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This image of an African wild dog (also known as African hunting dog or African painted dog) (Lycaon rictus) was captured in the wild in the Kruger National Park.
(It is a bit wet as it had a bit of a cool down in the river as it had a drink.)
(We were fortunate enough to encounter the same pack of about 12 - six adults and six or more pups - on two consecutive days. So, bear with me, there are more to come!)
Wild thing, you make my heart sing
You make everything groovy, wild thing, I think I love you!
(Just a couple of flies, doin' the wild thing)
This very special mint plant grows around the lake that I used to live beside. Three years ago I brought a plant home and it is thriving.
The horses that they eat food that people left in the rock for animals. Actually this horses are no wild horse.
I took this photo of wild flowers in a field while at work today it reminded me of the six weeks school holidays when I was a Kid.
A pretty wild geranium on the Blackstone River Bikeway in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
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I've been wanting to get a shot of a male wild turkey displaying for the females but we only have wild turkeys in the park from time to time and that shot eluded me. Finally this spring I saw a couple gobblers displaying in a field for a lone female who was ignoring them. I was able to walk up and get pretty close to all three of them. Unfortunately it was overcast and getting dark at the time so the lighting wasn't as good as I would have liked, but I did at least get a record shot of the behavior.
"It’s not easy to explain to those who don’t see the wild in her, but every day is like being born again into the wonder of her strong heart beating & a full-throated knowing that she’s here to be alive."
-Story People
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
New Mexico
USA
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Turkey with dirt on its feet.
Wild Turkeys are very large, plump birds with long legs, wide, rounded tails, and a small head on a long, slim neck.
One of our largest and heaviest birds; smaller than a Trumpeter Swan; about twice the size (and four times as heavy) as a Ring-necked Pheasant.
Turkeys are dark overall with a bronze-green iridescence to most of their plumage. Their wings are dark, boldly barred with white. Their rump and tail feathers are broadly tipped with rusty or white. The bare skin of the head and neck varies from red to blue to gray.
Turkeys travel in flocks and search on the ground for nuts, berries, insects, and snails. They use their strong feet to scratch leaf litter out of the way. In early spring, males gather in clearings to perform courtship displays. They puff up their body feathers, flare their tails into a vertical fan, and strut slowly while giving a characteristic gobbling call. At night, turkeys fly up into trees to roost in groups.
Wild Turkeys live in mature forests, particularly nut trees such as oak, hickory, or beech, interspersed with edges and fields. You may also see them along roads and in woodsy backyards.
After being hunted out of large parts of their range, turkeys were reintroduced and are numerous once again.
Average life span in the wild is 3 to 4 years.- Wikipedia