In 2015, a young man in Austin let his pet cobra loose in his car, and it bit him; his death was ruled a suicide. A Man Who Loved Rattlesnakes
Detective
James is a cowboy from an old ranching family and a detective with the Socorro county sherrif’s office and a former former Master of Fox Hounds of the Juan Tomas pack, the youngest in the US when he first got the title. His father was also MFH for the Juan Tomas. His mother, Beth, a …
The science of raptor hunts
Chipper Thompson
I have always thought of Chipper Thompson as a musician—which he is , a fine one: But we first met him at the Gerald Peters gallery art shows with our old gang of painters and sculptors—Tony Angell, Stevel Kestrel, Tom Quinn, and many others, in the days when there was money and director …
Words to Live By
Some of my people: “Dinnae aisk a man in these western lanes his name, his religion, his politicks. Any one a’ them ca’ buy ya’ trouble, and in big letters. Ne’er stray from that, laddie.” From Cloudmaker by Malcolm Brooks
Grassland birds and red cedar
Twenty plus rarely seen pictures of then alive Passenger Pigeons and article
https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records?terms=Passenger+Pigeon+Specimen+Photographs https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS366?fbclid=IwAR1J5Yr6gorna_pTTcCOGvX43Q7Pl4tA-eJA4tYTfYcxhUGb0J4L-H91w3I Twenty plus rarely seen pictures of then alive Passenger Pigeons and article: I am know sure how newsworthy this is. Steve likely knows.
Thief
Three days ago, my .357 magnum was stolen, while I was in the house It was a physically complicated situation. The house has been full of strangers as I try to try to retrofit for a Parkinsonian married to a person who has just survived a hip operation. This guy came in to help our …
Terrible new falcon disease
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza; HPAI; from a NAFA news item: Exposure rates in waterfowl appear to be quite high. Texas Parks and Wildlife reported 10 of 52 blue-winged teal tested positive. Recent testing in Oklahoma showed positive results in “a majority” of blue-winged teal sampled. HPAI has been detected in waterfowl in virtually every state …