Content inside appear to be the same as the other Raymond Sheppard edition, just alternative cover artwork. Jim Corbett Books The feed popped this up today and I was surprised there was a Sheppard cover I was unaware of. A really good one, too. I love how they fit Corbett onto the spine. It is …
Scottish Artist Rob Mulholland
The Amazing Haunting Mirror Sculptures in the forest by Scottish Artist Rob Mulholland . Rob Mulholland (born 1962 ) is an environmental sculpture artist that lives and works Stirlingshire, Scotland . The figures in 2009 absorb their environment – reflecting in their surface the daily changes of life in the forest. The installation of six …
Bad Sheep
In its native North Africa, the aoudad (or Barbary sheep) is classified as a vulnerable species due to declining numbers. However, in the American Southwest, where it was introduced primarily for hunting, the aoudad population has thrived and is now considered an invasive species. The population explosion of aoudad has had a significant negative …
Bear Brouhaha
There’s something you don’t see every day! Black bears in the Torngats are trying to fatten for winter and it is extremely hard to do there so they take risks. This was definitely a big risk. Torngat Mountains visitor gets front row seat as black bear fights polar bear
Jane Goodall ( 3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025)
Dame Jane Morris Goodall ( born Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall; 3 April 1934 – 1 October 2025 The end of an era. She loved the Larson cartoon.
Young Goshawk?
Great pic.
Fishing the Tohickon
“I believe that a painting is not just a two dimensional illusion, but also that of a moment in life, captured on canvas. Painting is a language varying in mood and atmosphere that reflects the diversities of life itself. ”“Fishing the Tohickon” by Kenn Backhaus, o/c A nice mood piece.
Old Man Media
Social media consumption is divided by age and reflects generational preferences and #digital habits. Adults aged 18 to 24 lead the pack, spending an average of 186 minutes per day on social platforms, with 30% engaging with TikTok daily. Their attention is intensely focused, making them the core audience driving trends and viral content. #Engagement …
Our Hair Thin Existence
The closest technological species to us in the Milky Way galaxy could be 33,000 light years away and their civilization would have to be at least 280,000 years, and possibly millions of years, old if they are to exist at the same time that we do, according to new research presented at the EPSC–DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki this …
Mastodons and Mammoths
They reconstructed the mitochondrial genomes from several mastodon specimens: five from Nova Scotia and the eastern seaboard, one of which may date to approximately 500,000 years ago, and for the first time, a unique specimen of a Pacific mastodon from Tualatin, Oregon, in addition to a partial mitochondrial genome from Northern Ontario. Ancient DNA reveals …