Prairie Landscapes
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Small Prairie tank loco No 5542 joins forces with Large Prairie tank No5199 for a Russ Hillier Photo charter on the Churnet Valley Railway in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
A prairie Dog usually spotted on the open range found itself with a new home among some dried logs from an old fence.
One might say "A Prairie Dog Log Home"!!
Happy Smile on Saturday!
Prairie Warbler captured at Point Pelee, near Leamington, Ontario.
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A white-tailed prairie dog singing its heart out. Seen in the Arapaho NWR in northern Colorado, which has several large prairie dog towns. This guy is actually a guard, there are always several of them standing in the upright position around the burrows. When someone dangerous, like a photographer, approaches, the guards make shrill, quite loud noises to alert everyone else. And they all stop in their tracks and look at you.
A couple male Prairie Chickens fight out for dominance to select their future spouse.
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The blossoms on these wild onions are 1-1/2 to 2" wide with 1/4" flowers and grow 8 to 18" high. Colors range from pale pink to deep pinkish purple, sometimes white, with a spot of yellow in the center and long yellow-tipped stamens. The bulbs and flowers are edible.
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(couldn't resist posting another prairie chicken sparring shot)
This was from the morning gathering at the lek* - these are Lesser Prairie Chickens (they don't have as much brown in them). They share territory in some areas.
*A Lek is a hill/or rise area where birds and animals gather to do their courting and sparking!
An eastbound Canadian National manifest freight crosses Prairie Creek Bridge at Hinton, Alberta, on the morning of July 8, 2014. Powering the train is a trio of EMDs, with SD70M-2 No. 8963 leading SD70I No. 5616 and SD70M-2 No. 8024.
Riding along the Gainesville Hawthorne bike trail gives some nice views of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park. We hope to make another visit next week.
Gainesville, FL
Happy Fence Friday and have a nice weekend Flickr friends!
House wrens are heading south now after nesting here in the summertime. It is rare to see any house wrens remaining here after October 1st. This one might end up somewhere in south Texas for the winter.
Prairie Warbler on Snowdrop. Georgia. This was one of the 4 target warbler species for a client and his adult son for a two and a half day custom itinerary. We also tabulated 19 warbler species.
A handsome male Prairie warbler perched on a lichen branch giving the photographer a lookback pose. The intense yellow on these birds is quite stunning and beautiful. Spring and warbler migration is now in full swing in the Mid-Atlantic states. Please view large for best experience.
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