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I think I've mentioned this before, but sometimes when taking action shots I don't actually know what the end results are going to look like. Take Douglas Squirrel 15 for example. In this photograph it looks like this Douglas' Squirrel is doing a super hero pose. If you don't know what that is, type in "super hero pose" into your favorite search engine. It basically looks similar to this Squirrel, as if it came in for a cool landing.
In reality, this Douglas' Squirrel was scratching itself with it's hind leg. That's what it was doing when I was taking a burst of photographs. It wasn't until I reviewed the images that I noticed this cool pose.
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You may notice this critter from my Nature Mood 02 video. I really love how that video turned out. You should go watch it if you haven't yet.
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Not sure why some people are grossed out by critters like this. They are so cool.
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There's a very special place called the Arcata Community Forest. The City of Arcata, CA, owns a bit of property by Cal Poly Humboldt. Part of it includes some community buildings, a playground with a field for visitors to relax, and a Forest. I don't really care about those first two features; the Forest is where I like to visit. It includes very nice dirt paths to explore the property. Hearing the wonderful calls from the resident Varied Thrushes while enjoying the beautiful greenery is one of my favorite pastimes. You should visit here if you can.
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I took this shot last year and unfortunately I have not seen this species since. They are very cool, though, so I'm looking forward to my next encounter.
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Forests up in Northern California have not only seen a lot of natural fires but also prescribed fires. For those that don't know, prescribed fires are an act of setting specific areas of trees on fire in the hope that it controls natural fire. You can see the fallen tree behind this Douglas' Squirrel is all charred. Human intervention is a strange thing to me. I guess it's human nature to try and control stuff, but I worry that this also devastates wild animal populations. Their resilience is impressive, though.
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I grew up catching lizards and finding Banana Slugs, then spent 25 years barely thinking about any of it. This is where that starts to change.
Filmed at sunrise on Mt. Lassen in Northern California.
My earliest memories are of being outdoors around critters. My family had a travel trailer and we took it to campgrounds around California, which taught me something I didn't understand at the time: exploring nature is basically free. Then my siblings got older, the trips stopped, and I let it go for other things. Video games. Graphic design. Girls.
Every week I bring you along for an adventure and share my findings along with some stories.
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0:00 4:30am on a Monday
0:40 Sunrise
1:32 The travel trailer
2:32 Sticker Break
2:47 Growing up in Southern California
4:23 Nature Break
5:06 Palm Springs and the roadrunners
6:47 When I stopped exploring
7:45 Field Guide No. 1
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