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Eagle Near Sinnemahoning.

Joe — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:11:02 +0000

We were out and about today taking the long way from Benezette to St. Mary’s with the idea of stopping by the George B. Stevenson Reservoir with the hopes of seeing an eagle or two there. On the way there about a half mile away from the Dam my wife spotted the eagle below sitting on the river bank.

It was very lucky she spotted this one as we saw none at the dam and the road down to the reservoir was closed.

Fred – #36 – Update

Tom — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:43:33 +0000

The Saint Marys Daily Press posted an article concerning Fred’s accident on February 12, 2011 which was written around an interview with WCO Doty McDowell. The article link follows: http://smdailypress.com/content/bull-36-was-popular-sight-benezette-area

Thank you Around Pa.com member ‘Sidekick’ for bringing this article to our attention.

Fred – Bull #36 – Rest In Peace

Joe — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:32:58 +0000

It is with great sadness we confirm the passing of Fred. For those who are not aware, Fred is quite possibly the most renowned elk in the history of Pa’s elk herd. Fred resided in the town of Benezette where for roughly 20 years he has been both a fixture in the communities yards and fields as well as on the field of battle with fellow dominant bulls.

Fred was by all accounts one of the most docile and approachable elk in the herd, evident by the many photos on the web of Fred with people only feet from him, but was also one of its fiercest battlers when the rut was in.

Those who saw Fred in action marveled at his power and grace in battle and even what appeared to be his use of strategy in battle. One such occurrence was filmed and documented Fred facing a stronger and more aggressive bull where Fred would consistently drive the larger bulls antlers down into the ground causing it to expend energy pushing against the ground instead of Fred. Had Fred not used this approach he would have been easily bested, but instead Fred won out the day and kept control of the herd when the other bull, exhausted, gave ground and retreated.

The legend of Fred will continue on despite his untimely passing on 1/7/10. Tribute to Fred can be left on his official FB page or on the Fred the elk Tribute Article on paelk.com.

Fred The Elk Tribute Video

Water & Ice

Joe — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 03:21:12 +0000

Being originally from south west Virginia I am not terribly accustomed to icy rivers. Sure we do get them from time to time, but not as we do here in Pa. Here are a few locations that caught my eye today while out and about.

^^Nothing spectacular here, but still to my eye it is so beautiful to see the green water and ice.

There is nothing spectacular in these photos, but that is part of the reason I enjoy them so much. If you look close enough at most anything there is an element of beauty that can be found and enjoyed.

Photos by: Joe Furrow

And here we go AroundPa

Joe — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 01:26:50 +0000

We are excited to announce that effective today we are launching our new around pa Blog. We will feature photos and stories from, yep you guessed it, around Pennsylvania that we think you will enjoy. The launch is still a work in progress, but we hope to be up and running at full speed very quickly.

How you can participate.

Photographers (Pro and Armature) – If you would like to see your photos featured here on AroundPa there are two easy ways to submit them to us.

Post them to our facebook page. (Here)

Post them in our Discussion Board. (Here)

Feel free to place a watermark on the lower left or right side of the image as we will do the same with AroundPa on the opposing side.

Also, if you have a website or blog you would like us to consider including with the photo you may post along with the photo. If you do so in the discussion board we will review it and then deactivate it in the post. On Facebook we will let it remain. We reserve the right to not include any website or fb page for any reason. Once a photo has been submitted we reserve the right to continue using it in its watermarked form.

Events – Anything of interest going on around Pa.
1. Post them to our facebook page. (Here)
2. Post them in our Discussion Board. (Here)

If you have any questions you may send them to aroundpa (at) gmail.com

Regards,

Joe

Morning Stroll

Joe — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:22:21 +0000

These photos were taken while out walking in the heart of Elk Country on Winslow Hill. I was out for a stroll on this morning looking for elk but instead got to enjoy a beautiful sunrise.

Photos by: Joe Furrow