Monday, June 30, 2008
Cougars, coyotes and bobcats, oh my...
http://wildedtx.blogspot.com/2008/05/cougars-coyotes-and-bobcats-come-to.html
Friday, June 27, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
a couple Casting Crowns songs
Here I Go Again
Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away
Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away
So maybe this time
I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearing at my words
What am I so afraid of?
Cause here I go again
Talkin 'bout the rain
And mulling over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him
That You love Him
But here I go again, here I go again
Lord, You love him so, You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe; he will never die
But how then will he know what he has never heard
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life
So maybe this time
I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearing at my words
What am I so afraid of?
Cause here I go again
Talkin 'bout the rain
And mulling over things that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him
That You love him
This might be my last chance to tell him
That You love him
You love him, You love him
What Am I so afraid
What am I so afraid
What am I so afraid of?
How then will he know
How then will he know
What he has never heard
Prayer for a friend
Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Complicated circumstances have clouded his view
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
I fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hear
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincere
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You
My best friend in the world, I know he means much more to You
I want so much to help him, but this is something he has to do
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You
'cause there's a way that seems so right to him
But You know where that leads
He's becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
My friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Prayer for a friend
Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Complicated circumstances have clouded his view
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
I fear that I won't have the words that he needs to hear
I pray for Your wisdom, oh God, and a heart that's sincere
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You
My best friend in the world, I know he means much more to You
I want so much to help him, but this is something he has to do
And Lord, I lift my friend up to You
'cause there's a way that seems so right to him
But You know where that leads
He's becoming a puppet of the world, too blind to see the strings
Lord, I lift my friend up to You
My friend up to You
Lord, I lift my friend to You, I've done all that I know to do
I lift my friend to You
Will we be sleeping?
While you were sleeping
Casting Crowns
United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we’re sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we’re lying in the dark
There’s a shout heard ‘cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night, in the night
America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping?
Will we be sleeping?
Casting Crowns
United States of America
Looks like another silent night
As we’re sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children
And while we’re lying in the dark
There’s a shout heard ‘cross the eastern sky
For the Bridegroom has returned
And has carried His bride away in the night, in the night
America, what will we miss while we are sleeping
Will Jesus come again
And leave us slumbering where we lay
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its King
Will we be sleeping?
Will we be sleeping?
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
Susanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't you look down upon me, Jesus
You've got to help me make a stand
You've just got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned towards the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
Well, there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things
to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh, I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you, baby, one more time again, now
Thought I'd see you one more time again
There's just a few things coming my way this time around, now
Thought I'd see you, thought I'd see you fire and rain, now
Nevada style coyote hunting?
http://skinnymoose.com/racktracker/2007/07/31/coyote-hunting-nevada-style/
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ospNRk2uM3U
I think Shakespeare put it best...
"Like a tale told by an idiot. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
A barrel shroud is not "the shoulder thing that goes up."
It is a magazine, not a clip.
It would not have kept "large capacity clips out of the hands of those who kill our law enforcement officers". It just keeps them out of the hands of law abiding citizens.
I think Shakespeare put it best...
"Like a tale told by an idiot. Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."
A barrel shroud is not "the shoulder thing that goes up."
It is a magazine, not a clip.
It would not have kept "large capacity clips out of the hands of those who kill our law enforcement officers". It just keeps them out of the hands of law abiding citizens.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Coyote calls... no one answers...
Dinner time!
Varmint Al MP3 sounds
Nodak Outdoors Homemade E-caller
Nodak Outdoors making your own E- caller
Predator Masters wireless remote speaker MP3 caller
Predator calling sequences
Types of coyote calls
Howlers of heritage
How to call coyotes
Calling coyotes
Thomas Neuberger On Coyotes: How To Call And When To Shoot
- Kayser, Mark. "5 dastardly, deadly, and downright dirty tactics for calling winter coyotes". Field & Stream.
- Clancy, Gary. "The coyote crying game". Outdoor Life. Dec 1994 v194 n6 p60(4).
- Gese, Eric M. and Robert L. Ruff. "Howling by coyotes (canis latrans): variation among social classes, seasons, and pack sizes". National Wildlife Research Center. 1997.
Varmint Al MP3 sounds
Nodak Outdoors Homemade E-caller
Nodak Outdoors making your own E- caller
Predator Masters wireless remote speaker MP3 caller
Predator calling sequences
Types of coyote calls
Howlers of heritage
How to call coyotes
Calling coyotes
Thomas Neuberger On Coyotes: How To Call And When To Shoot
- Kayser, Mark. "5 dastardly, deadly, and downright dirty tactics for calling winter coyotes". Field & Stream.
- Clancy, Gary. "The coyote crying game". Outdoor Life. Dec 1994 v194 n6 p60(4).
- Gese, Eric M. and Robert L. Ruff. "Howling by coyotes (canis latrans): variation among social classes, seasons, and pack sizes". National Wildlife Research Center. 1997.
General coyote
Shrub-Steppe Ecology Series Coyote info
The Coyote
Coyotes are like people
Overview of the canids
Behavior
C. lupus tail positions picture
Gross (really) anatomy of the wolf
Skeleton - Ostaeology of the wolf
Coyote Skeleton
The body of a dog
Dog to Dog communication
- Young, Stanley P. and Edward A. Goldman. "The wolves of North America". Dover Publications.
- Kays, Roland W. and Don E. Wilson. Mammals of North America. Princeton University Press. p.230, 164
- Fox, M. W. "The wild canids - their systemics, behavioral ecology and evolution". Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. 1975
- Gambaryan, P.P. How mammals run anatomical adaptations. Halsted Press. 1974. p207-208, 244
The Coyote
Coyotes are like people
Overview of the canids
Behavior
C. lupus tail positions picture
Gross (really) anatomy of the wolf
Skeleton - Ostaeology of the wolf
Coyote Skeleton
The body of a dog
Dog to Dog communication
- Young, Stanley P. and Edward A. Goldman. "The wolves of North America". Dover Publications.
- Kays, Roland W. and Don E. Wilson. Mammals of North America. Princeton University Press. p.230, 164
- Fox, M. W. "The wild canids - their systemics, behavioral ecology and evolution". Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. 1975
- Gambaryan, P.P. How mammals run anatomical adaptations. Halsted Press. 1974. p207-208, 244
Coyote reproduction and development
Reproduction and development
- does not mate for life, but may stay together for several years
- monestrous (breeds once per year)
- usually February
- 4 to 5 day period of estrus
- gestation is 58 to 65 days
- 5 to 7 pups
- birth in April or early May
-- blind, helpless
-- brownish-gray wooly fur
-- weigh 9 oz
-- gain 10.5 oz/week until weaning
- both car for young
-- male brings food for nursing female
- whelps
-- able to crawl when 2-3 days old
-- walk @ 8-10 days
-- eyes open by 2 weeks
-- venture outside 1 week later
-- parents provide partially digested food
-- weaning occurs @ 8-9 weeks
--- group abandons den
--- young taught to hunt
- family disbands in autumn
-- young disperse up to 120 miles from den
-- hunt alone from autumn to winter
-- may pair and breed (most wait until 2 years old)
- achieves adult weight around 9 months old
-- breed when a year old (2 years for wolves)
- close relatives of dogs - will mate with them
- better food supply = larger litter
Dens
- for rearing young
- brush covered slopes
- rocky ledges
- hollow logs
- may excavate own den or renovate abandoned woodchuch, fox or skunk den
- well concealed by brush
- have several entrances about 1' in diameter
- tunnels range from 5 to 30 feet and terminate at nest chamber
- nest chamber about 3 feet in diameter
- does not mate for life, but may stay together for several years
- monestrous (breeds once per year)
- usually February
- 4 to 5 day period of estrus
- gestation is 58 to 65 days
- 5 to 7 pups
- birth in April or early May
-- blind, helpless
-- brownish-gray wooly fur
-- weigh 9 oz
-- gain 10.5 oz/week until weaning
- both car for young
-- male brings food for nursing female
- whelps
-- able to crawl when 2-3 days old
-- walk @ 8-10 days
-- eyes open by 2 weeks
-- venture outside 1 week later
-- parents provide partially digested food
-- weaning occurs @ 8-9 weeks
--- group abandons den
--- young taught to hunt
- family disbands in autumn
-- young disperse up to 120 miles from den
-- hunt alone from autumn to winter
-- may pair and breed (most wait until 2 years old)
- achieves adult weight around 9 months old
-- breed when a year old (2 years for wolves)
- close relatives of dogs - will mate with them
- better food supply = larger litter
Dens
- for rearing young
- brush covered slopes
- rocky ledges
- hollow logs
- may excavate own den or renovate abandoned woodchuch, fox or skunk den
- well concealed by brush
- have several entrances about 1' in diameter
- tunnels range from 5 to 30 feet and terminate at nest chamber
- nest chamber about 3 feet in diameter
Coyote behavior
Behavior
- active throughout the year
- principally nocturnal - peak in early evening. May forage during daylight in summer
- hunt singly, in pairs, packs of 3 to 8
- travel single file - if pairs - along game trails and road cuts
- hunting alone - takes small mammals
- hunting in packs - may hunt deer of elk. Two or more may chase large animal 400m
- fastest canine - 40MPH
- leap 14 feet in the air
- holds tail between hind legs while running
- strong swimmer
- territorial
-- body postures
-- Facial expressions
-- scent marking
--- rocks, bushes, stumps, bases of trees. Defecates on small ridges and elevated sites along hunting trails. Scent gland on top of tail about 2" from base - rubs secretion on trees and bushes as individual recognition.
-- vocalizations
--- yip, yelp, howl, growl, bark, woof
--- Canine communications
- commonly rests in a concealed spot on brushy hillsides
- large carcass - will eat organs first and pick bones clean
- active throughout the year
- principally nocturnal - peak in early evening. May forage during daylight in summer
- hunt singly, in pairs, packs of 3 to 8
- travel single file - if pairs - along game trails and road cuts
- hunting alone - takes small mammals
- hunting in packs - may hunt deer of elk. Two or more may chase large animal 400m
- fastest canine - 40MPH
- leap 14 feet in the air
- holds tail between hind legs while running
- strong swimmer
- territorial
-- body postures
-- Facial expressions
-- scent marking
--- rocks, bushes, stumps, bases of trees. Defecates on small ridges and elevated sites along hunting trails. Scent gland on top of tail about 2" from base - rubs secretion on trees and bushes as individual recognition.
-- vocalizations
--- yip, yelp, howl, growl, bark, woof
--- Canine communications
- commonly rests in a concealed spot on brushy hillsides
- large carcass - will eat organs first and pick bones clean
Coyote mortality
Mortality causes
- humans, fleas, ticks, lice, chiggers, mange, tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, pinworms, heartworms, lungworms, flukes, spiny-headed worms, tularemia, canine distemper, rabies, Q fever, bubonic plague
- Canine pests and diseases
- 11 year old boy developed axillary bubonic plague and plague meningitis 3 days after skinning dead coyote near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yersinia pestis in spleen and marrow risk is minimal
- humans, fleas, ticks, lice, chiggers, mange, tapeworms, roundworms, hookworms, whipworms, pinworms, heartworms, lungworms, flukes, spiny-headed worms, tularemia, canine distemper, rabies, Q fever, bubonic plague
- Canine pests and diseases
- 11 year old boy developed axillary bubonic plague and plague meningitis 3 days after skinning dead coyote near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yersinia pestis in spleen and marrow risk is minimal
Coyote description
Description
- long, narrow pointed nose
- erect, pointed ears
- round pupils that shine greenish-gold at night
- both sexes colored alike
- adult males slightly larger
- largest reside in northeast
Fur
- gray to yellow-gray pelage
- middorsal band of long black-tipped guard hairs
- bushy black-tipped tail
- head grizzled gray w/ rusty or yellowish tint along neck and sides
- throat, belly, back of ears, top of nose, legs, feet vary from orangish red to cinnamon
- molting begins in late spring and is completed in summer. Pelage is prime between early December and February
- long, narrow pointed nose
- erect, pointed ears
- round pupils that shine greenish-gold at night
- both sexes colored alike
- adult males slightly larger
- largest reside in northeast
Fur
- gray to yellow-gray pelage
- middorsal band of long black-tipped guard hairs
- bushy black-tipped tail
- head grizzled gray w/ rusty or yellowish tint along neck and sides
- throat, belly, back of ears, top of nose, legs, feet vary from orangish red to cinnamon
- molting begins in late spring and is completed in summer. Pelage is prime between early December and February
General coyote information
Coyote (barking dog)
Canis latrans
- Aztec Indian word (coyotle)
ki-O-tee
Also called: Eastern coyote, brush wolf, little wolf, prarie wolf, American jackal
Subspecies
Pennsylvania: canis latrans latrans
Size
Length: 46"-54.6"
Tail: 12.7-15.8"
Weight: 25-50lbs
Population density: 1-2/mi(2)
Home range: 1976-19760 acres (5-10 square miles)
Longevity
6-8 years wild
18 years captivity
Canis latrans
- Aztec Indian word (coyotle)
ki-O-tee
Also called: Eastern coyote, brush wolf, little wolf, prarie wolf, American jackal
Subspecies
Pennsylvania: canis latrans latrans
Size
Length: 46"-54.6"
Tail: 12.7-15.8"
Weight: 25-50lbs
Population density: 1-2/mi(2)
Home range: 1976-19760 acres (5-10 square miles)
Longevity
6-8 years wild
18 years captivity
Monday, June 16, 2008
Playing God?
Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should.
http://fbmg.yuku.com/topic/743?page=-1
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1026340/Jurassic-Park-comes-true-scientists-brink-bringing-dinosaurs-life-thanks-discovery-DNA-relics-humble-chicken.html
On a side note: Hens teeth may not be quite so rare anymore...
http://fbmg.yuku.com/topic/743?page=-1
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1026340/Jurassic-Park-comes-true-scientists-brink-bringing-dinosaurs-life-thanks-discovery-DNA-relics-humble-chicken.html
On a side note: Hens teeth may not be quite so rare anymore...
Thursday, June 12, 2008
still up in picture
The water is still up and moving fast in this picture taken a couple days after the flood. It's usually even lower...
DSCF1216
This is the foot bridge a couple days later. The water is usually around 10-15 feet below it.
Foot Bridge June 5, 2008
I guess earlier, a snake had found shelter from the current on the hand railing. This picture was taken later in the day, after the water had gone down a little...
June 5 flood
This is a picture of the park in Nutter Fort, WV during the flood last week. What a difference a week makes.
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