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Friday, May 25, 2012

An Osprey in Flight...



Dedicated to Dixie Jane...


"Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer,
simpler state of being which we may strive to attain."
Doug Coupland


Today I got to see Osprey in flight and sitting on their nests...
California Gulls and more California Gulls...
brine shrimp...some even doing the brine shrimp fandango...
and little squiggly things...
and Tufa...
and more Tufa...
and Sand Tufa...

The head of the volunteer training even showed us how Tufa is made!
She took fresh water...added a bit of calcium...
then poured it into a cup of lake water...
and voila!!!
Tufa started to form!!!



Fly on over to Skywatch Friday to see more participants!




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12 comments:

  1. Black Jack's CarolMay 24, 2012 at 11:28 PM

    Ospreys in flight are so magnificent and the tufa is beautiful!

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  2. eileeninmdMay 25, 2012 at 2:02 AM

    Beautiful capture of the Osprey in flight! Have a happy Memorial weekend.

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  3. UnknownMay 25, 2012 at 3:51 AM

    Beautiful shot!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  4. PatMay 25, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    I see you're having fun and learning at Mono Lake.

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  5. MargaretMay 25, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    I'm impressed you knew it was an osprey.

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  6. AdeleMay 25, 2012 at 5:41 PM

    A beautiful photo, and a scientific fun fact - you have it all covered today! Thanks!!

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  7. Petrea BurchardMay 25, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    A beautiful post, I think Dixie Jane would love it.

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  8. TheChieftessMay 25, 2012 at 10:37 PM

    Thanks Black Jack and Carol!!! I enlarged the photo several times to focus on the Osprey!

    Thanks eileeninmd!!! Hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend...

    Thanks Gary and Boom!!!

    I am Bibi!

    Actually Margaret...the training leader identified the Osprey!!! I just caught it on the memory card!!!

    Thanks Adele! Learning new things is what it's all about!!!

    Thank you Petrea...When I previewed my post I immediately thought of her...

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  9. Pat TillettMay 25, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    Another place I haven't been in a very long time!

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  10. TheChieftessMay 26, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Well Pat...you'd better come on up some time!!!

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  11. Genie -- Paris and BeyondMay 27, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    You are such a busy, active woman... I had to look up Tufa (not tofu)

    I love the framing and angle of the magnificent osprey.

    Bises,
    Genie

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  12. TheChieftessMay 27, 2012 at 8:23 PM

    Thanks Genie!!! According to our leader...the Tufa here in Mono Lake is one of three sites of Tufa in North America!!! I enlarged the osprey multiple times!!!

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