BlackSmith
Uncivil
Morning critter count.
The Official Critter Thread
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Burnham
Woods walker
We had a doe in the back yard yesterday morning...about 12 feet from the picture windows. She watched us drink coffee and watch her back. Healthy looking, just like yours.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
They make the morning more enjoyable. Don’t know what I’d do if we had to have neighbors or live in a city.
Burnham
Woods walker
Same here.
I'm mostly OK with getting old, but thinking about no longer being able to manage our rural acreage, and what the alternative might look like, gives me the heebee jeebeeies.
I'm mostly OK with getting old, but thinking about no longer being able to manage our rural acreage, and what the alternative might look like, gives me the heebee jeebeeies.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
Morning crew just rolled in.
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Mass Yellowstone Hunt Kills 1,150 Bison
A months-long event, just outside the park, was intended to keep the animals from spreading a disease to livestock. But its scope and other removal measures affecting hundreds more have generated opposition.
BlackSmith
Uncivil
BlackSmith
Uncivil
They’re waiting on the wife to fill up their feeder.
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Elephant Seals Take Power Naps During Deep Ocean Dives
During the many months they spend at sea gorging on fish and squid, the massive mammals sleep only about two hours a day.
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Rats sniffing out land mines 
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Rat ambassadors show off abilities to help humans, wildlife
As an ambassador for rats, it’s never easy to win over the public. But Runa at the San Diego Zoo has been charged with teaching people the virtues of rats. The African giant pouched rat appears weekly in demonstrations at the zoo to show how her keen sense of smell can be used to find everything...
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Saw tree goose perched at the very top of the snag today. Never seen her do that before. Her mate(?) was on the ground harassing the horse, and the horse wasn't having any of his bullshit. She chased him off over the fence :^D
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@biggun , wondering what your take on this is.
www.nytimes.com
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Norway Kills Freya, a 1,300-Pound Walrus Who Delighted Onlookers
Officials said the walrus had become a threat to human safety because people ignored warnings and did not keep their distance from her in the water.
Freya, the Walrus Killed by Norwegian Officials, Is Immortalized as a Sculpture
The bronze sculpture depicts the walrus on her side and should remind onlookers about the importance of coexisting, the artist said.
Patrick A
Treehouser
I installed the pole less than a week ago. Chipmunk and mouse problem solved.
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Smart
Nutball
TreeHouser
I watched an owl hunt from a pole in my yard one night. I could barely see it, but it swooped down from the pole and pounced on a vole.
Patrick A
Treehouser
The pole is part of an enclosed vegetable garden. Using it as a perch became an unexpected bonus.
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How Deep-Diving Sharks Stay Warm Will Take Your Breath Away
To survive as they seek food in freezing parts of the ocean, hammerhead sharks use a trick that hasn’t been observed in other fish.
Yea, I quit listening to news a couple years ago, but I've been tentatively listening again. I think I'll have to quit again. The classical station is asking for money, so there isn't much on the radio I want to listen to currently.
