BurningbirdThe critters we love and the critters that deserve our love.
Photo credit: Ray Morris, licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. update The bear cub was not killed. They held it for ten days in quarantine, which most likely means the petting zoo bought the bear cub through an exotic animal dealer, and it wasn’t “wild”. Currently the bear cub is being cared for at the St. Louis Zoo, […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I went for what was a three mile hike yesterday and ended up going six miles, primarily because I followed an animal track rather than the trail meant for humans. In the Spring here in Missouri when the marsh grasses are fresh and tall, and haven’t been beaten down by […]
Earlier today, I noticed movement in the Bird Tree on the corner – a female Harrier Hawk was flying in among the branches chasing finches. Considering how closely packed the branches were, I was amazed at her agility. I was saddened too, a little, because the tree is normally a sanctuary for the smaller birds. […]
It is a bitterly cold day today. I am restless, and want to get out of the house, go on a hike and admire the frozen streams and snow. Fly free, not hobble about. But I have duties today, including a chapter due. Hobble. That’s a good word, eh? It means to ‘limp about’ and […]
Walking along the Riverway walk in San Antonio, I ended up at a large set of steps where a member of a local conservation group was introducing a golden eagle to the crowd. While she was talking with people, answering questions and posing the bird for photographs, I was captivated by the identical expression on […]