Reasons No. 26, 27, and 28

Reason No. 26

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Lions

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Reason No. 27

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Tigers

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Reason No. 28

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Bears (oh my!)

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All photos were taken at the Portland Zoo last fall on a lovely cool day when all of the animals were out and about and active.

Did you know that the number of tigers in the wild has plunged some 95 percent over the past century? It is estimated that only 3,200 remain in the wild, in large part due to loss of habitat, poaching and illicit trade in tiger pelts and body parts. Three of nine tiger subspecies are extinct: the Bali tiger in the 1940s, the Caspian tiger in the 1970s and the Java tiger in the 1980s. The south China tiger, which has not been seen in the wild for over 40 years, is feared extinct. Officials from 13 countries signed a declaration yesterday aimed at saving the remaining big cats from extinction. More information here: Save The Tiger

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Reasons 23, 24, and 25

Reason No. 23

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Lilacs

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Reason No. 24

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Nasturtiums

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Reason No. 25

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Foxgloves

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Over the next few weeks I will be posting photos or artwork of 55 reasons why I think it's a good idea to take care of Mother Earth. If you find any of my 55 reasons compelling, please consider making a small donation if you can: 55 cents, $1.55, 5.50, or $55.00 (you get the drift...) to the Susan Faye Double Nickel Birthday Fund for Mother Nature to benefit the Nature Conservancy.

Your donation will support the many programs of the Nature Conservancy, an efficient and effective organization that has been working around the world for 60 years to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. My goal is to raise $550 to help with their important work.

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Reason No. 22

Reason No. 22

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Red Admirals

..and their funny little faces!

This handsome fellow was very fond of my echinacea coneflowers two summers ago. Read more about Red Admiral Butterflies here: Vanessa Atalanta

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Over the next few weeks I will be posting photos or artwork of 55 reasons why I think it's a good idea to take care of Mother Earth. If you find any of my 55 reasons compelling, please consider making a small donation if you can: 55 cents, $1.55, 5.50, or $55.00 (you get the drift...) to the Susan Faye Double Nickel Birthday Fund for Mother Nature to benefit the Nature Conservancy.

Your donation will support the many programs of the Nature Conservancy, an efficient and effective organization that has been working around the world for 60 years to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. My goal is to raise $550 to help with their important work.

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Reason No. 21

Reason No. 21

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Lilies That Bloom In The Desert

I photographed this desert lily (Agavaceae -Agave Family) in the Mojave Desert of Southern California six or seven springs ago during an unusually magnificent wildflower bloom in March.

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Over the next few weeks I will be posting photos or artwork of 55 reasons why I think it's a good idea to take care of Mother Earth. If you find any of my 55 reasons compelling, please consider making a small donation if you can: 55 cents, $1.55, 5.50, or $55.00 (you get the drift...) to the Susan Faye Double Nickel Birthday Fund for Mother Nature to benefit the Nature Conservancy.

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Reasons 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20

Reason No. 15

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Healthy Food From Beautiful Farmlands

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Reason No. 16

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
The Song of a Red-Winged Blackbird

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Reason No. 17

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Thriving Wetlands

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Reason No. 18

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Dusky Canada Geese

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Reason No. 19

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
Great Blue Herons

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Reason No. 20

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:
A Favorite Swimming Hole

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All of these photos were taken on a glorious autumn day last week at the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. The 2,492 acre refuge sits in the middle of Willamette Valley farmlands and was created to provide vital wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese, the smallest of the Canada geese sub-species. They nest on Alaska's Copper River Delta and winter almost exclusively in the Willamette Valley.

See that dark cloud in the last photo? No, that's not a swarm of locusts, it's GEESE, all honking with wild abandon! You haven't lived until you've heard several hundred geese all honking at once right over your head. You can't help but laugh out loud.

Over the next few weeks I will be posting photos or artwork of 55 reasons why I think it's a good idea to take care of Mother Earth. If you find any of my 55 reasons compelling, please consider making a small donation if you can: 55 cents, $1.55, 5.50, or $55.00 (you get the drift...) to the Susan Faye Double Nickel Birthday Fund for Mother Nature to benefit the Nature Conservancy.

Your donation will support the many programs of the Nature Conservancy, an efficient and effective organization that has been working around the world for 60 years to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. My goal is to raise $550 to help with their important work.

If you would like to donate, please click here:
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Reason No. 14

Reason No. 14

of 55 Reasons to Take Care of Mother Earth:

Lavender Fields

Over the next few weeks I will be posting photos or artwork of 55 reasons why I think it's a good idea to take care of Mother Earth. If you find any of my 55 reasons compelling, please consider making a small donation if you can: 55 cents, $1.55, 5.50, or $55.00 (you get the drift...) to the Susan Faye Double Nickel Birthday Fund for Mother Nature to benefit the Nature Conservancy.

Your donation will support the many programs of the Nature Conservancy, an efficient and effective organization that has been working around the world for 60 years to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. My goal is to raise $550 to help with their important work.

If you would like to donate, please click here:
Double Nickel Fund

A big thank you to those who have donated so far!!