South Africa between 265 and 260 million years ago during the Permian period. An Anteosaurus snarls menacingly at a trio of hungry pristerognathoids approaching the remains of a Keratocephalus that it has been dining on. Anteosaurus was the biggest known land carnivore of the Permian, measuring an estimated 5-6 metres long and weighing around 600 …
Housekeeping
Arm question post Steve’s comment As seen above, some comments were made under pictures. They do not show up on the comments list for some reason. I will see it I can figure out why but I am way behind. I still haven’t tried to restore the prior formatting of the blog. Anyone with WordPress …
“Golden Eagle by a Lake”
Ferdinand von Wright ( 1822 – 1906 ) Finnish painter “Golden Eagle by a Lake” oil on canvas 79,5 x 102,5 cm, 1897 I like this painting for its simple depiction of an eagle vs some of the fascist overtones I see in some. More. A goshawk he did with a Hazel Grouse, the …
You have to laugh.
One of the most expensive and sought after Coffees in the world is called “Kopi luwak” or Civet Coffee. It’s made from Coffee Cherries literally poop out by an Asian Civet. The digestion process causes the beans to ferment making them an extraordinary quality. Stephen Hazlife Fultz I suspect the lead pic is …
American Bittern and Gannet carved from a California Date Palm frond.
Stalking American Bittern carved from a California Date Palm frond. Tom Christie Bird Art & Artists His YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfFDxkmclYF8IJSRr9AgsA This is a diving Gannet carved from a California Date Palm frond. The shape of the frond was perfect to help portray this high speed diving position. The head and feet are carved from Tupelo. …
Streetlights and Birds
A moment to help birds that is overdue. Turn Down the Streetlights Data that streetlighting has a lot of myths.
Crazed Gun Collector
500 printed and signed by the Donald Dallas Charles Gordon was born in 1853, but shortly after his birth his mother died and since his father was a serving army officer, he was adopted by his aunt and uncle who lived at Halmyre House near Peebles in the Scottish Borders. By the time he was …
Crawhall, again.
‘The White Drake’ by Scottish artist Joseph Crawhall (1861-1913). The white drake combines Crawhall’s detailed observation with his strong sense of formal design. He captured the play of dappled light across the bird’s feathers and used the meadow grass to help define the space. The daisies and dandelions contribute both to the sense of recession …
Maud Alice Earl
Greyhounds in a Landscape (1910) Maud Alice Earl (1863–1943) was a British-American artist known for her canine paintings. “At The White City” Poster advertising the London Tramways Service to Greyhound racing at White City Stadium. Artist unknown. Lithograph and letterpress, with embossing, printed in black and blue. Printed at Baynard Press. 73 x 47.5 cm c. …
The Oxenham Arms Stone.
A 5000 years ago, the Neolithic people of Dartmoor cut this 27 feet high standing stone from granite where The Oxenham Arms is now located.The pub was built around it when it was a monastery around 800 years ago, the stone goes down into the cellar & up into the room above. Achayatharangal From the …