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Old 06-20-2012, 11:36 AM
 
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While driving through northeast NM on the eastern side of the Rockies I noticed a mother antelope nursing her young about fifty yards to the side of the highway. I wished I could have taken a picture but we were driving at the time.

While driving along the highway in Nebraska I saw two wild turkeys near the Platte River, again I couldn’t get a photo.
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Old 06-20-2012, 03:54 PM
 
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at Dolly Sods, WV last weekend - this poor little fawn didn't know what to do, it was so scared it just put it's head down and was shaking like a leaf
i hope it found it's way back to mama..

a nice colorful sallymander:


there were mountain laurels in bloom all over the top of the mountain, these pics don't really do them justice.
I hope she did too! Thanks for sharing!

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While driving through northeast NM on the eastern side of the Rockies I noticed a mother antelope nursing her young about fifty yards to the side of the highway. I wished I could have taken a picture but we were driving at the time.

While driving along the highway in Nebraska I saw two wild turkeys near the Platte River, again I couldn’t get a photo.
Some of the best photos are the ones in our memory.
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Old 06-20-2012, 03:58 PM
 
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Today: growing Canada Goslings waddling around with their parents;
their gray down coats were gently swaying in the (slight) warm mid-morning breeze.

Great to behold!

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Old 06-20-2012, 04:26 PM
 
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Default Photos brought to you...

...by the found SD memory card! Yeh! (Librarians can find anything!)

Now you see him...



Now you do not see him...



NOW you do!!



A close up!!



This is a Daddy Long Legs? Right? I have never seen a red one. But I have never seen one in the middle of nature either! HA Anyone know?

Here is one just because I got it back!
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Old 06-20-2012, 04:43 PM
 
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Oh! I forgot I did post the Daddy Long legs on the flower just above these. Sorry for the double but at least now they are enlarged!
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Old 06-20-2012, 04:52 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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You see and get photos of such beautiful locations, wildlife and plants etc., uggabugga. Do you know what the name of the red "sallymander"?

Never seen such a small fawn in the wild...yes, hope mom was close by.
Awesome for you to see the little one in person...my previous location a doe would have twins each yr...never saw them really small though, just older but still with spots.

Looks like a great trail through the mt laurel. That location in WV looks quite similar to Roan Mt, along the border of TN/NC...a bald area with rocks and mt laurel and also rhododendron...long-range views.

Thanks uggabugga, we can always count on your trips to provide us with nature pics!





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at Dolly Sods, WV last weekend - this poor little fawn didn't know what to do, it was so scared it just put it's head down and was shaking like a leaf
i hope it found it's way back to mama..





a nice colorful sallymander:


there were mountain laurels in bloom all over the top of the mountain, these pics don't really do them justice.




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Old 06-20-2012, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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I love antelopes...and for you to see that from the car...

Wild turkeys are fun to see...

-ever see them "fly"? Well they don't really, they can get off the ground but I have only seen them up about 20 ft or so...big birds!


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While driving through northeast NM on the eastern side of the Rockies I noticed a mother antelope nursing her young about fifty yards to the side of the highway. I wished I could have taken a picture but we were driving at the time.

While driving along the highway in Nebraska I saw two wild turkeys near the Platte River, again I couldn’t get a photo.
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:00 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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Oh little ducklings...cannot get any more adorable.

Glad you took time to enjoy watching them!




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Today: growing Canada Goslings waddling around with their parents;
their gray down coats were gently swaying in the (slight) warm mid-morning breeze.

Great to behold!
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:04 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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for the librarian!

He looks like a DLL but I have not seen a red one either... will try to look it up in one of my nature books.

Pretty photos...like how you shot the one of the busy bee... whole body outlined by the flower.

Thanks for your pictures, WF! And your commentary


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...by the found SD memory card! Yeh! (Librarians can find anything!)

Now you see him...



Now you do not see him...



NOW you do!!



A close up!!



This is a Daddy Long Legs? Right? I have never seen a red one. But I have never seen one in the middle of nature either! HA Anyone know?

Here is one just because I got it back!
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Old 06-20-2012, 09:44 PM
 
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Really beautiful photos, uggabugga and wild flower!!! The colors are WOW!!!!
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