p.34 #5 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Bosque del Apache is one of the most spectacular wildlife refuges in America. Its name means "wood of the Apache" and was given by early Spanish explorers when seeing the Apache natives camping along the Rio Grande.
If you are a bird wanting to escape the brutal winter temperatures of North America and you want to rest during migration, you'll need to keep the New Mexican/Texas landmass under you as you transition into Central America.
Snow Geese, over the Bosque, New Mexico, D850, 500PF
A United States Fish and Wildlife Service employee grading a gravel road in the Bosque
A curious little Mule Deer approaching a gravel road on the north end of Bosque. It's because people feed them. I was told by another wildlife biologist who is assigned to the Bosque that there are two Mountain Lions in the refuge. Nikon D850, 200-500, @450mm
p.34 #12 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
Loon legs are set far back for maximum steering and thrust in water. Loon legs are not for walking on land. They cannot walk. They can de-weight, fall forward, de-weight again and so on.
D850, 200-500, July 10, 2022, at a pond of my boyhood
p.34 #15 · Official Nikon DSLR images, videos and discussion thread
saaketham wrote:
Good work! It's the eastern one. For this image I spotted it at the local Maine Audubon many falls ago.
I am terribly allergic to this stuff and have suffered the contact dermatitis many times in the Everglades when using a machete in brush.
What was worse for me was Poisonwood, in the same south Florida habitat.
This one is the worst of all: Manchineel! I wish I had a picture of it. When I was in the glades I should have focused more intently on finding it... but *not* touching it. Or maybe I should be thankful I did not. Some say you're at risk just inhaling the air around it.
Most believe Manchineel to be the deadliest tree on the planet. I only know that in N.A. (at least) it is only in *extreme* south Florida
