I thought I would do a few wildlife photographs tonight.
1) Spinner Dolphin, Kauai Hawaii
2) Vulture, California coast
3) Black Rhinoceros, Ngorongoro, Tanzania
4) Harbor Seal Pup, Point Lobos, California
5) Galapagos Shark, North Shore, Oahu
We took a quick trip to Death Valley this week to check on the wildflowers. This winter, the area got significant rain for the first time since 2005, so we were hoping for some nice color. We noted some small patches of purple and white along the way, but there was mostly large areas of Desert Gold stretching across the valley floor up to the base of the mountains. It was quite nice.
I was just thinking about climate diversity and how seasons have a significantly different meaning for different climates.
1) Several thousand year old Bristlecone pine tree growing at high elevation and under harsh seasonal extremes.
2) Low elevation deciduous forest with mind seasons.
3) Tropical rainforest with little seasonal variations.
I was looking at photographs tonight thinking about all the variety of animals out there. Even within a sub group of animas like reptiles, I find it amazing how varied they are to best function in their respective environments.
1) Gold Dust Day Gecko, Kauai Hawaii
2) Nile Crocodile, Grumeti River, Tanzania
3) Flap-Necked-Chameleon, Tarangire, Africa
4) Mwanza Flat-Headed Rock Agama, Serengeti
5) Green sea turtle, Oahu Hawaii