forestgnome
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ah, a nice VFTT tradition! It's a treat on a cold winter's night to see all these nice images. I picked out some of my favorite moments in the forest...
snowshoe hare in springtime on Bartlett Mtn., in transition from winter white to summer brown
On Bear Mtn., this fawn probably thought I was mama and it was ready for a nap. It saw me through the woods and wobbled toward me then laid down right in front of me and dozed while mama was trying to get it's attention and kept watching me. She had turned her back toward us and kept flashing her flag (tail) and lightly stomping her hoof on the ground..."Get over here right this minute!"
I camped out near Mt. Eastman to participate in a bird count and I was treated to a nice sunrise...
bald eagle at Lake Umbagog... This was my first visit to the lake...great memories...
This is a favorite of a new(for me) style of scenic that I'm working on, where we can see the alpine flower in it's habitat. These are lapland rosebay near Mt. Franklin...
This is mountain heath, which is rare. I remember this hike well, when I made a huge loop around Mt. Jefferson, probably my longest hike ever, and the "goal" of the hike was this patch of alpine flowers. It was a beautiful warm, sunny, long summer day...
On the same hike I had my first ever sighting of a Bicknell's Thrush, on Caps Ridge Trail...
This fox appeared out of the heavy mist high on Mt. Adams...
Durring rutting season I was in a meadow at sunrise with five moose, who had all gotten used to my presence. Then this cow started staring at me then started walking right toward me, with her new boyfreind right behind her. I took a few slow steps back when they got to about ten feet away. I took this last shot just before I passed out. Yes, I fainted.
These two cows did a little sparring over a nearby bull. That was a first for me, very cool to watch...
Northern Harrier Hawk soaring through Zealand Notch
Perhaps my very favorite memory of the year...Jupiter in Sagitarius with the glow of the Milky Way and a close visit from a cow moose...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
snowshoe hare in springtime on Bartlett Mtn., in transition from winter white to summer brown
On Bear Mtn., this fawn probably thought I was mama and it was ready for a nap. It saw me through the woods and wobbled toward me then laid down right in front of me and dozed while mama was trying to get it's attention and kept watching me. She had turned her back toward us and kept flashing her flag (tail) and lightly stomping her hoof on the ground..."Get over here right this minute!"
I camped out near Mt. Eastman to participate in a bird count and I was treated to a nice sunrise...
bald eagle at Lake Umbagog... This was my first visit to the lake...great memories...
This is a favorite of a new(for me) style of scenic that I'm working on, where we can see the alpine flower in it's habitat. These are lapland rosebay near Mt. Franklin...
This is mountain heath, which is rare. I remember this hike well, when I made a huge loop around Mt. Jefferson, probably my longest hike ever, and the "goal" of the hike was this patch of alpine flowers. It was a beautiful warm, sunny, long summer day...
On the same hike I had my first ever sighting of a Bicknell's Thrush, on Caps Ridge Trail...
This fox appeared out of the heavy mist high on Mt. Adams...
Durring rutting season I was in a meadow at sunrise with five moose, who had all gotten used to my presence. Then this cow started staring at me then started walking right toward me, with her new boyfreind right behind her. I took a few slow steps back when they got to about ten feet away. I took this last shot just before I passed out. Yes, I fainted.
These two cows did a little sparring over a nearby bull. That was a first for me, very cool to watch...
Northern Harrier Hawk soaring through Zealand Notch
Perhaps my very favorite memory of the year...Jupiter in Sagitarius with the glow of the Milky Way and a close visit from a cow moose...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
