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Bald Eagles of Colorado :

Bald Eagles of Colorado

jim skjold

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 11:42am PST

Trees :

Trees

citizenforester

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 11:15am PST

Mississippi Birds and Animals : Welcome to Mississippi.American Bald Eagle,Hooded Merganser Ducks, Belted Kingfishers,Osprey,Hawk,Black Skimmers,Killdeer,Loon,Geese,Pelican,Anhinga,Turkey,Duck's,Owl,and other Birds,Animals,and Reptiles.I hope you enjoy.Thanks,Alan

Mississippi Birds and Animals

alanhinkel

Welcome to Mississippi.American Bald Eagle,Hooded Merganser Ducks, Bel ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 10:51am PST

African Elephant : The African elephant is the largest land animal reaching a weight of up to, in excess of 7 tons. They are generally nonagressive, but can be extremely dangerous, particularly when they have young or are in rut. Mock charges are common. In the mock charge, there may be trumpeting, ears spread wide and trunk raised. They are more dangerous when charging with the trunk down and ears tight to the side of the head. (A mock charge form an elephant got my heart going one time in Nkorho.) They tend to live to about 70 and often die of malnutrition. This occurs when the last set of teeth is worn down and the animal can no longer chew to ingest nutrients. They live in matriarchial groups. Large bulls tend to stay off by themselves, joining the herd only when a female is in oestrus and leaving after mating is completed. A mature elephant has no natural predator but man. Newborns can and are sometimes taken by lions. They can be destructive, pushing over small and not so small trees to get to the leaves. In Kruger this year we saw large areas laid waste as they searched for food. In this gallery you will see photos of a couple of elephants and a rhino near the Nkorho water hole. The rhino was in the hole rolling when the elephants came. They actually chased him out of the water. The vast majority of elephants in this gallery are from Kruger, many from the area of Olifants. It was near Olifants that we saw two bulls kicking up dust. They made about three mock charges, kicked up a lot of dust and then walked off. They are truly a magnificent sight.

African Elephant

irishbob

The African elephant is the largest land animal reaching a weight of u ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 10:33am PST

cranes/ Kraniche [grus grus] : cranes - the wonderfull birds

cranes/ Kraniche [grus grus]

Jan Bleil (hanseat)

cranes - the wonderfull birds

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 10:32am PST

Autumn :

Autumn

santolo

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 10:20am PST

Fall : Photography by G. Laszlo Csete

Fall

gcsete

Photography by G. Laszlo Csete

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 10:10am PST

f a u n a :

f a u n a

conflagratio

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 9:38am PST

Recent Images from Annapurna Base Camp : It was a marvelous trek to Annapurna Base Camp (4130 mtrs) between 21st and 30th October 2009. Here are some pictures. More to follw. Will be happy to have your comments and suggestions. Cheers

Recent Images from Annapurna Base Camp

Srinivasan

It was a marvelous trek to Annapurna Base Camp (4130 mtrs) between 21s ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 8:23am PST

African Antelope : This gallery is composed of a multitude of African antelope, from the klipspringer to the kudu. During our (10/08) trip, we were able to increase the overall quantity, as well as the quality, of the photos in this group. We now have a shot of a male nyala. We saw females but they were in deep brush and the photos are not good. It is with the nyala that the reference to sheep changes to that of cattle - the male nyala being much larger than the female (250lbs versus 160) is normally referred to as a bull and the female as an ewe. With the antelope larger then the nyala, such as the waterbuck, the male is a bull and the female a cow. Smaller, such as the impala, the male is a ram and the female is a ewe with the babies being lambs. Confusing isn't it? You can also probably have an argument over where the cut off is. In any case, we hope you enjoy.

African Antelope

irishbob

This gallery is composed of a multitude of African antelope, from the ...

Updated: Nov 08, 2009 7:58am PST

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