I ran up to Barr Lake yesterday to look around before last night’s storm got here. I was intrigued by these flocks, each of hundreds of Canada Geese, who after 15 or 20 minutes in one spot, would suddenly collectively decide to take off, then fly 400 – 500 yards away to another spot on the ice. …
Month: January 2014
My Favorite Recent Hominin Reconstruction
I suspect “WE”– call us Modern or in Europe Cro- Magnon– thought that our recently extinct fellow “hominins’”, to use the latest correct term– looked odd, as we did to them, even though we did mix genes. Most reconstructions are so steeped in reflexive egalitarianism– wrong word, but I’m looking for a synonym for sappy …
Teaser
How does this relate to Seven Years in Tibet? Or Magdalena? One flew east, and one flew west…
Seen in Santa Fe
I photographed this out the window last week in Santa Fe. I am not a total 19th Century relic, nor does my nearly 64 years yet blind me to the new. But would someone explain to me how a giant inflatable Hamster (or rather “Hamsta”) in camo pants, giving gang signs, can be seen as …
Catch
Aymoon:
A Bird of My Youth
Those of you who live in the East may think this silly, but the Cardinal, one of the birds I grew up with in Tennesse, is one of my favorites. We don’t have them here and it’s always a thrill to see them when I travel back into their range. I took these pictures of …
Parkin
When I was visiting Arkansas last month, I took an afternoon and drove south to Parkin Archaeological State Park outside of the town of Parkin in Cross County. The park contains a prehistoric Mississippian archaeological site that covers about 20 acres and has an excellent small museum. I spent some money at their bookstore. The …
Curious?
Another species of raptor that seems to be joining the Peregrine, the Kestrel, and (at least in the Southwest) the Cooper’s as a city dweller is the redtail. This amazingly bold first year bird is apparently observing the habits of my sister Anita St John in her office on Beacon Hill in Boston (Mass General …
Dubious Characters…
Card game convened by Arthur, with the comment re the card sharp on the right, “But at least he ain’t no cheetah.” I ignored this and asked where the hell one finds a stuffed cheetah. Reid pitched in: “Says the man with a cave bear hand and mammoth hair.” I ignored this. Arthur explained, reminding …
Release!
This year’s raiding Cooper’s– actually a little male– flying straight at Libby and the camera as we relocate him to the Socorro bosque and even more pigeons. He still doesn’t look pleased.