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Williams Lake Stampede the famous wild horse race. Horses must be saddled and ridden between a barrel and the fence sucessfully.
Wild horses of Sand Wash Basin, Colorado. These two young bachelor stallions were vying between third and fourth spot in the line. The dapple was in third, by the time they finished the brown moved up a notch (really just by outrunning the other).
Wild lupin growing on the forest floor near Whitehorse in southern Yukon. It is very hot out now and the shade of the forest offers both beauty and respite.
Check this album out: www.flickr.com/photos/dvojohanson/albums/72177720312034947 / Close up black and white photo of a flower with 5 petals and big buds (monochrome).
These big oaks normally produce a lot of acorns, but not this past fall. We had a poor acorn crop and by this time of year none are left. February's warmer temps will produce a few green shoots, but not enough. The deer will likely have to forage on tree buds until Spring is here in earnest. Our beautiful world, pass it on.
October 5, 2018
A flock of wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) have started making the rounds in our neighborhood. So far, just the ladies. I haven't seen any of the big toms yet.
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This beautiful flower was found near Chukitong village, in Wokha district (Nagaland, India). It is a wild flower generally grown on damp rocky cliff. In 2008, my wife and I while traveling through this part of the region found it and brought some plants to try planting on flower pots at home. since then we have been successfully tending it in pots. This picture is one that has just started blooming (6 June 2016.) It blooms once a year in the beginning of June through July. My wife and I could not establish the generic name for this very beautiful flower. Therefore, we just called it July Flower, as it was found in July.
While they may not be the most attractive creatures, they certainly are interesting!
The horn-like feature between the eyes of a wild turkey is called a snood. The snood is generally short, as pictured here, but when a male starts to strut, the snood swells with blood and hangs below the beak.
The bumpy features on the head and neck are called caruncles and the flap under the chin is called a wattle.
Photo by Courtney Celley/USFWS.
I was lying in the grass photographing some wild horses in the distance when I noticed my friend trying to get my attention. I thought he would frighten the horses away so I kept motioning for him to be quiet.
Finally I looked where he was pointing and realized that this herd was coming almost straight for me!
They changed direction well before they came close to me, but even at this distance the ground shook as they passed. Pretty cool experience...
On a hike in the forest we found bushes and bushes of wild blueberries. Luscious to pop into the mouths even better to make delicious desserts with. Coming soon to What's For Lunch, Honey?.
Ripe for the pickin' by people or California black bears
Redwood Creek Overlook
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Hovenweep National Monument
An encounter with some wild horses right at the entrance of Hovenweep was serendipitous and exciting. The horse seemed as amused and curious as I was. I later learned that these were in fact feral horses, but who was to say their hearts were not truly wild?
Wild turkeys are the largest North American gamebird, weighing up to 20 pounds with a wingspan of up to five feet.
A Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar feeding on a Common Ragwort plant
See: An illustration from British Entomology by John Curtis
The Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae) is quite common in the British Isles and flies at dawn and the early evening as well as at night. There is one generation per year, appearing from May to July. After mating the eggs are laid on Ragwort and related plants (Groundsel and Coltsfoot)- but Ragwort is the main food source.
Cinnabar caterpillars are voracious eaters and large populations can strip entire patches of ragwort clean, a result of their low predation.The toxins in the leaves do not harm the caterpillars, but protect them, making them poisonous and unpleasent tasting. The caterpillars are also cannabalistic which is not always caused by a lack of food, although a large infestation can strip the plants of their foliage. They have bright orange and black stripes running around their slightly hairy body and can reach about 30mm in length.
Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) (Asteraceae)
A weed that is poisonous to cattle. Farmers try to eradicate this plant by pulling up the young flowers before they can seed, but the seeds can remain dormant in the soil for many years.
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