Wow! Check out this woolly rhino carcass recently discovered by miners in Kolyma, far eastern Russia. Perfect timing for #FossilFriday 🦏 What a stunning specimen. I look forward to seeing this study. Photos via the Metro. Dr Dean Lomax – Palaeontologist
Downburst
This is by far one of the best photos of a downburst I’ve ever seen. This is rain-cooled air that descends and hits the ground, instantly spreading out in all directions. It was taken near Bennington/ near Wichita, Kansas Wednesday evening  First Alert Weather’s post Ouch that is going to leave a mark. …
A bad outcome.
A bad outcome. It needed those black blades.
A Cool Illusion.
Microfishing
Inevitably, one of the world’s most accomplished anglers had become devoted to one of its oddest hobbies: microfishing. The objective of microfishing is laughably simple: to catch very small fish. Microfishing Good article by the excellent Ben Goldfarb. When l was 14 I had captive brook trout. I would go downriver a mile into minnow …
Cattle and Sage
Scientists reveal strategically applied livestock grazing can benefit sagebrush communities Plants show surprising diversity in arid landscape: How livestock grazing impacts drylands
Peeps for Peregrines
Part of a very large flock of Peeps at Evangeline Beach, August 20, 2024. Jerry Lockett Peeps for Peregrines The sandpiper migration is on and the peregrines are loving it. Sandpiper Avoids Peregrine Attack (SloMo) A Sandpiper dives into the ocean to escape a Peregrine Falcon attack. Shot in extreme slow motion (180 fps) at …
Boundlessness
Ivan Marchuk (Ukrainian, born 1936) Boundlessness, 1985 The technique is called pliontanism, in which very thin lines of acrylic or tempera are laid to produce different effects like light refraction or texture. Ivan is apparently a pioneer of this painstaking technique, making it hard to reproduce. The odd texture of the sky is what makes it …
Sky Islands, Mesas, Arches
In Water Canyon, New Mexico, there is a small, 18-mile-long, high-elevation area called the Magdalena Mountains, surrounded by desert. The isolated peaks host a scrubby collection of plants, including a tiny cluster of about 20 cottonwood trees. They are trapped, as if on an island, unable to escape by migration or pollen flow across the …
New Ocelot
Rare Ocelot Caught on Camera in Arizona, the First Sighting in Its Area for 50 Years Another one from last year. I was surprised at their size when I looked them up. They are arounfd 20 pounds vs the house cat size I figured. Margay Margays are more the house cat size analog. Steve’s partner, …