This morning we have another batch of photos from reader Stephen Barnard in Idaho, and he snuck a d*g photo in with them! Feeling amiable, I’ll include it for the caninophiles:
Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens):
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon):
Yet another Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos):
Yet another Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis):
Twin goats [Capra aegagrus hircus] born yesterday, with my daughter, Hadley:
Deets [Canis lupus familiaris], aspiring to be an honorary cat, taking a break from killing voles.
And the rare Homo sapiens spotted among the wildlife. Congrats on the kid with your kid!
The woodpecker photo is especially artistic. Lovely.
Does Deets eat the voles?
He eats them. Since I’ve been cutting back on his food he seems especially keen for them.
Your never disappoint, Stephen. Lovely work. Thanks.
I think that D*G should be included in every batch of photos….
Are you high?
Dryobates not Picoides pubescens?! Damn it Science, make up your mind! I can’t keep learning binomials and then unlearning them to relearn a new one for the same genus/species! argh!
oh,but yeah, nice pics, no matter what you call the subjects…
All small birds are either a ‘little brown jobbie’, or they are ‘not a lbj’. Makes life a lot simpler.
Deets in the early spring. He has my vote for honorary cat. He is a champion of the heart.
The caption “Yet another red-tailed hawk..” tickles me, because in my nearly-weekly bird-photo email blast, I often make reference to my “obligatory red-tail hawk…”. They are so photogenic and ubiquitous.
Good job, Stephen! Does Deets have any canine companions out there? (And does he get to ride in the Cobra?)
Yes, I have another Border Collie, Bee. She’s 15 years old, one-eyed, nearly deaf, and frail, but she’s still the boss. And no, Deets doesn’t get to ride in the Cobra.
Note to Professor Ceiling Cat: The correct word for a d*g lover is cynophilist.
so, would a person who loves d*g postage stamps be a cynophilatelist?
Oooooo, baby goats;-)
Nice photos Stephen. Those goats are adorable…what do you do with them? Around here, I think people just let them roam around and eat the blackberry bushes or anything else that grows. I suspect you can also drink their milk, or make cheese or yogurt? Goat yogurt is the best, especially for making raita.
Deets sure is photogenic; most dogs are I suppose.
My daughter makes cheese. She’s trying to establish a small scale dairy, but there are a lot of hoops to jump through.
I hope she succeeds; sounds like a fun endeavor, though probably a lot of work! It’s difficult to produce food in the US for public consumption. Europe does a far better job incorporating their citizens’ culinary goods without all the hoops to jump through.
There is a dairy goat outfit somewhere around my area. I buy their cheeses at a farmers market. Unbelievably good. I hope your daughter perseveres.
She makes a killer chèvre.
Great pics as always. 🙂
I wish I had your life Stephen, it looks idyllic. Deets is a beautiful d*g. I recently acquired my first puppy since childhood and I am now a happy cynophilist. I would have got a border collie but they need to much exercise for my suburban lifestyle (and general laziness), so I got a Keeshond instead. He is a lovely companion, though the cats are not convinced.