Category Archives: Mammals

The Dancing Horse Theatre

On Friday, May 14, a group from work visited The Dancing Horse Theatre in Delavan, Wisconsin. We sat at tables along the edge of a circular arena and saw 12 or so acts with different horses and trainers. The entire … Continue reading

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Camouflage

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Holla Bend

I’ve seen some really cool stuff at Holla Bend — Pileated Woodpeckers, Tundra Swans, a Merlin, Great Horned Owls, Bald and Golden Eagles, Roadrunners, enough hawks of various species to fill several trucks, and immense flocks of Snow Geese. And … Continue reading

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Animal #54 — Elk (Best Day Ever, Part Six)

cervus canadensis Saturday, December 26, 2009 — 4:18 pm Buffalo National River, Arkansas — Boxley Valley south of Ponca Elk are native to Arkansas, but the original population was wiped out long ago. They were restocked in the early 1980’s, … Continue reading

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What Would Roger Do? Part Two

I have a flaw in my character — I don’t have a killer instinct. I couldn’t bring myself to kill that mouse in cold blood. I carried the can into the woodlot behind our house. I gave the mouse a … Continue reading

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