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In August 1986, Oregon, Pacific & Eastern 19 crosses Rat Creek, east of Cottage Grove, Oregon along Dorena Lake. The tourist train was performing a photo runby for a group of Central Coast Chapter NRHS excursionists. Passenger trains on OP&E's were a striking sight, usually operating with a matching set of former Illinois Central equipment.
Steam excursion trains on OP&E ended after the 1987 season, and the railroad ceased operation in 1994. Following abandonment and dismantling of the railroad, this right of way is now the Row River Trail.
The gray squirrel, seen in the The Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden in California :)
The gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is a tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus. It is native to eastern North America, where it is the most prodigious and ecologically essential natural forest regenerator. In Europe they have been introduced into Ireland, Great Britain and Italy and they are regarded as an invasive species there. The head and body length is from 23 to 30 cm, the tail about 20 cm. In the wild, eastern gray squirrels can be found inhabiting large areas of mature, dense woodland ecosystems. Close to human settlements, eastern gray squirrels are found in parks and back yards of houses within urban environments and in the farmlands of rural environments. Eastern gray squirrels eat a range of foods, such as tree bark, tree buds, flowers, berries, many types of seeds and acorns, walnuts, and other nuts and some types of fungi found in the forests. They can cause damage to trees by tearing the bark and eating the soft cambial tissue underneath. On occasion, eastern gray squirrels also prey upon insects, frogs, small rodents including other squirrels, and small birds, their eggs, and young.
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Wiewiórka szara pstryknięta w ogrodzie botanicznym w Los Angeles w Kalifornii :)
Wiewiórka szara (Sciurus carolinensis) – gatunek ssaka z rodziny wiewiórkowatych (Sciuridae). Występuje we wschodniej i środkowo-wschodniej części Stanów Zjednoczonych oraz na południowo-wschodnim obszarze Kanady. Introdukowana we Włoszech, Irlandii i Wielkiej Brytanii. W Europie stanowi gatunek inwazyjny. Na zajmowanych obszarach w znacznym stopniu lub całkowicie eliminuje populacje rodzimej w Europie wiewiórki pospolitej. Wiewiórka szara osiąga długość ciała około 30 centymetrów, waży od 400 do 710 gramów. Ogon zazwyczaj ma długość 20 centymetrów. W naturze wiewiórki szare zamieszkują duże obszary leśne, zwłaszcza lasy liściaste i mieszane. W pobliżu osiedli ludzkich wiewiórki szare można spotkać w parkach i podwórkach domów oraz na polach uprawnych na obszarach wiejskich. Wiewiórki szare jedzą różnorodne pokarmy, takie jak kora drzew, pąki drzew, kwiaty, jagody, wiele rodzajów nasion i żołędzi, orzechy i niektóre rodzaje grzybów występujących w lasach. Mogą powodować uszkodzenia drzew, rozrywając korę i zjadając miękką tkankę znajdującą się pod spodem. Czasami wiewiórki szare polują również na owady, żaby, małe gryzonie oraz małe ptaki, ich jaja i młode.
one of the rare opportunities when he was interested in food outside his cage, actually he pouched 43 pieces of pea:))
Abandoned kitchen was full of rat poison , I was drawn to the colours in this area . ! 1 shot and colour grade
As we wandered around Island Lake in Orangeville Ontario, we heard a scuffling in the scrub beside us.... had to wait for a wee while until this cutie pie ran into a clearing, I couldn't believe he stopped right in plain sight and gave me enough opportunity to get such a great shot :)
We don't have chipmunks in the UK, unless escapee pets, but this was an animal I really wanted to get a photo of while in Canada and I was so pleased to see this little guy :)
Can't believe that's the weekend over and we're back to Monday again... AND a new month, what happened this year? November already? aarrgghh that can only mean there's 52 days to Christmas... nooooooooooooooo
Hope you all have a great start to the week and a happy Monday :)
Thank you so much for the beautiful comments on my previous uploads, I am glad you are enjoying my Canadian pictures :)
I don't know if it is Alvin or Simon or Theodore...you decide :-) Like Alvin here, I am sitting on the fence on this one :-)
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I think this is a Prairie Falcon, but not quite sure. It was hanging just outside the parking lot stalking for a noon time snack. San Simeon, California, USA, June 2015
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This American Red Squirrel was chasing black squirrels twice his/her size. The 'prize' was access to this Black Walnut tree and its associated bounty.
Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs amongst other rodents. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and were introduced by humans to Australia.[1] The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene period and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among other living rodent families
This little guy is very brave and bossy, scaring away other squirrels twice his size. Non stop high pitched squeaking when getting breakfast.
Everyone came out for breakfast:
1 Dove
3 black squirrels
2 grey squirrels
1 blue jay
10 or so black capped chickadees
6 + finches
1 grosbeak
and of course sir squeaks alot, a little ground squirrel of some kind.
This group of bank voles were under a log at the woseley centre. I swapped from my telephoto to my Canon 50mm 1.8 lens and with a bit of patience I was able to gain their trust and photograph them just inches away
So my lovely dog decided to knock this little mole out of its hole and down the pond embankment this morning so I took him to recover and make sure he was ok before returning him to his hole. I read that you must put them in backwards so this is what I did, expecting him to disappear. But no, he very kindly stuck around for a little while to pose for a few shots :-)
I have dreamed of shooting a raccoon ... in an Aspen tree, in a field of wild red berries, in a hole in a tree, etc. Never. Last night at one o'clock in the morning I was still awake and looked out on my back upstairs deck and what to my wandering eyes did I see but a raccoon! He made NO noise and wanted only this plant you see him tipping over in this shot. He saw me and my cat and was only concerned about the cat. Of course it was almost impossible to get his shot at one in the morning but here it is with warts and all cause I was gosh darn excited!!! After about five minutes he went over and scurried back down the apple tree to the ground and left me.
We spent the day today at Wildlife Photography Hides in Lincolnshire in the Dyke Hide hoping to get some good shots of the Red Kites & Buzzards amongst numerous other species of wildlife that can show up. Unfortunately our prize subjects were a little elusive today and I think the stars of the show today were the Grey Squirrels that put on an almost constant show throughout the day. I certainly wasn't disappointed as it's always an enjoyable day being out observing our wildlife.