Walter Hingley sent me a story by Philip Lee from the Ottawa Citizen (no link) with fascinating implications: it seems that the big, deer- eating canid of eastern Canada and New England is not a hybrid, as has been routinely claimed, but a third species of “wolf”, counting the coyote (or fourth– it may or …
Back to the Truck
As Plummer is nine years old, my working title for this picture is “Three Middle-aged Guys Headed Back to the Truck.”
Tazi Disposition
It’s obvious from this picture of Connie bonding with the girls that tazis are vicious brutes prone to terrorizing small children and unfit for human companionship.
First Time Out
Hanging out at this blog, I have obviously been reading about and seeing pictures of tazis forever. Finally in Magdalena I got to see and interact with these fascinating dogs and see them in action. We’ve all been looking at pictures of the puppies, so it was a thrill to be able to go out …
Up on Mt. Baldy
While visiting in Magdalena, Steve took us on a drive up to Mt. Baldy in the Cibola National Forest south of town. There we were treated to an amazingly spectacular view of the area to the west. I took some views with my film camera, and if any of them do justice when I get …
Reid’s Back
I have not been blogging the last couple of weeks as Connie and I were on vacation from September 3 until yesterday. We were on a driving tour of Arizona and New Mexico that included a visit with Steve and Libby in Magdalena. We saw lots on the trip that I will post on, but …
“Civil Unrest” Among the Ants
OK: Who here has ever pitted insects against each other in a jar? Even once? Or fed an ant lion? Surely… No show of hands, please; you know who you are. Offering some proof to the suspicion that biologists are just highly-educated versions of the same people they were in grade school, here’s a story …
Dog- Blogging
Everyone has been asking for a “Pupdate”. You will have to wait for Reid for Querencia home dog (and people) pics. But here are a few of the siblings. Paul Domski’s Zoltar (allegedly known as “Zolturd” when he has done something wrong): Nate’s Maty levitating in the steps of her lurcher “big sister” Pearl, also …
A Poet on Birds
Pluvialis has been blogging up a storm since her return from the ‘Stans. See in particular the one on stars here and this one on migration. Who but a poet could describe thrushes thus? “Two species of thrushes visit Britain in winter. The smaller of the two is the redwing, a jaguar-like, shy, and slightly …
ARists and Wahaabis– separated at birth?
From Chas, this delightful tidbit: “Saudi Arabia’s religious police, normally tasked with chiding women to cover themselves and ensuring men attend mosque prayers, are turning to a new target: cats and dogs. “The police have issued a decree banning the sale of the pets, seen as a sign of Western influence. “The prohibition on dogs …