Pazyryk culture, a Saka (Central Asian Scythian) nomadic Iron Age archaeological culture (6th-3rd Centuries BC) identified by excavated artifacts and mummified humans found in the Siberian permafrost, in the Altay Mountains, Kazakhstan and Mongolia. The mummies are buried in long barrows (kurgans) similar to the tomb mounds of Scythian culture in Ukraine. Pazyryk are considered …
Mora Moa
Eastern Moa (Emeus crassus) by Caxela The Paleo Page There was talk of reengineering it. We live in strange times.
Understanding the Internal Bore of a 12 Bore Shotgun
Understanding the Internal Bore of a 12 Bore Shotgun Ever wondered why the internal bore dimensions of 12 bore shotguns vary? These differences are not random—they play a significant role in how your shotgun performs and even how it feels to shoot. The internal bore diameter refers to the size of the barrel’s inner wall. …
The Bear Necessities.
The Bear Necessities.
“Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park”
Annie Ovenden (British Artist, born 1945) @annieovenden “Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park”, 2020 Art Infinitus That time of year that the starlings do it is now.
Not something that happens everyday.
The female took off from under my feet, so l froze figuring l was about to step on a nest. I looked under ferns for about a minute and all of a sudden, 5 almost fully developed young took off from all around me. I wanted a closer look so caught this guy/gal for a …
Oak Leaves
Whilst on the theme of 28 bores. Here is a 28 bore Pigeon gun ready for finishing. Watson Bros It may not appeal to some but since I am into oaks the Oak Leaves caught my eye.
Peregrine strike
Peregrine strike, a mature peregrine of experience waiting at 2000 ft slices through a flock of wigeon, oblivious to her presence she is the ultimate unseen assassin over the estuary and tidal rivers of the world. A dramatic moment captured in paint and reproduced in this stunning canvas print framed and ready to go. Contact …
Good Shooting
The slow mo really helps see what happened. This gives some idea of the difficulty of it. Steve had a comment on that in a story he had on grouse shooting somewhere. Something like trying to hit a softball barely visible while falling on your face. There is lots of thick cover like that here …
Fall Musky explained?
We managed to catch a few Kawartha fish last weekend, the clear musky was 42″, and the tiger, which is the highlight, was caught by my brother, his first musky. I have been trying to get him a musky for over 5 years, well it finally happened!! And a tiger to boot! (He’s camera shy) …