Wolves vs Coyotes

A subordinate male wolf peeled off a winter elk kill at a dead sprint, ran down a coyote in the open snow, broke its spine with a single bite, dropped the body where it fell, and trotted back to the carcass without eating a mouthful.That sequence was documented repeatedly during the first years of wolf …

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Sandhill crane and yearling grizzly bear.

Instagarm version One version on Meta Sandhill crane and bear search on Google. I saw this several times on Meta but was surprised it doesn’t seem to be elsewhere.  I love how the crane slyly gives it a peck on the nose to show the stakes. The crane seems to give a little victory hop …

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Brazil?

​Canada doesn’t even rank. ​I knew there was a lot elsewhere but not like this. Ethiopia? ​I ate at a Brazilian restaurant in the states once. Mostly a beef only menu. All I remember was salt. About the saltiest meal I can remember. That was a deal breaker for me.

Frances Hamerstrom

Frances Hamerstrom Spent 40 Years Restoring the Greater Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin — Starting With 50 Birds. She Was One of the First Women Field Biologists in America. She Banded Raptors Into Her 80s. Almost Nobody Knows Her Name. She restored a species with 50 birds and 40 years of stubbornness. History almost forgot to …

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