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Goshawkery
Fall is coming and my thoughts turn to hawks and bird guns first. I don’t know if I will have a chance to train a Gos again or not, but they will forever remain a favorite, flown in a circumpolar band by virtually every falconry culture because of their utility and I suspect beauty, though …
Linkage
Is the Honeyguide the most gruesome nest parasite alive? The video is not for the faint- hearted, but check out the little blind monster hanging fby its bill from the naturalist’s finger in the still pics. That it will grow into a pretty if nondescript bird that eats wax and guides humans and honey badgers …
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” You should be polite as long as possible and, when you can’t be polite any more, don’t run.”–Daniel Woodrell, Ozark “noir” novelist. This one is so good it may make it to the header. I have not been feeling polite lately.
Meleagris gallopavo
Yesterday afternoon I took Cash for a walk in the Hidden Mesa Open Space area located about 15 minutes southwest of us. We had a good time, or at least I did as I found five prehistoric sites as we were walking along the trail. Cash spent a lot of time giving me “Can we …
Doggage
More relatives; Daniela’s boys in part, Shunkar, showing the permanent damage the rattler did; thank God he did not lose an eye. Then, Monnie’s new pups, from John B and Vladimir; sweet Kyra, Tigger’s daughter, with her GSD protector Eden, and (the little red) feisty Aeris, Taika’s neice and already a tiny tyrant who knows …
I’m Baaaack!
Returning to what passes as normal, granting that I am still working on a book thing, moving pigeons around, preparing for trustees meeting for the Sevilleta, taking up the falcon, writiing a new Neuroblog post, and more of the usual clutter. But at least a little blogging will resume. First, a few images from last …
Range Sheep & Big Predators
I am weary of the snide, ignorant, and vicious comments made in response to last week’s death of 176 sheep due to a wolf attack in eastern Idaho (see stories here and here). Some of the sheep were directly bitten and killed, but the majority of the animals were killed in a stampeding pileup as …
More Blackfoot Cave
Weekend before last I spent both days excavating at Blackfoot Cave that I posted about last month. The find of the weekend was this section of what appears to be a bison mandible. If you look closely you can see the top surfaces of the teeth pointed down toward the photo scale. It hasn’t been officially …
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“I hate vacations.”– travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux in a recent interview. We are off for a week to see Deep Springs– more a mini- adventure than a “vacation”– besides, I will be working on my proposals. Internet access is at best intermittent there– it is far more remote than Magdalena — so do …