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This Rugose Stag Beetle is actually a tiny little fellow despite his rhinoceros like appearance. The odd face mask staring at you is one of a group of beetles called Fire Bugs. What do rock music and the insect world have in common? Superstars, that’s what. Here’s an easy question for you: What […] Anyone who visits this site is at least curious about wildlife or some aspect of it. I am utterly and unabashedly fascinated by it. But although the natural world is my consuming passion it is not the only driver of my soul. For as long as I can remember I have loved literature and writing […] Years ago I commanded an Army recruiting company in upstate New York. The job required a lot of “windshield time” as I drove from one recruiting station to another. I normally packed a lunch for these little journeys and always selected a convenient setting of natural beauty for my afternoon lunch break. One day I […] I have some GREAT neighbors living across the street from me! How great? Great enough to catch and bring a young mountain beaver over to my house so I could get some pictures. Now that’s what I call great neighbors. Thanks Mike and Lisa! (Actually it was Lisa who did all the work.) As […] Last Thursday, 16 July 2015, the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium announced the death of one of its most unique animals. “ET” was a walrus named after Stephen Spielberg’s famous movie character. Discovered as an orphaned calf in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska by oil workers in 1982 the “little” guy made his way to the zoo […] How do you feel about reintroducing grizzly bears to Washington? I’ll go for it. http://www.nwcn.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/06/15/north-cascades-reintroducing-grizzly-bears-debate/71252514/ HOOAH Jack First of all my apologies to those of you getting notified unnecessarily by spam comments. I’ve worked pretty hard to make this an informative and entertaining website. Unfortunately we have a bunch of knucklehead self promoters out there. And as for those of you who want to bombard me with your crap – you have […] /*===== general options =========*/ a { box-shadow: none !important; } .view *, .album_categories *, .album_back_button *, #album_disabled_layer { font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, Sylfaen !important; } #album_disabled_layer { display: none; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: transparent; z-index: 10; padding-top: 20px; color: #fff; } #album_list_container { position: relative; } /* ====================== album […] Lizards, of course, are something you expect to see. In this case a sagebrush lizard found, along with many of its cousins, hiding amidst the rocks in a beautiful place called Hulls Gulch outside of Boise. It’s a beautiful hiking area with wide vistas of great views. But it also revealed a pleasant […] /*===== general options =========*/ a { box-shadow: none !important; } .view *, .album_categories *, .album_back_button *, #album_disabled_layer { font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, Sylfaen !important; } #album_disabled_layer { display: none; position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; text-align: center; background-color: transparent; z-index: 10; padding-top: 20px; color: #fff; } #album_list_container { position: relative; } /* ====================== album […] |
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