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At the small lake by our open air museum. In a few weeks they will fly to the north of Norway where they spend the summer. This winter we have had twelve of them in this pond.
I haven't seen this girl in a very long time. She's wild and sometimes comes by every day for an extended period and sometimes she stays away for months. She arrived very hungry yesterday but left with a full belly and a drink of fresh water and some love thrown into the mix.
Meleagris gallopavo
"The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is an upland ground bird native to North America, one of two extant species of turkey, and the heaviest member of the order Galliformes. It is the ancestor to the domestic turkey, which was originally derived from a southern Mexican subspecies of wild turkey (not the related ocellated turkey). Although native to North America, the turkey probably got its name from the domesticated variety being imported to Britain in ships coming from the Levant via Spain. The British at the time therefore associated the wild turkey with the country Turkey and the name prevails. An alternative theory posits that another bird, a guinea fowl native to Madagascar introduced to England by Turkish merchants, was the original source, and that the term was then transferred to the New World bird by English colonizers with knowledge of the previous species."
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While visiting Echo Bluffs State Park we were discussing the wild horse herd and wondered if we would see them. After leaving the park and traveling south on highway 19 around a curve and there they were, grazing in a pasture on the side of the road. Only problem the road had NO shoulder and there were cars behind me so i could slow down but not stop. So we slowly drove down the hill and found a side road which went right by the grazing horses. I could stop here and shoot away without fear of being rear ended. So nice to see these after hearing about them for so long.
Wild river, water from the glaciers melting in the mountains.
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia Chilena.
you make my heart sing... A Bald Eagle taken at the Hawk Conservancy at Andover a couple of years ago. It's a super place to visit. They do a lot for conservation and re-introductions to the wild. They also have several flying displays with some of their birds each day.
The wild Chincoteague ponies are a famous herd of small, sturdy horses that roam freely on Assateague Island, which spans the coasts of Virginia and Maryland. Believed to be descendants of shipwrecked Spanish horses from the 1600s, these ponies have adapted to the harsh coastal environment, surviving on marsh grasses and fresh water. Each summer, they capture public attention during the annual Pony Swim, where the herd is rounded up and some are auctioned to manage the population. This tradition, maintained by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, helps preserve the health of the herd and supports the local community.
“On either side the wild roses, their pink dewy faces turned to the sun, tumbled over the fences, sprawled on the ground and filled the air with their pure summery smell.”
― Betty MacDonald, Nancy and Plum
Texture: Shadowhouse.
Wild lupines are considered invasive species but I love seeing them every year.
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