A range flock of domestic sheep exits the mountains in the southern Wind River Range of western Wyoming. Before the flock begins its slow movement to lower elevations, herders needed a head count. But how do you count thousands of sheep with only two men? It’s fairly simple. Range sheep have strong flocking instincts, and …
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The Wild Rumpus
We know well that having a puppy and a new bird may be FUN, but not easy. For Phil and Kerri (and Lane):
Quote: a Preview of Cat’s New Book
“I have been in many countries and there is not a Kangal anywhere. That is why the world will be at war soon. If everyone had my father’s dogs, things would already be settled. In my home . . . the wolves will come for something that is not theirs. The Kangal finishes it all …
A Poem for the New Dogs
Margory Cohen sent this, by the late, great, and much- missed Vicki Hearne: The New Hound Puppy Now it is time for her name – Start the call. The time may comeFor her job, which is to runHoles in the palpable wind Hallowed by world and the worldWill collapse, follow this houndThrough meteoric valleys. Wolf-shag …
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Isabella’s pups
..In Virginia- 5 boys, 5 girls: 0ur pick is the small brown- collared girl, who has a white blaze and the prospect of a dark muzzle and ears. She might resemble the late lamented Pax. They, and Ataika, are all closely related. Our current thought on a name is Alema, Kazakh for Milky Way, after …
Brad’s Miss Jane
Brad Watson’s new novel makes the NYTBR— above the fold, with a photo one that one friend teased “has that Sam Shepard vibe”. Congratulations! I like all of Brad’s work, but this one is rich- ma ybe his best? I will give it proper review when I finish UPDATE: Here is an even better review …
What Kirk Saw
Feather dinos! Feather Dinos with colors An Oviraptorid nest, with a comparison to a brooding Peregrine– a thing “wings” could be used for before flight.. Antarctic Explorer Lincoln Ellsworth’s shotgun : Australopithecines! Smithsonite (Magdalena’s official mineral) TR & Kirk
Visiting the American Museum
For a certain group of American naturalists, probably mostly for boys growing up in the fifties, the AMNH in New York City, referred to familiarly as “The American Museum”, was the greatest influence, almost a mentor in itself . (Though one must be wary of such sweeping statements. Will Beebe probably did more for women …
Tanuma Photos
I have carried around a 1969 Life magazine (with a photo of Ted Kennedy just post- Chappaqudick on the cover!) because it has a gallery of wonderful images by photographer T Tanuma.Yesterday, hoping to put them in a more secure mode, I photo’d them.These are some of the results.