Red-tailed black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii) on the banks of the Darling River. Also known as Banksian or Banks' black cockatoo the populations in southeastern Australia are threatened by deforestation and other habitat alterations. Paroo-Darling National Park, New South Wales, Australia.
We don’t know how to comprehend the patience required to pass 800 years. This Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) was already 130 years old when the Black Death was ravaging Europe around 1350. The Black Death was estimated to have killed 30–60% of Europe's total population and untold numbers elsewhere in the world where population statistics are harder to come by. It is estimated that the global population did not recover to 14th century pre plague heights until well into the 17th century. Wonder what the world will be like in 2817? Cathedral Grove, MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Ever feel like you're being watched? We were in ACthis guy’s territory; and he watched us from a distance from the moment we arrived. We were camping off a remote forestry trail in Northern BC. We had a hard-sided 4WD truck camper; but it still made you think twice every time you went out to pee in the night. He kept his distance, we kept ours, and we moved on in the morning. Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Northern British Columbia, Canada
