When the Wild male Turkeys also known as Toms start displaying their fanned tails, dropping their wings to the ground and sporting their swollen bright red snoods ( flesh above the beak) and emitting very loud gobble-gobble noises, you know spring is very close by!
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SEVENTY MILES FROM THE PORT city of Victoria, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, a plucky arboreal wonder can be found on the quiet waters of Fairy Lake.
Living up to its name, Fairy Lake is in a remote and unspoiled landscape near the town of Port Renfrew. Sticking up out of the lake is a submerged log. Clinging to that log for dear life is a tiny Western Hemlock tree. As the stunted tree’s only source of support and nutrients, it seems like the dead tree made a sort of noble sacrifice to the the tiny tree growing on it. Tourists, boaters and hikers come seeking it as a unique window into nature and rebirth.
The “bonsai” tree has attracted more than a few photographers to capture its struggle of endurance.
I have personally passed this tree many times throughout the 30-40 yrs it has survived clinging to the dead tree. I have seen many photos taken and have taken a couple myself over the years, but never have I ever seen any photos where the tiny tree had company. There on the little lake was the tiny tree with a lone Canada Goose keeping it company! Usually I see Canadian Geese in pairs and or flocks, but this Canada Goose was all by itself just like the tiny tree has been for many years! It was as if they were keeping each other company!
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A couple of Big Horn Sheep hanging out on the edge of a cliff where they graze on the dried out grasses throughout the winter.
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A place where eagles fly
majestically above tree tops and mountains high.
So graceful they sore the skies
bringing attention to our eyes.
The Bald Eagle pictured is carrying what is left of a salmon.
Bald Eagles reach speeds of about 35 m/h ( 56.3 K/h) at altitudes of 10,000 feet ( 3,048 meters) with lifting power of about 4 pounds ( 1.8 kilograms).
Bald Eagles are found over most of North America from Alaska and Canada to northern Mexico.
Approximately 20,000 Bald Eagles live in British Columbia and over 70,000 live in Alaska, which is roughly half the world's population. The high salmon stocks in this region account for the bald Eagle's prominent presence.
Picture taken on Jan 28/19 at 2:26pm in Port Renfrew, Vancouver
Taken in manual at 1/1250's, f/9.0, at 400mm, iso 800, in raw.
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A mature Bald Eagle can be seen perched on an old piling in a shallow ocean bay,....likely hunting for any unsuspecting ducks who may decide to land on the water's surface.
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