Wesley R. Elsberry
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Joined: May 2002
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| Quote (Arctodus23 @ April 28 2013,08:50) | | Quote (Wesley R. Elsberry @ April 28 2013,08:29) | This is a view near dawn of the side yard, looking mostly to the west. Part of small pond on left, woodpecker nest tree slightly right of center.
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When I was in Florida, I actually saw a:
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I live a bit far north and in too close to town to expect to see one of those. I haven't kept up; back in 2010 there were a bit more than a hundred panthers, and that included the females imported from Texas to try to counter the various genetic problems that the small Florida population was showing, like "kinked tail".
Whenever I drove across Alligator Alley, I had to hope that I would not encounter one at high speed on the road. It would have been a bit tough to explain to my colleagues at work.
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"You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." - Dorothy Parker
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