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Owl TiVo
I guess I’ll start this with a promise to add pictures to my website soon, but camp life is keeping me plenty busy. I’m hoping to revamp the gallery layout a bit, but it seems like such a big undertaking … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, bear, bear attack, bike ride, camping, Daniel Ho, DVR, Eager, Eureka Assault 4, excuses, George Kahumoku Jr, halau, Java Blues, jets, lightning, Live Aloha, monsoon, nests, New Mexico, owls, PDA, rain, slack key guitar, tent, thunder, ukulele, video
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Combat Owl Photography
For winding down, it sure feels like we’re winding up. Less than one week of data collection to go and I’m still as busy as ever. The behavior outings have been exciting all summer, but even more so now since … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, camping, Eager, hiking, lightning, New Mexico, owls, photography, rain, Springerville, video
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Countdown
One month to go! End of season fever has been sweeping through camp. We’ve begun counting down the days until breakdown. The seasonal crew members are looking and interviewing for their next jobs. And I’m trying to figure out how … Continue reading
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Tagged Albuquerque, Arches National Park, Arizona, beer, Bloomfield, brewery, Bullfrog Marina, camping, Clarke, Colorado, Cortez, database, Eagar, Eddie McStiff's Brewery, Family, Four Corners, Fourth of July, Harry Potter, hiking, Kayenta, Lake Powell, lightning, Moab, Mokee Dugway, Monument Valley, New Mexico, owls, power outage, rain, tornado, vacation, wind, Worm Races, Ye Old Tavern
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Back to the Gila
Well, I made it up the mountain just fine, despite Mother Nature’s attempts to the contrary. I left San Diego the end of March and drove straight through Arizona (which was almost entirely a beautiful thunder and lightning and rain … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, Arizona, camping, jets, lightning, New Mexico, owls, rain, snow, Wilderness First Aid, wind, wolves
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And the Sun Goes Down…
The time has come! (the walrus said). We started packing up camp today. So much stuff!! Tomorrow the tents come tumbling down. A few people have already left camp. Understandable since when they were hired GMI told them that the … Continue reading
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Tagged campfire, camping, lightning, New Mexico, owls, packing, rain, Silver City
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Rain and Worms
Well, the monsoons have (finally) arrived. For about the past week we’ve been dumped on several times during the day and night. I’ll wake up to a bright, sunny, warm day and by afternoon, dark skies and distant rumbles have … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpine, Arizona, camping, lightning, New Mexico, owls, rain, Worm Races, Ye Olde Tavern
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New Stuff
Hello all! Well, so much has been going on since I last wrote. Aside from the regular work schtuff (data sheets, surveys, etc.) I’ve been learning all sorts of new things. We have a guy here, Andres, working on radar … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, camping, dogs, holiday, lightning, New Mexico, owls, pig roast, radar tower, rain, Randi Driscoll, video
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