Tag Archives: ecology

Weekly Photo Challenge: Transformation

Posted on November 27, 2017 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

The top Photo is before in-stream wood placement work began in May 2017 & bottom photo is after in November 2017. Not only is there a seasonal transformation occurring (spring to autumn), but the creek is being transformed or restored … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Pure

Posted on June 11, 2016 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

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Wordless Wednesday (06/08/16)

Posted on June 8, 2016 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

This gallery contains 11 photos.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Oops!

Posted on December 12, 2015 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

This is an older photo taken in 2007 while I was tracking turtles for scientific research in Lockport, Illinois.  We trapped these two whopper snappers (Snapping turtles) and put them into large totes in the basement for safekeeping before weighing … Continue reading →

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Tahkenitch Lake, Oregon Coast

Posted on August 17, 2014 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

About 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, Tahkenitch Lake is believed to have been an ocean estuary. Large earthquakes caused the dunes to shift, cutting it off from the Pacific Ocean, now 1.6 miles away (http://wikimapia.org/5881468/Tahkenitch-Lake). According to The Northwest Coast: … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Texture

Posted on August 9, 2014 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) is one of the fastest growing trees in the Pacific Northwest and the world. Mature trees have been known to grow 300 feet tall and 15 feet in diameter. Their range extends along the Pacific Coast … Continue reading →

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The crickets’ sigh

Posted on July 4, 2014 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

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Lily pads between earth and sky, hovering over the waters of a clear summer in July. The carpet spread out, green coasters with white flowers that sprout, reach upwards to greet the dawn. Every…

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Timeless glory

Posted on June 21, 2014 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

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The legacy we leave behind for the youth of tomorrow — old growth forests in all their timeless glory.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Room (for Nature)

Posted on June 7, 2014 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

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Pooling resources

Posted on May 15, 2014 by The Ancient Eavesdropper

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