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Big Sugar
They measured the DBH at 8.7 feet and the height at 236 feet – neither of which were record-breaking figures – but as Taylor used his relascope to take more measurements and calculate the tree’s total volume of wood, his appreciation for the enormous mass of the tree grew and grew. The trunk had very …
You have to laugh.
One of the most expensive and sought after Coffees in the world is called “Kopi luwak” or Civet Coffee. It’s made from Coffee Cherries literally poop out by an Asian Civet. The digestion process causes the beans to ferment making them an extraordinary quality. Stephen Hazlife Fultz I suspect the lead pic is …
Pissed Peregrine
Had an incredible display of acrobatics yesterday when a couple young Peregrine Falcons had a disagreement. Initially the darker bird was cruising around, doing some practice dives on the peeps. Then the lighter bird came out of nowhere and took a swipe at the first bird (which I didn’t catch, it happened real fast!). Well, …
Local Broad-wings kettle up as well.
We saw what we think was a huge kettle of Broad-Winged Hawks this afternoon. We estimated well over 200. Pics are heavily cropped and blurry. Yarmouth – Sept 21 Angela LeBlanc I doubt I have seen this. I am not sure I have ever seen a broad-wing here either.
Sandhill cranes “kettle up”
Thousands of Sandhill cranes “kettle up” as they prepare to head south from Interior Alaska. Video: Mike Taras A much better video from Alaska Department of Fish and Game on FB. Sept 17 A screenshot from it. Not a fan of winter coming but scenes like this are some help.
Westley Richards .300 H&H
Beautiful Westley Richards .300 H&H. Westley Richards and Rigby both make new rifles on Mauser actions. Now Rigby is partnered with Mauser again, they can use new genuine Mauser actions to build new rifles. They are also made by other firms, like Mayfair Engineering in the UK. Vintage Guns Definitely, high end but nice. Would …
1927 Ithaca NID 4E 12ga 2bbl set
First time out in the blind since acquiring this beauty. Though I never fired a shot it sure felt good to have such a terrific fowling piece in hand…1927 Ithaca NID 4E 12ga 2bbl set and yes it was factory ordered as such. This one was restocked about a decade or so ago as a …
Fall Foliage Flying on more of a mountain than I gave it credit for.
Fall Foliage Flight #6 in the Eustis Maine region on October 2, 2024 from 4:56 PM. Bigelow Mountain flight on the north face of the range near The Horns peaks. Fall Foliage Flight #3 in Eustis Maine September 24, 2024 from 5:30 PM. Bigelow Mountain flight on the north face of the west half of …
Rainbow cloud.
Near Franklin, WV, the sky was recently lit up by a stunning and rare phenomenon known as a “fire rainbow” or rainbow cloud. Despite their name, fire rainbows are neither fire nor rainbows, but are actually circumhorizontal arcs—bright, colorful bands that appear in the sky when sunlight passes through hexagonal ice crystals in high-altitude cirrus …