Sofia has challenged us to show anything that has been in existence for many years. This can include things that humans have created, natural landscapes, or whatever we think of that is ancient.
My featured image is of a Horseshoe Crab found on an Atlantic Ocean beach in Georgia. Horseshoe Crabs are living fossils that have been in existence since before there were dinosaurs.
The rest of my images feature things that were created by humans in ancient times
These Petroglyphs in Arches National Park in Utah were probably created after 1600 when some of the Native American Ute tribes acquired horses.Cliff Dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado probably date from between 1190 and 1280 AD.Hovenweep National Monument structures were built between AD 1200 and AD 1300Ancient Bee Hive Huts from about 2000 BC, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
Last week you gave us some amazing responses to Ann-Christine’s Dreamy challenge.
I hope you will join in for this week’s challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Sophia’s post Lens-Artists #370 – Ancient.
Be sure to check back on Saturday, October 25 at noon eastern time for Ritva’s challenge.
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Terri’s latest Sunday Stills challenge is World Animal Day which was celebrated on October 4, 2025. Two animals that were on my bucket list were Whooping Cranes in Texas and Elk in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Seeing these animals in the wild was an amazing experience.
Whooping Cranes
According to the International Crane Foundation – North America, Whooping Cranes were near extinction with fewer than 20 individuals in 1941. Today, over 849 Whooping Cranes exist in the entire world.
We traveled to the Texas Gulf Coast one year hoping to see some of the Whooping Cranes who winter in and around the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. These birds breed at Canada’s Wood Buffalo National Park and migrate to Texas every winter. Today there are more than 500 of these beautiful birds.
We found these magnificent Whooping Cranes near Goose Island State Park, south of the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. I posted about this amazing experience at Magnificent Endangered Whooping Cranes.
Pair of Whooping Cranes, near Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Cataloochee Valley Elk
One fall we traveled to Waynesville, North Carolina in search of Elk in Cataloochee Valley on the eastern side of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I posted about our Elk viewing adventure at Cataloochee Valley Elk.
In February, 2001, the National Park Service began an experimental reintroduction of elk into Cataloochee Valley by releasing 25 elk from the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area on the Tennessee-Kentucky border. Another 27 elk from Canada were released in 2002. Today there are approximately 200 elk.
The breeding season, also known as the rutting season, is in the fall. During this time the bull elk make their bugling calls to attract females and challenge other bulls.
Female Elk, Cataloochee Valley, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina
Many thanks to Terri for her Sunday Stills challenge World Animal Day
Welcome to the first Flower Hour Weekly challenge from Terri of Second Wind Leisure Perspectives. This new challenge will come out every Tuesday. I hope you’ll join in.
Many thanks to Terri for her first Flower Hour challenge The Flower Hour
I was getting ready to make a trip to the grocery store yesterday when one of my friends texted me to let me know there were Roseate Spoonbills in some trees by the side of the road on the way out of our neighborhood.
I grabbed my camera and my telephoto lens before I left home and hoped the birds would still be there. Lucky me! Two of them were still still around.
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
It’s always a special treat to see these pink beauties here in coastal Georgia. I’m grateful to my friend who let me know where they were.
Wandering Dawgs 