Start the New Year with Good Habitats

January 16, 2013  •  1 Comment

Start the New Year with Good Habitats (en español)

 

Bolsa Chica, Huntington Beach Happy New Year!  I don't make New Year's resolutions because I never remember them after the first week.  Can you remember your resolutions from last year? How about the year before?  However, I was very fortunate to have had a wonderful year last year and plan to continue the habits that made it so into 2013.  I will eat healthy food, exercise regularly, spend time with family and friends, and spend time exploring nature (with camera in hand, of course).

I have already started off the year well and it is only half-way through January!  I visited tide-pools, several wetlands, a pristine wilderness area with native grassland and native riparian oak forest, our local urban parks, and of course my own human occupied neighborhood. Later this month I am going to the desert.

Mule deer Royal Palms Beach When I walk through these diverse habitats, I more clearly see the importance of preserving them.  In our neighborhoods we see finches, sparrows, lots of humming birds, and the occasional skunk, raccoon, opossum, or coyote and we think wildlife is doing well. But these are the animals that have adapted to human presence. In the less disturbed habitats I see birds and animals that only live there and do not fly or walk less than a mile away, and sometimes even yards away, into our world. I photograph them with a telephoto lens because if they see me, they will run (or fly).

As we move into a new year, join me with healthy habits and support healthy habitats.

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Empiece el año nuevo con buenos habitats

¡Feliz año nuevo! No hago resoluciones de año nuevo porque nunca las recuerdo después de la primera semana.  ¿Puedes recordar tus resoluciones del año pasado? ¿Tal vez del año anterior? Sin embargo, fui muy afortunada de tener un año maravilloso el año pasado y planeo continuar los hábitos que los hicieron así en 2013. Comeré alimentos saludables, haré ejercicios con regularidad, pasaré tiempo con mi familía y amigos, y pasaré tiempo explorando la naturaleza (con cámara en mano, por supuesto).

¡Ya he empezado bien este año y  sólamente es el mediados de enero! Visité piscinas de marea, varios humedales, una zona prístina con praderas nativas y bosques nativos de robles ribereños, nuestros parques urbanos locales, y por supuesto mi propio barrio ocupadopor seres humanos.  Más tarde este mes voy a ir al desierto.

Cuando camino por estos habitats diversos, veo más claramente la importancia de la conservación. En nuestros barrios vemos gorriónes, un gran cantidad de colibríes, y la ocasional mofeta, mapache, zarigueya, o coyote y pensamos que la vida silvestre está haciendo bien. Pero estos son los animales que se han adaptado a la presencia humana. En los hábitates menos alterados, veo pájaros y animales que viven sólamente allí y no vuelan ni caminan menos de una milla de distancia, y a veces yardas de distancia, en nuestro mundo.  Les fotografío con un teleobjetivo porque si me ven,  corren (o vuelan).

Mientras avanzamos hacia un nuevo año, acompáñeme con hábitos saludables y apoyo los habitats saludables.

 


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Joe Stachnik(non-registered)
Good for you, your year started out better than mine.

The first few days were great, with a lot of outdoor time. And then I got the flu (yuck). But that's mostly behind me now, and I should be out hiking again in the next few days. Can't wait ...
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