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csziggy's Journal
February 8, 2012
A new arrival _GRAPHIC WARNING
Yesterday morning we had a new arrival here:
This was the first picture I managed to take that turned out. When I first saw him, he was still in the birth sack and his mamma had her back leg over the top of his barrel. I had to pull the sack AND mamma's leg off so he could breath.
Even with that set back, he stood and nurse very fast - within an hour! Within two hours he was already cantering around, keeping Mama moving.
Here he is today, dried off and steady on his feet:
February 6, 2012
Pretty amazing animals and some nice pictures. In the article is a link to a blog with more pictures.
The White Lions of the Timbavati
In the greater Kruger National Park area of South Africa, there is no story more legendary than that of the white lions of the Timbavati.
Discovered in the mid-70s these snow white felines are not albino as one might think but simply carry a recessive gene that causes their coats to be white. Amazingly enough, every white lion world wide is ancestrally related to the white lions of the Timbavati.
After mysteriously disappearing for many years they were spotted again in 2006. A great place to see these cats in the wild today is the Motswari Private Game Reserve. They are known as the "Xakubasa Pride", "basa" means "white" in Shangaan. Photographer and field guide Chad Cocking has captured some truly breathtaking images of these rare cats which can be seen below.
http://www.africam.com/wildlife/the_white_lions_timbavati_amazing_images
Discovered in the mid-70s these snow white felines are not albino as one might think but simply carry a recessive gene that causes their coats to be white. Amazingly enough, every white lion world wide is ancestrally related to the white lions of the Timbavati.
After mysteriously disappearing for many years they were spotted again in 2006. A great place to see these cats in the wild today is the Motswari Private Game Reserve. They are known as the "Xakubasa Pride", "basa" means "white" in Shangaan. Photographer and field guide Chad Cocking has captured some truly breathtaking images of these rare cats which can be seen below.
http://www.africam.com/wildlife/the_white_lions_timbavati_amazing_images
Pretty amazing animals and some nice pictures. In the article is a link to a blog with more pictures.
February 5, 2012
We've been a few times while visiting my parents who live in the area and the variety of birds is amazing. Osprey, wood stork, American egret, snowy egret, Great and little blue herons, limpkins, moorhen, purple gallinue, turkey, pelicans, blue wing teal ducks, wild turkeys, black ring neck duck, red shoulder hawks, coots, sora, glossy ibis, anhinga, cormorants - and that is just what we saw last Saturday in less than two hours!
Videos of the reserve:
A good birding site - Lakeland, Florida, Circle B Bar Reserve
There is a relatively new place, the Circle B Bar Reserve just south of Lakeland, off US 98 on SR 540.
From the county information about the reserve:
Named after a cattle ranch that once existed on this property, Circle B Bar Reserve was jointly acquired by the Polk County Environmental Lands Program and the District to protect the floodplain of the lake and to restore the Banana Creek marsh system. The property is maintained by Polk County. Much of the property had previously been converted to pasture, but in 2005 and 2006, restoration projects were completed to restore much of the original hydrologic function of the lands. As a result of the marsh system restoration project, Circle B is now home to some of the most impressive bird activity on District property. The tremendous bird population includes a variety of wading birds, waterfowl, ospreys and bald eagles. Alligators inhabit Lake Hancock and may be observed at a distance from shore or from a pier. Oak hammock, freshwater marsh, hardwood swamp and the lakeshore are among the unique characteristics of this property.
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/circlebbarreserve.html
http://www.swfwmd.state.fl.us/recreation/areas/circlebbarreserve.html
We've been a few times while visiting my parents who live in the area and the variety of birds is amazing. Osprey, wood stork, American egret, snowy egret, Great and little blue herons, limpkins, moorhen, purple gallinue, turkey, pelicans, blue wing teal ducks, wild turkeys, black ring neck duck, red shoulder hawks, coots, sora, glossy ibis, anhinga, cormorants - and that is just what we saw last Saturday in less than two hours!
Videos of the reserve:
February 2, 2012
Some of the people I don't even recognize their names, but in the past watching people discover their past was interesting even if I didn't like the celebrity.
Who Do You Think You Are? is back!
Fridays 8 PM ET
This friday night:
Award-winning actor and activist Martin Sheen embarks on an epic journey into both sides of his family history. It takes him to Dublin, Ireland and Madrid, Spain, where he discovers that a commitment to social justice runs deep in his roots.
whats next on who do you think you are?
Marisa Tomei travels to Italy to reveal the truth about her great-grandfathers murder.
February 10th, 8/7c
Tune in throughout the rest of the season to watch Blair Underwood, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe, Helen Hunt, Rita Wilson, Edie Falco, Rashida Jones, Jerome Bettis, Jason Sudeikis and Paula Deen.
More: http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/
Award-winning actor and activist Martin Sheen embarks on an epic journey into both sides of his family history. It takes him to Dublin, Ireland and Madrid, Spain, where he discovers that a commitment to social justice runs deep in his roots.
whats next on who do you think you are?
Marisa Tomei travels to Italy to reveal the truth about her great-grandfathers murder.
February 10th, 8/7c
Tune in throughout the rest of the season to watch Blair Underwood, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe, Helen Hunt, Rita Wilson, Edie Falco, Rashida Jones, Jerome Bettis, Jason Sudeikis and Paula Deen.
More: http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/
Some of the people I don't even recognize their names, but in the past watching people discover their past was interesting even if I didn't like the celebrity.
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