallion, several mares and their recent offspring; bachelor groups also form. Groups may come together to form herds. The animals keep watch for predators; they bark or snort when they see a predator and the harem stallion attacks predators to defend his harem.
The plains zebra remains common in game reserves, but is threatened by human activities, such as hunting for its meat and hide, as well as competition with livestock and encroachment by farming on much of its habitat. The loss of open grasslands due to woody plant encroachment increases predation risk and therewith habitat. Plains zebra are listed as near threatened by the IUCN as of 2016. The species population is stable and not endangered, though populations in most countries have declined sharply.
I find myself fascinated by these pivot irrigation systems. They look like giant mechanical bugs to me. See, for example, The Thing . They look like bugs to me. : )
North Dakota
I wrote a short blog post about my December 2019 trip to Manitoba and North Dakota, if you're interested in reading about it.
Plains Bison (Bison bison) bull bellowing out its call during the onset of the breeding season in Elk Island National Park east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
There were a number of bulls calling out on the grasslands but none of them were really out to challenge another bull on the day we visited the park. I believe it was still early in the season and they were just starting to feel the biological urge.
23 July, 2016.
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Common names: Plain Tiger, African queen, African Monarch
Scientific name: Danaus chrysippus
Place: Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Date: June 12, 2020
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Here's a memorable photo from the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma: this massive plains bison bull commands the prairie like a bygone king. He's one of the largest bulls I've seen. His head is enormous, and that unmistakable hump rises like a mountain itself.
Standing against a green spring prairie dotted with wildflowers, he represents the genetics that have roamed these ancient mountains for centuries. A true American icon.
Our beautiful world being passed on.
The eastbound Day Gas peels around the sweeping curve at Weeksville with the ever present Clark Fork alongside.
Plains Bison (Bison bison) calf grazing in a meadow in the aspen parkland area of Elk Island National Park about 45 minutes east of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
14 November, 2015.
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The trees to the left provide cover for a paved trail that was once a railroad track. This provides a perfect way to enjoy a hike on a hot, summer day.
***UPDATE*** Was a winner of the "Luminous Sky contest" at "The Award Tree" group and is featured on the front page during the week of Sept 4, 2010
The severe extremes of weather that pound the High Plains of Western Nebraska are hard for any exposed structure
The weird part about this photo is that less than 30 minutes later the clouds all disappeared!
3 exposure, -2, 0, +2, and processed in Photomatrix
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We saw these freshly cultivated paddy fields on the train journey from Srinagar to Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Rice is the staple food in Kashmir. The summer month of July is the peak paddy sowing time. Agriculture activity was on in full swing in the entire state. It is a family activity, with every member contributing on the fields.
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Lolab Valley: Kashmir Unexplored
Plains, Georgia
For more info on this church and other historic rural churches in Georgia go to: www.hrcga.org/church/plains-baptist/