"A Sand County Almanac"

"THERE ARE SOME WHO CAN LIVE WITHOUT WILD THINGS AND SOME WHO CANNOT."
"FOR US IN THE MINORITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE GEESE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN TELEVISION.".....Aldo Leopold




"LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER".....Albert Einstein


“Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves”.....John Muir


Thursday, December 29, 2011

Natural Camouflage In The Wild...

How many deer do you see in this photo?  Look closely and you will find six.  A good example of how wildlife has evolved and adapted to blend in with their surroundings...


One of my recent obsessions has been to photograph a small population of fox squirrels that I recently located.  If you live in an area where they are common, you might be thinking "what's the big deal?"  I probably see 150 gray squirrels for each fox squirrel spotted.  This adds to the challenge of getting photographs...








Later in the morning I found this cooperative Slate Colored Junco...



These deer race across an open field to escape the sound of a low flying helicopter...


Here, two NPS Rangers perform a field necropsy on a deer that is suspected of being shot by a poacher...


I will leave you with a photo of this beautiful old brick farmhouse that witnessed much violence and chaos during the civil war...


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