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| Northern Crow |
These are a few photos of some favourite birds of mine. In the second photo the Crow has been eating snow and you can see it still settling. I was going to leave the copy at a minimum, because I wasn't sure what I wanted to say and several thoughts were percolating in my poor old brain. Some comments and the popularity of the hike sequences raised some areas that I need to think about. Sondra's comment about her hope that Mystic Lake would remain free of people, and homes made me think about somethings.Firstly the chances of that happening are so unlikely that hell will freeze over first. Mystic Lake is a long chain of small lakes which are people free so my comments apply to them as well. The immediate area is economically dying. What was a rail head on the northern route is now a whistle stop, and isn't likely to resurrect itself. The major city which I call the Valley of Death worships Toronto, but always about 40 years too late. The architecture is dreadful and there is no downtown to speak of. The mall culture is still supreme here and the council still equates progress with growth. not quality. Despite the fact the city is a University town, it is not integrated with the city and it is not especially known for research unless, federal or provincial politicians are currently throwing around the people's own money in an attempt to buy votes. It will never be a centre of "smart jobs" , because it does not offer the attributes that appeal to smart jobs holders which are not hockey,or hunting or wrestling, or ATV riding.
The point I'm making is that the limits of our(only here) main urban centre protects our forests and wildlife, as a wilderness and not a park of some sort. The residents are uncomfortable with animals, and the forest, and don't want to be there. That's the difference between here and the nature blogs that I follow in the US or Europe. Where most people are hiking parks because the real wilderness is unfortunately gone. Of course the small Canadian population helps also.
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| Northern Crow |
The other problem that faces me is a technical one. The second hike post contains animals, birds, wild flowers, and scenes. The only addition I'll be adding to my camera gear is a polarizing filter to stop that water sheen, and to play with the white water. On a hike I'll shoot about 300-400 photos in RAW. Do a quick camera edit and delete some both in the field, and before I upload to my computer. I then transfer, edit and set up a file for the photos that are gong into the post. This demands high RAM, and despite some upgrades, I think my computer is not up to the job. So I'm looking...just looking!
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| Common RedPoll |
The other problem is posting the blog itself, because it's a great hobby when weather curtails my hiking. But once weather improves, the trails call, and my average hike is about 4-5 hours. As I said earlier I now shoot flowers,birds, animals, scenes, and I want to add trees. There are also other new trails to pursue. I don't want to curtail either. So, I'm just thinking.
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| RedPoll |
I'm sure all of these issues have arisen for other people. If you want to comment feel free.
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| RedPoll |
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| Male Hairy Woodpecker |
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| Male Hairy Woodpecker |
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