The bull calf pictured is less than 24hrs old. Any guesses on the bird ID? If you live on or near a farm you know this bird for sure. Taken w/ NikonZ7II // Nikkor Z 180-600mm f6.3, iso 1600, 1/1000 sec
We went digging and creeking at Emerald Hollow Mine in hiddenite North Carolina. The crystal pictured was found in sediment in the creek. We were told by staff that it was Hiddenite crystal. We had never seen it in person. So we have no expertise on its authenticity. They had their lapidary guy look at it and claimed it’s cheap spodumene from another country. Many many Years ago this location salted the creek for school groups. So there is a minor chance this crystal was apart of that. Or it’s possible someone was trying to place this item to make a claim and lost it, or misplaced it. We drew up a contract and the owner is having it sent to be professionally graded by an AIG. So it’s either worth a few hundred or thousands.