Today’s Quote
Originally posted on Sandpiper Shores:
Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal. –Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–68) ?
Today’s Quote
Originally posted on Sandpiper Shores:
? ? Now see stern Winter nearer draw, Sol’s feeble rays refuse to thaw. What Winter’s frost congeal’d; And lo! the flaky snows appear, Proclaim the approach of Christmas near, And deck in white the field. –William Cole (c. 1824)
Bighorn Sheep
Bighorns inhabit a vast range, from the Rocky Mountains in Canada down to the deserts of the American Southwest. They are relatives of goats and have balance-aiding split hooves and rough hoof bottoms for natural grip. These attributes, along with keen vision, help them move easily about rocky, rugged mountain terrain. These pictures were taken with my iphone-xs
Western Tanager
The male Western Tanager has stunning breeding plumage. He feeds mainly on insects, bees, wasps,and grasshoppers. Formerly placed in the tanager family, it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family. A western counterpart to the Scarlet Tanager, this species occurs in summer farther north than any other tanager — far up into northwestern Canada. Western Tanagers nest in coniferous forests of the north and […]
