Horses are one of Europe’s last big mammals. They shouldn’t really be here: they should have vanished a long time ago with most of the other large mammals from the Pleistocene. Europe once had herds of gigantic, hairy mammoths; solitary, shaggy woolly rhinoceros; deer with antlers wider than I am tall; and so many more. […] …
What’s next — Le Drake Noir
Testing our wild imagination could create the rest of a story.? via What’s next — Le Drake Noir
Evening Colours at the Wetlands — My Wild Australia
I recently went for an evening walk at Tamar Island Wetlands. It was such beautiful weather and a hot day was cooling down as the sun set, and as I neared the end of my walk, I was treated to some lovely colours in the sky. No two sunsets are the same, so I thought […] …
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Here We Are — leaf and twig
looking for you you found me via Here We Are — leaf and twig
Judge blocks slaughter of horse named ‘Lady’ ensnared in roundup, but horse’s fate unknown — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
by Benjamin Spillman, Reno Gazette Journal Residents of Nevada’s Palomino Valley who lost horses and burros during a multi-day roundup coordinated by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe filed suit in federal court Wednesday to order the animals returned. A horse named ‘Lady,’ thought to be ensnared during a roundup should be saved from slaughter, a […] …
Between the Land and the Sea — nature has no boss
Between the land and the sea what a place to be. Swallows flying free over Lake John near Walden, CO last summer. via Between the Land and the Sea — nature has no boss
Catching Some Rays And Then Making Some Waves! — Through Open Lens
F/9.0, 1/320, ISO 100. California Sea Lion What do you call a seal in the desert? Lost. Interesting Fact: The California sea lion is a sleek animal, faster than any other sea lion or seal. These eared seals top out at speeds of some 25 miles (40 kilometers) an hour. ( http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/california-sea-lion/ ) via Catching Some …
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Winter’s Icy Beauty
Ice glistening on a cold January morning.
Did somebirdie say ‘almond’?
Hand over the almond, now, or there will be blood!
The Terrible Destruction of Pinyon-Juniper Forests — Straight from the Horse’s Heart
SOURCE: Counterpunch.org “Public lands ranchers have always hated the trees. Just like native predators are killed as rancher enemies, native trees (and sage) take up space where grass might grow so they must be destroyed. In all of these projects, BLM ballyhoos wildfire suppression benefits, ignoring that deforestation creates hotter, drier, windier, weedier sites with …
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