Mother best mentor
There’s no secret that a mother is the core of the family and best mentor ever – we all know this and are grateful to what she taught us from the first day we came into this world. I dedicate to my Mom these cute photos of a wild duck mother, guiding her three ducklings into the wild.
It was a May sunny day, and as I always carry the camera with me and like to observe things around, I captured these scenes on a pond near Ottawa, Canada. It’s the same pond where I got the Golden Retriever playing, but not in the same day…
With great precaution the mother duck was trying somehow to hide her babies behind the blades of grass growing on the pond. She thought I couldn’t see them… but I have a technique to photograph and focus on hidden things. – In fact I like to play with custom focusing 🙂
Here is another shot of the cute formation floating on the pond.
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For the fun of challenges:
FOWC with Fandango — Guide | Birds on Water
Desert Bighorn Sheep in the Valley of Fire, Nevada, trying to escape the tourist invasion…
It’s not very uncommon to see the Valley of Fire Desert Bighorn Sheep, but still you need a little luck. – And we had it Yay!!! 🙂
These animals are similar to their relatives that don’t live in the desert. The main difference is that they can resist without water for a long period of time. The Bighorn sheep is the state animal of Nevada.
Valley of Fire Desert Bighorn Sheep
While driving through the valley we suddenly noticed a traffic jam. From previous experiences visiting national parks we assumed that there must have been some wildlife ahead… Indeed, a hoard of sheep were crossing the main road. There was a big line of cars that were stopped and all the tourists were out photographing the animals. We did the same 🙂
I thought they were already accustomed to people, since there are thousand of tourists visiting this place every day of the year… But the sheep definitely looked scared, trying to escape the opponents.
… And they were running fast too!
It’s incredible to see their ability to climb the steep, abrupt rock walls. They were doing this even in zones that do not offer too much grip! Surviving is definitely an everyday challenge for them…
Here they are, already up high on the rocky hill. It was difficult to see them between bushes of the same color. – What a great adaptability to the environment!
Yes, there were quite a few of them… but not all crossed the road.
Some more timid were still on the other side, trying to hide behind the bushes.
Look at this cute one waiting for the aggressors to go away…
I read that the Desert Bighorn Sheep are sociable and live together. – It’s interesting however to learn that Bighorn Sheep live in separate ram and ewe bands. – They mix mainly in the mating season.
Judging from their size, I believe that these were females.
I can say that I was really lucky to see and be able to photograph the Valley of Fire Desert Bighorn Sheep! – I like to shoot animals in nature, but only with my camera 😉
Stay tuned for more about our trip to the Valley of Fire!
ReBlogged from: Vegas Great Attractions
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Word of the day: Escapade | Fandango’s One Word Challenge: Opponent
Rain in Las Vegas – Expect the Unexpected
Does it rain in Las Vegas? What a question! Of course it doesn’t unless…
Rain in Las Vegas is a total event… and it’s FREE 😉
It is quite unlikely to see rain in Las Vegas, however, when it happens it looks like in this video taken by William Reynolds
Is it not amazing?
Hmm, I took my photo in a light rain that just happened one day in the summer of 2014. When it started we were about to take the monorail at Luxor and we didn’t even bother to rush under a shelter because it seemed too unlikely to be true. A little later it intensified, and it lasted about one hour. It was fantastic and almost incredible! However, all that was nothing compared to what it’s really like when you have two inches of rain in the Nevada desert.
I heard that because the ground is so dry, the water just runs wherever there is a low spot and it cannot be stopped. You can see what happens in this other video from the FOX 5 local forecast from October 17 2015.
In addition:
Flooding of streets and freeways were reported across much of the area, as well as dozens of car crashes that slowed down the commute.
Imagine that the weather was so weird that even some snow was reported at higher elevations in the Spring Mountain area, which is quite close to the city.
Well, in Las Vegas you should always be prepared for the “unexpected” – right?
As per my husband and I, this summer rain was a great opportunity to visit the famous Las Vegas Luxor hotel and casino – click the link to see some of the photos I took.