Showing posts with label nurturing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nurturing. Show all posts

Monday, August 27, 2018

Nature Nurtures ...


“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”
                   ~ Anatole France
                         ~ 1844-1924
For the first time I captured a sweet baby bison nursing from its mother on a beautiful mid-July afternoon at Trexler Nature Preserve, Schnecksville, Pennsylvania. This is one of two American Bison calves born this spring at the preserve, 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.

Sunday, November 2, 2014

Nurturing Nature ...


Sweet white-tailed deer doe nurses her fawn, now a button buck, on an October evening in the park. Of all the deer photos I've snapped, this is the first time I've witnessed nursing.

I've been blessed to photograph this doe and her fawns for two and a half years, and it's a joy to me personally and as a photographer !