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| Mfive | Mar 16 2007, 02:53 PM Post #1501 |
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Hi Everyone! It's 60 degrees and sunny in the Seattle area.
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| Warner Dramech | Mar 16 2007, 03:06 PM Post #1502 |
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^^^ No it's not. It's raining there!!!
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| Mel | Mar 16 2007, 04:31 PM Post #1503 |
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For as long as I can remember, we've always had a winter storm around St Patrick Day. It's usually our last of the year. |
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| Warner Dramech | Mar 16 2007, 06:38 PM Post #1504 |
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^^^ It had better be the last, or I'm coming up there.
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| TribbleMom | Mar 17 2007, 10:02 AM Post #1505 |
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Not to worry ... the releasing will be done in the morning, with the sanctuary closed to the public until noon, and the tour (on an enclosed bus) is in the afternoon. I should tell you about my bison adventure in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park: I indulge in amature photography. The Tetons provide wonderful scenery. I went out early one morning specifically to find a certain old Mormon settlement barn that you've probably seen on a calendar before. When I found it, I was of course excited and set up my tripod, started messing around with different exposure settings and changing lenses and taking lots of different shots. I didn't think much of it at the time, but in the background I could hear a small single-engine plane circling somewhere behind. I knew there was private farmland back there, so thought perhaps that someone was crop dusting. Meanwhile, I'm focused on the images in my camera's viewfinder. A short time later, I saw some bison moving about in my periphal vison. I looked around to see a herd of about a hundred buffalo heading my direction. The small plane was actually herding the buffalo off the private land and back into the borders of the national park ... and I was shooting pictures right in the middle of their path. Fortunately, I had stayed close to the car. I snatched up the tripod and camera bag, threw them in the back seat of the car (and I NEVER throw my camera gear) and dove in the front seat. The buffalo streamed past the car at a slow lope, totally ignoring the car as if it were a big rock in the middle of a river. I gained a healthy respect for bison that day. BTW, here are links to some of the shots I got that morning (note in the second one you can see the plane that was herding the buffalo): http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Trib...isonandbarn.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Trib...sonandplane.jpg http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Trib...tonoverlook.jpg Of course, a person must always assume that there is a risk and some unpreditcability when dealing with animals. Of course, there's also risk and unpredictability whenever you get in a car and drive on the highway, too. Wild animals will generally leave you alone as long as you give them enough space, and I always shoot with a zoom lens, so I've never experienced a real fear for injury when I've been photographing animals. Usually they just want to go about their business (eating, grazing) and don't mind you if you stay far enough away. |
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| TribbleMom | Mar 17 2007, 10:03 AM Post #1506 |
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Mfive, you must have really enjoyed that. I don't often hear "sunny" and "Seattle" in the same sentence. And happy St. Patrick's Day to everyone.
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| Warner Dramech | Mar 17 2007, 10:30 AM Post #1507 |
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Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
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| Mfive | Mar 17 2007, 11:22 AM Post #1508 |
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Happy ST. Patrick's Day!
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| Mel | Mar 17 2007, 11:22 AM Post #1509 |
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Tribblemom, Those scenery pictures are beautiful! Would you mind if I saved them to use as desktop backgrounds? |
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| Warner Dramech | Mar 17 2007, 11:47 AM Post #1510 |
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It's brisk but beautiful in our neck of the woods today.
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| ImpulseEngine | Mar 17 2007, 11:53 AM Post #1511 |
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TribbleMom, That was a great story! Thanks for sharing that. I can't imagine what it must have been like being in that car with the bison running by! Not to mention what it was like seeing them coming and having to run for your car! Great pictures too!
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| Warner Dramech | Mar 17 2007, 12:34 PM Post #1512 |
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My son would love to see those bison. BTW, he is going to be purchasing another snake soon (another corn snake). There is a pet store going out of business in a few weeks, so he is getting a good deal on it.
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| 24thcenstfan | Mar 17 2007, 04:21 PM Post #1513 |
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Those are great pictures, TribbleMom. ![]() The Bison made the national news... Bison once again roam eastern Colorado |
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| Warner Dramech | Mar 17 2007, 09:11 PM Post #1514 |
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I wonder how much bison weigh (on average)? I always think of a moose when I think of a bison. |
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| Big Boss | Mar 17 2007, 11:01 PM Post #1515 |
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F1 2007 has started, and McLaren are running second and third - with rookie Lewis Hamilton in SECOND on his debut! WOO! |
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| TribbleMom | Mar 17 2007, 11:30 PM Post #1516 |
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Thank you. Please feel free to help yourself to desktop wallpaper. I feel complimented that you'd like to do so. I had actually entered a couple of them into a contest that the National Park Service was holding to determine the photo that would grace their next year's annual National Parks Pass card. There were over 15,000 entries, and my 2 made it into the top 100 finalists. Didn't win, though. Still, having made it past 14,900 other entries made me feel really great, especially since photography is only a hobby for me.
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| TribbleMom | Mar 17 2007, 11:36 PM Post #1517 |
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They're pretty big ... a healthy mature bull can be 6 feet tall at the shoulder, about 12 feet in length, and around 2000 pounds. Cows are smaller (5 feet tall, 8 feet long, 1000 pounds). And when they want to run, they can reach 30 MPH. Here's a link to a good shot of a Bison bull who was scratching his head on a tree at the side of the road: http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g16/Trib...ons/Treerub.jpg They have tremendous muscles in their necks and shoulders. We got to see only one Bison today, way far off in the distance. The refuge folks wanted to give them plenty of space to adapt to their new surroundings. Other tours will commence closer to their release area in April. Meanwhile, we were treated to mule deer, whitetail deer, a few hawks, prairie dogs, and a coyote today. |
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| TribbleMom | Mar 18 2007, 12:14 AM Post #1518 |
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Warner, Sounds like your son may have the makings of a veterinarian some day. How many snakes does he have? I still can't help but shudder whenever I see one, so I have a hard time imagining having one as a pet. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Mar 18 2007, 06:25 AM Post #1519 |
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![]() You should start a thread and tell us more about your racing passion Big Boss. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Mar 18 2007, 06:27 AM Post #1520 |
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That's quite an accomplishment, none the less. If they hold the contest every year, you should resubmit photos. Next year, could be your year.
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It's 60 degrees and sunny in the Seattle area.



Friendly reminder, do not be anywhere in front of the bison when they are released.



Still, having made it past 14,900 other entries made me feel really great, especially since photography is only a hobby for me.
3:42 AM Jul 11