Cool Nature Photos

[Big Barn]

That's the first time in my life I've saw a Deer with one antler!!!! First time!!!!! Great pic Terry!!!!

Our Deer are known as White Tail. Your's a variety of that??

Here he is again this AM outside my bedroom door.

 

[ovrszd]

That is so cool!!! Makes you wonder if he traumatically lost the one antler prematurely?? I always assumed they both fell off within a day or two of each other??

 

[Billrog]

A few years ago I had these 2 bucks hang around late winter all summer right from no horns until they lost the valvet.

 

[Billrog]

Some years we have a no of bears visit some years just a few. Most bear pics I get within 30 ft. of my back dr.

 

[MossRoad]

Prophetstown State Park in Battleground Indiana last weekend.

62 degrees on first weekend in February. Great day for a walk.

This is the Tippecanoe River about 200 yards from where it feeds the Wabash. Later afternoon sun this time of year, where the sun is low makes for some nice natural lighting.



Walking on a wheelchair path in a floodplain, we noticed the side of the path was shiney. Investigation reveals dead fish. Thousands and thousands of dead fish. Most less than 3". Shad, I think.







Saw a bald eagle flying behind us. Then noticed it's nest in another sycamore tree. Didn't want to walk up too close, so had to zoom in with iPhone, so kinda fuzzy pic.

 

[ovrszd]

A few years ago I had these 2 bucks hang around late winter all summer right from no horns until they lost the valvet.
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They were buddies til hormones kicked in!!!

 

[ovrszd]

Moss, in Missouri it's illegal to be within so many feet of an Eagle nest, even on your own land. Can't remember the exact distance but wanna say 300ft.

I really enjoy watching them. I'll dig around for some close pics. When they look at you, makes you glad you aren't a menu item.....

 

[MossRoad]

There's quite a few bald eagles around that part of the state, West Lafayette, IN, where Purdue is. They're frequently seen in town along the Wabash river in close proximity to about 40,000 students + residents, etc.... kinda neat to see them right downtown. This park, Prophetstown State Park, is a few miles out of that town. It's a big, flat prairie with the two rivers going through them. Easy walking as it's almost entirely flat. Lots of history there, too. Google it up if you're interested in American history in regards to native Americans and Europeans, in particular, Tecumseh and his brother, The Prophet.

Anyhow, don't want to derail the nature pics, so back to nature.

 

[/pine]

Prophetstown State Park in Battleground Indiana last weekend.

62 degrees on first weekend in February. Great day for a walk.

This is the Tippecanoe River about 200 yards from where it feeds the Wabash. Later afternoon sun this time of year, where the sun is low makes for some nice natural lighting.
Walking on a wheelchair path in a floodplain, we noticed the side of the path was shiney. Investigation reveals dead fish. Thousands and thousands of dead fish. Most less than 3". Shad, I think.

Saw a bald eagle flying behind us. Then noticed it's nest in another sycamore tree. Didn't want to walk up too close, so had to zoom in with iPhone, so kinda fuzzy pic.

just curious because menhaden are often called shad ( or mossbunkers)...
Any chance they are menhaden ?...if so there should also be a bunch of tiny crab like things that they have a symbiotic relationship with it is sometimes found in the mouth of an Atlantic menhaden...when the menhaden dies the crab leaves the host...

 

[MossRoad]

just curious because menhaden are often called shad ( or mossbunkers)...
Any chance they are menhaden ?...if so there should also be a bunch of tiny crab like things that they have a symbiotic relationship with it is sometimes found in the mouth of an Atlantic menhaden...when the menhaden dies the crab leaves the host...

Not in central Indiana. Menhaden are salt water fish.