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Title
Baby And Mama On The Range
Artist
Tami Quigley
Medium
Photograph - Photography~ Digitally Enhanced
Description
“The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak, so we must and we will …”
~ Theodore Roosevelt
~ 1858-1919
~ Naturalist & Conservationist
~26th President of the United States of America
~ 1901-1909
What a sweet baby bison, and the first I’ve ever photographed!
I captured this beautiful female American Bison calf with her mother on a late August evening three months after her birth at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, where bison live as a herd on the hillsides of the 1,100-acre preserve’s Central Range.
When the late General Harry C. Trexler established the preserve in the early 1900s, he did it to save the American bison, elk and white-tailed deer from extinction and assure the species’ survival.
A conservationist along the lines of Theodore Roosevelt and John Muir, General Trexler understood the importance of nature and preserving wildlife in its natural habitat.
A successful businessman who amassed a fortune in the timber and cement industries and founded the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company, General Trexler began purchasing small farms in the low hills of Lehigh County in 1906. By 1913, he had transported eight bison and 20 Virginia white-tailed deer to the preserve. The elk followed soon after.
When General Trexler died in 1933, he bequeathed the property to the residents of Lehigh County. Today, the Trexler Nature Preserve is open to the public for passive recreation and nature watching.
The American Bison was designated the first national mammal of the United States on May 9, 2016. The majestic bison joins the bald eagle as a national symbol.
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May 8th, 2018
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Allentown, PA - United States
Thanks so very much Nina Prommer for the feature in ART ~ It Is Good For You, much appreciated!
Tamworth, NH - United States
Tami, this is an incredible capture! I love the tenderness of it, the rich colors, the endearing subject, and your marvelous, inspiring description! l/f
Allentown, PA - United States
Many thanks Mariola Bitner for the feature in Wildlife ONE A DAY, much appreciated!
Fort Collins, CO - United States
This is so appropriate as we go into Mother's Day weekend! Well done! v/f!
Allentown, PA - United States
Many thanks Mariola Bitner for the feature in Our 4-Legged Friends, much appreciated!
Allentown, PA - United States
Thanks so much John Bailey for the feature in Images That Excite You, greatly appreciated!
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