Monthly Archives: February 2011

Railroad conversation

The conductor (standing) and the Engineer for Locomotive 90 have a pre-departure conversation at the Strasburg Railroad. The roles and responsibilities for each employee on the railroad are explained onthis helpful page. For information on Strasburg Railroad and their different events and programs, click here. Shot as a single exposure back on 11-27-2010. When I shot...

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Snow Geese in formation at Middle Creek WMA

Three Snow Geese fly in formation overhead at the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Klinefeltersville, PA on Sunday 2-20-2011. The Pennsylvania Game Commission web site said on 2-17-2011 that because of temperatures in the mid to upper 60s on two days this week, the ice has begun to thaw on both the lake and...

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Hanging on…

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge outside of Smyrna, Delaware. A shot from my archives taken back n 7-6-2009. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/.

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What are the spots on black and white cows ?……Holstains

Holstein Dairy Cows graze on a hillside farm in Lancaster County. Taken back on 9-6-2009. For more information on Holstein Cows than you require, see this WikiPedia page.

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Eagle comes in for a close up with his lunch

Adult Bald Eagle with fish. Taken over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on 11-6-2010. I’m not real happy about having cut off part of the wing at the top when composing this but when they fly up close to you like this the adrenaline starts pumping and compositional skills often go right out the window....

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North Oriental Covered Bridge (Snyder County, PA)

The North Oriental Covered bridge has also gone by the name of “Beaver Covered Bridge”. It spans the Mahantango Creek near Meiserville Pennsylvania with one side in Snyder county and the other in Juniata County. The bridge was built in 1908 and is 69 feet long. Rebuilding was necessary in 1987 after a truck collided...

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Forksville Covered Bridge (Sullivan County, PA)

Built in 1850 by Sadler Rogers, this bridge uses a Burr Arch design and crosses the Loyalsock Creek for a length of 146 feet. It was refurbished in the 1980s and is in very good condition. It is open to daily vehicular traffic but as the sign says “No trucks !”. It is located on...

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