Youngin' On The Range
by Tami Quigley
Title
Youngin' 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
A sweet baby bison enjoys an early May afternoon on the range at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, where I captured this portrait of an American Bison calf on a spring day as its mother grazed close by.
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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June 4th, 2019
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Comments (23)
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit.
Tami Quigley
Many thanks Nina Prommer for the feature in ART ~ It Is Good For You, much appreciated!
Elizabeth Tillar
Such an adorable and beautiful capture of this bison calf, Tami! I love the detailed texture of the coat and the expression of his eyes. Your description is outstanding, also! l/f
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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