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Photo donated to Mass Audubon. https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/contact daily 0.75 2022-08-20 https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/mammals-1 daily 0.75 2019-07-14 https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/found-places daily 0.75 2024-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564337036666-2PDOWQS4TT90HPI8B73K/_DSC6839.jpg found places https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1563213052431-SFL4AY3HJLUL8FI7WDZD/DSC_0347.jpg found places Ghost Barn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564939227512-UX0JA2CFY6T44NDWLB6Y/_DSC1682.jpg found places Last light of the setting sun off San Francisco. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564941901714-U34G4BWLHCXHVE7ACU6M/Summit-Friday-201510029951.jpg found places The Grand Tetons, Wyoming https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564941800466-OUHWYJWMWLF5WCYGS602/DSC_0165.jpg found places Summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564336950335-UVODBFVD1OOLUM37SM25/_DSC4561.jpg found places Boathouses https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564941841602-U2BZ9CCNS5E5597SOC9M/IMG_0355.jpg found places Abandoned South Dakota homestead. https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/birds daily 0.75 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564942616903-UGRUMFLZPYSZEFX866AA/20180623-_DSC1037.jpg Birds American Bald Eagle, Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943417828-YEHYDLUYKMWU84FKITR1/DSC_0250.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564339292346-AR1PHRLYM0J0FZ4MZ5DZ/BFolger20180912_DSC6995.jpg Birds Fiddler crabs are an important source of protein for many migrating shorebirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564337378008-0EED9JXQFXA5KMUJ6Y92/2019_06_22_0516.jpg Birds This little Piping Plover chick is finally big enough to catch a sand crab. When she was younger she tried to pick it up, but jumped back when it moved so she stuck to smaller food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943455593-Y7V6UVPOEONN9VHV6677/DSC_0251.jpg Birds Red-tailed hawk with an opossum breakfast. Sacramento Valley, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564342863853-S4THL6AAK2TOF70OT2NU/20151212LlanoSecoRefuge-4304.jpg Birds Northern Pintail, Llano Seco Preserve, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1565143789749-O3P50LPKUCIU95WFR1MB/2019_06_12_7531.jpg Birds Willet finding breakfast in the seaweed. Dowse’s Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564337169963-PWHA22JWTHLRF5EBJAZS/2019_06_12_7671.jpg Birds Piping plovers.Three of the four chicks pop out from safety under their mother. The fourth is still hiding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564944135486-P0M3BMHIMYEU0RI8BTF7/Slough201504107639-2-2-2-2.jpg Birds Brown Pelican in Elkhorn Slough, California. Elkhorn Slough has the most extensive salt marshes in California south of San Francisco. It was named a Wetland of International importance in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564944660273-MO88Q05WJ4BDRPO078SG/Slough201504106936.jpg Birds Great Blue Heron and Great Egrets in the Elkhorn Slough. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564947451362-Q3AET5LGBI4JIY6ZNBXG/_DSC1240.jpg Birds Sunrise on the Platte River, Kearney, Nebraska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564339365592-DCL6PR5W4HDQ65DQQT29/BFolger20190218_DSC4789.jpg Birds Western Snowy Plovers are the smallest plover. They are losing their habitat to encroaching shoreline development.Dogs are a serious threat because when birds are chased they lose important energy stores which affect both their well-being and their ability to reproduce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564942915118-UQUGWH8194FQHRJ49PK2/Christmas-1.jpg Birds Great Blue Heron. San Francisco, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564945803754-94GINQJ3817ECPW4HBLE/20170506-_DSC4495.jpg Birds Saddle-billed Stork, Okavango Delta, Botswana. These storks can reach five feet in height. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943232175-VJF5143TARTCRYH46KWQ/Cranes-7024.jpg Birds Morning Flight. Greater Sandhill Cranes, Platte River, Nebraska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564946625015-O70J8GVTD2GR6ZSTTZEO/20180621-_DSC7997.jpg Birds Bristle-thighed Curlew calling. Outside Nome, Alaska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/32276f5c-4ba8-42fe-adae-f86ad326ccd9/BFolger20180905_DSC6098.jpg Birds Whimbrels resting in the Wellfleet marshes on Cape Cod, Massachusetts during their flight from the Arctic to South America. Fiddler crabs are plentiful there so the Whimbrels gorge on them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564342052284-ETB7R6RF3TX905YTD8WA/_DSC7511.jpg Birds This Condor has multiple satellite trackers and tags on him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564945935663-QJ0YSNBFQYCYNYBYY3Q5/Delta-201511283509.jpg Birds Standing Guard. Greater Sandhill Cranes, Staten Island, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564337278116-LLSW1OJULHGR9NMW5110/2019_06_12_7683.jpg Birds All four are ready for another meal. Piping Plover chicks run as soon as they are born. They are not fed by their parents and must forage for themselves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564343096512-5ZHAUQ9OOE04FIBSBS60/20170504-_DSC2927.jpg Birds Tawny Eagle, Botswana, Africa https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564946550406-3X779BZ2TRR603I0W8T4/20180621-_DSC8169.jpg Birds Bristle-thighed Curlew on a rainy Nome Day. Alaska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564343605309-1OBN44M9E2SUIBD9LMNN/2019_06_22_1215.jpg Birds A scup breakfast for this Osprey family on Dowse’s Beach, Osterville, MA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564337096004-V1XFTNICNIBVI30V4VSU/2019_06_19_8030.jpg Birds Piping Plover, Dowes’s Beach, Osterville, Massachusetts. Piping Plovers are listed as threatened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564942316981-6UKT4ICHZR5N19MBC1UC/West+Bay-201508016306.jpg Birds Osprey nest on a boat bow. This unfortunate owner put his boat in the water too early and the osprey were thrilled to find such a safe spot with no other boats near by. As the summer progressed and more boats were put on near by moorings they had to get used to the hustle and bustle of a busy summer harbor on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943147481-8PTFV3SHMI79R5I1G7VB/Cranes-7010.jpg Birds Greater Sandhill Cranes, Platte River, Nebraska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943749492-H4PDRHZD1MSIEN1GSK7N/Slough201504105461.jpg Birds Brandt’s Cormorant, Elkhorn Slough, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564944069749-I80EMQBXVD1YJAM7PIWJ/2018_06_08_0075.jpg Birds Double-crested Cormants, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564946069418-PWPVVWPUF12DQ7JPK6RV/20180621-_DSC8671.jpg Birds Red-breasted Merganser pair outside Nome, Alaska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1563057771363-2EH7F1I4SW917IO05GNS/2019_06_12_7380.jpg Birds A tiny Piping Plover chick wanders in the morning seaweed looking for breakfast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943017951-06RCA93G7M1WDCRBU2HF/201511283586.jpg Birds Cranes reflected on Staten Island in the San Francisco-Bay Delta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564945716369-Y6N92810L92YJP3VEZNM/20170505-_DSC3485.jpg Birds Little Bee Eaters in a papyrus reed. Okavango Delta, Botswana https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564942550695-YBVNXKN0K3TJV3MI7NI3/20180619-_DSC3520.jpg Birds Savannah Sparrow, Nome, Alaska https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564945027629-KP32X3LUH4CE5W98DIY6/BFolger20190201_DSC3314.jpg Birds Long-billed Curlew, GGNRA, San Francisco, California https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564342278298-LDKEZ18YRTNTO31PDOZJ/BFolger20190218_DSC3740.jpg Birds A Western Snowy Plover rests in a shallow hole at dawn on a beach in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564342453229-417W88G4ZYJL464SDJBA/Folger_B_Landscapes_GrandCanyonCondor-2.jpg Birds California Condors have been successfully reintroduced to the Grand Canyon. Condors became extinct in the wild in 1987. Captive bread condors have been reintroduced in California, Utah, and Arizona. There is an ongoing project to breed and restore these magnificent birds back to their native habitats. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564943294796-IETS4XZEDQCV6X1TG9XF/Cranes-7018.jpg Birds Greater Sandhill Cranes, Kearney, Nebraska https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/home-1 daily 1.0 2019-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564346748105-3ZEDZQB93JYI1ZQN4HC5/2017_12_08_4545.jpg home https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/mongolia-nadaam daily 0.75 2024-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/26aa9e8e-5ff4-413f-ad40-10a144e7a940/_BF20888-Enhanced-NR.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Racing to the finish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/8bd394f3-25db-47c9-86a0-c76e8a61ad12/_BF21985.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out On the way to the start line. Winning these races proves important income and status for the families. Many of the riders look apprehensive as does this youngster. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/c892461f-e19b-44ca-9cb0-b47612a207b6/IMG_4627.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/31590bec-c030-4bd1-95c5-6683d3fcafc6/_BF12185.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out An official follows the racers who were headed toward this squall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/70e7b1fc-198a-41d6-83c1-b0e70e6cd1c0/_BF10593.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/47ceac8b-6aa2-4b48-9f7a-04c8558b15d1/_BF10605.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out The bows are handmade and require great strength to pull. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/daac5827-d191-4595-85d1-7b0770c9d627/_BF10555.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/2c1508b0-34ad-4e7d-93cf-1bb146f72624/_BF10534.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/f10b28c9-5c98-4f42-88c5-496f3232ea9c/_BF20825.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out The older boys gather to watch the race. They must be reminiscing about their first race and laughing about how terrified they were. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/193c1ef1-09ba-4491-9676-a8142af53732/_BF10518.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/0d3c0525-f653-49db-9470-16401a7746e3/_BF11057.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/2984a929-e6de-47bb-a83f-d619e3555aa0/_BF20841.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Fathers look to see if their sons are the first to ride over the hill and race toward the finish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/e0dd2dd1-a0f9-4dfa-aded-e11bf52a41e7/_BF10424.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/12c23f62-cb7b-4b26-bb3f-8185e2c479b4/_BF20836.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Bridles are typically made of leather or rope and are hand tied. Mongol bits are much longer than European and American bits, thus the rings are up by the horse’s cheeks rather than just outside the horse’s mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1a59ae63-9d82-4796-bd13-0c052e67687c/_BF10510.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/d61f5c5f-287c-4df8-9e59-d31c9727316a/_BF10589.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out This match, several hours outside Hvod, drew the local herders and their families. Some came to picnic while watching the events. There were games set up for the children to keep them occupied. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/99c0b0ca-0224-46f9-aef1-040ae776eb4b/_BF20840.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Everyone is interested in the horserace. Cellphones are ubiquitous because Mongolia is far too large to run landlines. Mongolia is slightly larger than Alaska. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1e753182-9d04-4a53-a199-6d77f8d6f338/_BF12169.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out The front runners passed by me as they began their 21 mile ride. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/c1cdf00a-d870-4164-8284-9d4a7b182ca5/_BF21117.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out It is always a family affair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/c73f97b9-a9a3-43cc-9322-1328fb1a7440/_BF21059.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out The wrestlers start in this position. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/e0d8c9e3-a0a4-4c4b-af86-37b63e7be1a4/_BF12208.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out There were both traditionally dressed spectators and my favorite future wrestler below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/aeee455a-6ecb-434b-99a8-e724afc7be2a/_BF20999.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Relief after the finish https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/ff0ff639-0a67-4018-a8a8-127bb7d2819b/_BF20817.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/802eb527-7187-49d5-8a45-1def0e177ef1/_BF20973.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/9ad61bd2-9e34-45fd-98d5-83868306ad90/_BF12242.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out The match in Hvod was attended by a much larger crowd. The above photo shows a winning move. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/5b7de6ea-18f7-46ae-bddd-da6946f70fc6/_BF10567.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Unlike western bullseye type targets, the targets for these archers are balls made of woven animal skin. An archer must knock the appropriate ball off the linear stack of leather balls. Other targets are only one line high. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/82c0d56f-4468-477e-b31e-35d9890e9cc7/_BF21026.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Note the grip this archer uses when pulling the bowstring.It is much stronger than the two finger pull used in the west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/377f6ca5-c75e-495a-8806-578b21d9c693/_BF12161.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/850bb686-e149-45ce-94b6-f8ef6df75dcb/_BF20859.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Crossing the finish line of stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/d6ed34d8-6667-4fb2-b282-bb7dffd78877/_BF21054.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/b5c2cc42-e58f-45b6-953e-66aac598546f/_BF12228.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/27ffc251-b312-4304-853e-563b74a13de0/_BF10364.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out All of the archers wore traditional dress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/7aaff0a9-985a-473d-9096-d4d2f83865cf/_BF10225.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out On the way to a much larger horserace we traveled over the typical roads found outside Ulaan Bataar. Almost all the roads in Mongolia are unpaved and very rocky. Some of the rocks are so sharp that even 16 ply tires are shredded. It is best to carry two spare tires. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/272f1470-2df3-4835-9ea3-a7adabca7755/_BF12141.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out With over 200 entrants, the horses were eager to start and broke through the start barrier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/de4fbe8b-07df-487c-8d01-c6308d0c511b/_BF10352.jpg Mongolia - Make it stand out There was only one female participant in this competition. https://www.bfolgernatphoto.earth/landscapes daily 0.75 2024-01-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564939549975-M00J71YMRPZ72O5AHDRY/_DSC6754.jpg landscapes - Make it stand out Sunset on San Francisco. The Golden Gate Bridge is turned bright red in the late light of the sun’s reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564939459638-FNE68494OIYEQ2GW137T/_DSC4972-mst.edit.jpg landscapes - Make it stand out The Peruvian training ship, “BAP Union” entered the Golden Gate on April 27, 2019. Notice the 107 sailors standing on the yards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564939277692-0SV72SKS3O7W88ENPYV1/_DSC2614.jpg landscapes - Make it stand out San Francisco fog and silver lupine surround a scientific landmark. This small building has measured the tides continually since June 30, 1854. In December of that year a large earthquake occurred in Japan and a “series of ‘sinusoidal squiggles’ were noted on the register.” (“San Francisco Tides of History” - Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564939227512-UX0JA2CFY6T44NDWLB6Y/_DSC1682.jpg landscapes - Make it stand out Sunset over the Pacific Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ba6dec79b7d153439de1522/1564941901714-U34G4BWLHCXHVE7ACU6M/Summit-Friday-201510029951.jpg landscapes - Make it stand out Morning fog in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming.