Wildlife

[Gepeto]

John McPhee wrote a great essay about bears in NJ. “A Textbook Place for Bears”. Wonderful, I bet you’d enjoy it

$6.32 to my front door in hardcover- thanx

[MagnificentUnicorn]

$6.32 to my front door in hardcover- thanx

I’m assuming you got the anthology “Table of Contents”, great read.


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[Hopeless Sinner]

Big ole flock (heard?) of turkeys crossing the road this afternoon. Must have been a dozen or more.
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Can anyone identify the sub-species or mix of sub-species?

[TBS]

‘Murder’ of crows is the best one.

I kinda like “an unkindness” of ravens

[TBS]

Can anyone identify the sub-species or mix of sub-species?

Guessing a Merriam’s

[Cruiser]

Where's big Steve when you need him

[Hopeless Sinner]

Thanks for posting the pic. Look's like a straight Merriam's.

[old goat]

Hey, I'm serious. Has it been murder of crows, etc, for centuries or a few years. I don't remember hearing a lot of those terms when I was a kid--just a few--like gaggle of geese. OTOH there weren't a lot of groups of animals to name in Detroit. Flock of pigeons, pack of rats, pretty much covered it.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Hey, I'm serious. Has it been murder of crows, etc, for centuries or a few years. I don't remember hearing a lot of those terms when I was a kid--just a few--like gaggle of geese. OTOH there weren't a lot of groups of animals to name in Detroit. Flock of pigeons, pack of rats, pretty much covered it.

I’m pretty sure murder of crows predated your birth, but maybe not. There’s use of the term dating to the 5th century. How old are you?


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[Mazderati]

Have crows been around that long?

[Supermoon]

Have crows been around that long?

I think crows are older than even a really old goat.

[Gepeto]

I’m assuming you got the anthology “Table of Contents”, great read.


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yes and yes... smooth dry still engaging style.

It's been a while since I've opened a cover

[old goat]

I’m pretty sure murder of crows predated your birth, but maybe not. There’s use of the term dating to the 5th century. ?


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Depends. 5th century BC or AD?

A couple of google sources said 14 th or 15th C. I don't know about 5thC--had English been invented then?

[plugboots]

Deer are so common here that I don’t take pics of them, but this two-tone mule deer has been around here since she was a fawn last year. She brought her fawn by.

[PB]

Jeebus ...... they grow up so fast.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Depends. 5th century BC or AD?

A couple of google sources said 14 th or 15th C. I don't know about 5thC--had English been invented then?

Typo I meant 15th


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[Norseman]

[plugboots]

Depends. 5th century BC or AD?

A couple of google sources said 14 th or 15th C. I don't know about 5thC--had English been invented then?

Cracking me up.
I saw this typo today looking up a location for a restaurant, and it said “across from the Cheveron”.
I was like WTF, dumbasses.
So for kicks I looked up the spelling and it’s from the Anglo-Norman era. I mean I guess they wanted some history cred because it’s a fairly new restaurant, and I guess they thought “You know, we’re just gonna skip Anglo-Saxon and go right on back to Anglo-Norman.”

[old goat]

You'll have to take my word for it but these are tundra swans on Donner Lake. We see them about every other year, early winter, and they only stay a couple of days. They sound a little like loons and look like ordinary swans but with black faces. They never get close enough for a good picture with the little point and shoot I have.

[~mikey b]

oh boy!

you should post those on FB on the Wildlife Photography Page

[old goat]

I would if I had an account.
Here, pretend this is my picture.



They're even facing the same direction mine were.

[yeahman]

Tiny dead rattler. Gloved finger for scale.

[S_jenks]

I'm more scared of Bullwinkle than any bear or wuff.

This. I’d rather deal with a momma grizzly than a momma moose. And any non-rancher shouldn’t be worried about wolves. They ain’t interested in ya.

[I Skied Bandini Mountain]

There was that wolf that was going after that woman cyclist in YNP. One of our crew was the guy that rescued her. It was a weird story and not typical behavior, especially from park wolves. Good thing I wasn't the rescuer because I would have shot it and that would have opened a giant can of worms.

[zion zig zag]

This. I’d rather deal with a momma grizzly than a momma moose. And any non-rancher shouldn’t be worried about wolves. They ain’t interested in ya.

Jesus, again, everyone is entitled to their own fears, and I’m not even saying you’re wrong, but I’ve walked, skied and biked around literally dozens and dozens (hundreds) of momma and bull moose to continue my day. If I see a momma grizz up the trail? I’m going home, day over.