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A red-Necked Grebe watches cautiously from it's nest.
11004-09402 Feral goldfish (Carassius auratus) were first introduced to New Zealand in the 1860's, they are now widespread and well established. Wild populations lack the larger fins, protruding eyes and colouration of aquarium specimens, reverting to an olive-bronze to deep gold colour. Goldfish were known to Maori as morihana – a transliteration of the name 'Morrison' after the man who introduced goldfish into the Taupo area. For some time morihana were a food for Rotorua Maori.
Cibola
Swamp lands outside of New Orleans. Do you see any alligators?
A cool morning on the Basin, Auburn, Maine
Pickerel Weed, or Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata Lanceolata, is a native Maine wildflower that grows in wetlands where there is still water. The clusters of spiked flowers and arrow shaped leaves provide habitat for fish and frogs which are then eaten by raccoons, herons and egrets. For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
White Waterlilies are indigenous to Maine waters. They grow in still water. The leaves, called Lily Pads provide habitat for fish underneath them and places for frogs and dragonflies. A Blue Fronted Dancer is seen in these photographs in Phippsburg, Maine
A cool morning on the Basin, Auburn, Maine
A cool morning on the Basin, Auburn, Maine
A cool morning on the Basin, Auburn, Maine
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