Double Rib

This shooter from Dubai has won a worlds championship with a SXS with custom rib. I belive he also was the man responsible for the big sporting clay shoots there. He was known for flying in on his private jet to many shoots. Wish I could meet him a great supporter of shooting. Buddy Walters …

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Badgers in Ontario

In North America, the American badger (Taxidea Taxus) has several different sub-species. T.t. Taxus lives in the Great Plains and Canadian prairies T.t. Jeffersoni is primarily on the West Coast T.t. Jacksoni is in the mid-west T. t. berlandieri is in the southern U.S Prairie Conservation Action Plan (Saskatchewan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_badger News to me. I saw …

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Earth’s ice age cycles with orbital shifts

“We were amazed to find such a clear imprint of the different orbital parameters on the climate record,” added lead author Stephen Barker, a professor at Cardiff University, in the UK. “It is quite hard to believe that the pattern has not been seen before.” Scientists match Earth’s ice age cycles with orbital shifts Not …

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Falcon Tug of War

RafaCRamirez I assume by him since he has lots of great raptor pix vs other possible sources I saw.

Halibut on the Ice

NL Proud is at Saguenay Fjord, Tadoussac, Quebec. I think I heard this story on the radio mid month where they got a 200 lb class halibut ice fishing Saguenay Fjord, Tadoussac, Quebec. It is possible this is a separate event. I was surprised to hear these big female breeders are wormy and best left in the …

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Some good points and info

I hadn’t heard of some of these points and info before. Intriguing if not just a crank theory but backed by the science. It is hard to tell what is legit anymore on online. When the internet started I knew it would be ruined by corporations and vested interests. I didn’t think the public itself …

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Fossils and Caves

This dropped last night at the time of writing. ​Despite the clickbait titles he is prone to, this was interesting. The wind sculpted caves and surface fossils was unexpected. A very impressive location. His commentary is often lacking in factual info. He needs more geology and less speculation. Steve will like his adventure dog, Tupi (sic?). …

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H2

The USGS released the first-ever map of prospective locations for naturally occurring geologic hydrogen resources in the lower 48 states. The map is the first of its kind at continental scale anywhere, showing likely underground areas to explore for geologic hydrogen, including: Mid-continent (Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan) Four Corners (AZ, CO, NM, UT) California coast …

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Gallinaceous Birds

FB video Yellow-bellied Tragopan post, another species. male Himalayan Monal Kevin, prior monal post. The first few seconds of this video is what started this post. I saw it on Facebook where it was longer and better. I lost it on there. Another to give some idea. These birds are common in collections but wild …

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The biggest trap in the world.

The biggest trap in the world. Trap One Don’t think so! 999 made by new house. Mark Dennis Of course, another guy says mine is bigger. The biggest trap in the world? That would be marriage. Tim Keeler Also, the comedians got in on it