Yep. Shark Week starts tonight on the Discovery Channel. And if you think I’m going to miss it, you don’t know me too well :). So my contribution for Shark Week this year is this wonderful paper on the possible etymology of the English word “shark.” So is shark derived from a Mayan loan word? [...]
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For Shark Week
Posted in wildlife, tagged shark, Shark Week, xoc on July 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ruffed grouse retriever
Posted in birds, golden retriever, working dogs, working retrievers, tagged Field type golden retriever, performance bred golden retriever, red golden retriever, ruffed grouse, working golden retriever, working type golden retriever on July 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
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Dark phase raccoon
Posted in wildlife, tagged raccoon on July 31, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Not something normally seen.
Bulldog on ice
Posted in animal welfare, dog breeding, dog breeds, tagged bulldog, English bulldog, panting on July 30, 2011 | 8 Comments »
The above image is of a bulldog in Northeastern Ohio who is suffering from the recent series of heat waves. It is supposed to be a funny image. It’s cute, isn’t it? Well, I don’t think it’s so much cute as it is a tragedy. I live in a state adjacent to Ohio, where it [...]
2 million hits
Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
When I first started this blog exactly three years and three weeks ago today, I had no idea what sort of response it would receive. But I just checked my Stat Counter, and it turns out that this blog has cross the 2 million hit mark. 2 million? I thought I would have been lucky [...]
Finnish spitz (?) and capercaillie
Posted in birds, dog breeds, working dogs, tagged capercaillie, Finnish spitz on July 29, 2011 | 15 Comments »
Is this a Finnish spitz? Do they come in liver? If not, what kind of dog is this? It’s a hunting spitz or laika-type dog. One that is used to hunt capercaillie in Scandinavia.
Komondor!
Posted in dog breeds, tagged Komondor on July 29, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Impressive cords, eh?
Another ruffed grouse photo
Posted in birds, wildlife, tagged ruffed grouse on July 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The ruffed grouse in this part of the world– and throughout the Appalachians–tend to be red in color, but those in the Great Lakes states and New England tend to be gray.
Thunder chicken
Posted in birds, wildlife, tagged grouse, ruffed grouse on July 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Better known as the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). Other aliases include “partridge” or “paatridge” (as it is known in New England), and in some regions, it is called a pheasant. It is neither a partridge nor a pheasant. It’s a woodland grouse that is most closely related to the hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia) of Northern [...]
Boxer plays with seal
Posted in Absolute Piffle, dog breeds, wildlife, tagged boxer, harbor seal, harbour seal, white boxer on July 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The boxer was playing fetch with a tennis ball on a beach in Scotland, when a seal came swimming by. The boxer decided to investigate the seal: The seal decided to play. Boxer was severely vexed: (Source for images)
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