Roar of airplane. California where better to talk diversity music. Theres more than just a diversity of faces in california. This is our most biodiverse state ridiculously so there are over 5,860 different types of plants here, 2,153 of them are endemic they are found nowhere else. Add to this over 540 birds, 214 mammals, 77 reptiles, 47 amphibians, 83 fish. And, well, you get the picture why . The state is big its huge but there are small places here where diversity is really high. Its more than size. To begin to answer the question we travel to one of these diverse corners, torrey pines state reserve, just outside of san diego. So here are some really local statistics. Right here in San Diego County we have three Million People. That makes it the fifth most populated county in the United States. In fact, three Million People makes it larger than the population of 20 out of the 50 states. All these people share this place, these 2. 7 million acres that make up San Diego County with 2,
Roar of airplane. California where better to talk diversity music. Theres more than just a diversity of faces in california. This is our most biodiverse state ridiculously so there are over 5,860 different types of plants here, 2,153 of them are endemic they are found nowhere else. Add to this over 540 birds, 214 mammals, 77 reptiles, 47 amphibians, 83 fish. And, well, you get the picture why . The state is big its huge but there are small places here where diversity is really high. Its more than size. To begin to answer the question we travel to one of these diverse corners, torrey pines state reserve, just outside of san diego. So here are some really local statistics. Right here in San Diego County we have three Million People. That makes it the fifth most populated county in the United States. In fact, three Million People makes it larger than the population of 20 out of the 50 states. All these people share this place, these 2. 7 million acres that make up San Diego County with 2,
And this week, we got another great show planned for you. Were in the Great Smoky Mountains photographing wildflowers. Now, if youll remember back in season one, we met up with kevin adams, whos a professional nature photographer, and he shared with us some of the most magnificent waterfalls the Appalachian Mountains have to offer. In addition to waterfalls, kevins also an expert in photographing wildflowers, and hes going to share with us his techniques for photographing these amazing little plants. [upbeat instrumental music] i tell you what. Kevin did this to me last year. He is never where he says hes gonna be. Hey, doug hey, man. How you doing . What are you doing . Just hanging around till you got here. Well, tell you what; have you seen any good wildflowers . Man, theres some good ones right up the road. Really . Yeah. Let me grab my pack. Lets go shoot em. Cool, lets do it. Lets go. You know, these cove hardwood forests are really beautiful with these spring wildflowers in here
Dates back nearly 400 years ago to when european explorers first came to these Barrier Islands. Now, the wild horse is a beautiful animal and a joy to photograph, and this week, were gonna be meeting up with professional wildlife photographer jared lloyd, and hes gonna share with us his techniques for photographing these amazing animals. Im your host, doug gardner, and thank you for joining me on another edition of wild Photo Adventures. Jared, its good to see you again, man. I enjoyed shooting with you this past winter. What you got in store for us now . Well, were gonna be photographing wild horses on the coast of North Carolina. Were starting out down in what we call the Crystal Coast and making our way north up to the outer banks, photographing several different groups along the way. Awesome. Awesome. Its sunny right now, but i think they got reports of some weather coming in. Oh, yeah. Weve got a subtropical storm moving in on us this week, and so were gonna have to work fast and
A state with seemingly boundless diversity a land of plenty that was california. A place for dreamers, a refuge for relics there always seems to be room for all types here. Mans hand has greatly changed california. Concrete rivers, monster cities, and endless valleys of grass that are today, only crops. Persecution and changes nearly stripped the state of the greatest biological treasures and some disappeared completely. The state flag itself holds the image of the extinct california grizzly. There are miracles of survival too. Many of the most compelling stories can be found along the picturesque coastline. One of the best places to observe the unique life here is one of my Favorite Places on the planet, point lobos state reserve. Thats a cute little guy isnt it . Thats a harbor seal. Its really one of the most common and widespread seals in north america. Matter of fact, that is the seal that most people have seen, if youve seen a seal on the east coast of the us, but theyre also com