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A Boon(e) for Stewardship: What America’s Oldest Conservation Club Taught Me About Caring for Nature

By: Molly Good, USFWS biologist

Photo: Theodore Roosevelt, founder of the Boone and Crockett Club

Working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), I have long held deep admiration of and appreciation for America’s conservation heroes, including John Muir, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, George Bird Grinnell, Gifford Pinchot, Aldo Leopold, and Rachel Carson, to name a few. Their lasting contributions continue to enhance our nation’s scientific understanding of ecosystems and natural processes, management and preservation of land and natural resources for future use, and recreational opportunities. These founding conservationists and their legacies have also motivated me to find ways to leave my own mark on the natural world. Over time, I have found that modern-day conservation heroes exist too, and that, depending on their values and goals, they can be powerful partners with our agency in affecting positive change for our nation’s wildlife and people. For me, The Boone and Crockett Club – the oldest conservation organization in America – exemplifies the power of positive change through its diverse and inspirational network of natural resource stewards.

Photo: Waterfowl hunting at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in Ridgefield, Washington; Photo credit: USFWS

 I was a bright-eyed, twenty-four year-old graduate student when my advisor introduced me, through his involvement, to the Boone and Crockett Club. I am ashamed to admit I knew nothing about the Club at the time, yet I couldn’t kick the theme song from Disney’s 1955 movie, “Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier!” from my head! I was impressed to learn that Theodore Roosevelt and George Bird Grinnell founded the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887 in response to declines in wildlife populations, especially in large animals or big game. At the time, founding Club members were particularly motivated to think creatively about how to balance human and wildlife needs while maintaining traditions and a fair chase ethic around resource consumption, especially as a wildlife management tool. Since the late 1880s, the Club and its membership—which has included military and political leaders, business leaders, outdoors sports enthusiasts, scientists, writers, and industrialists—have coordinated regularly, campaigned and raised money, pioneered policy initiatives, and initiated legislation to advance the following mission:

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Photo: The Boone and Crockett Club’s Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in Missoula, Montana

The USFWS and Boone and Crockett Club also align in their goal to increase access to hunting and angling opportunities for underrepresented groups and educate the public, especially youth, to promote shared use of natural resources and build stewardship of maintaining healthy ecosystems. In addition to supporting a Conservation Education Committee that meets regularly, the Boone and Crockett Club manages the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch, a working cattle ranch on the East Front of the Montana Rockies in Missoula, Montana. Approximately 2,500 students and educators participate in the Club’s Conservation Education Program, which includes classes, programs, and trainings hosted at the Ranch, each year.

 Photo: Students glassing terrain at the Ranch

 Boone and Crockett Club President, Tim Brady, reflects upon the importance of the Club’s Professional membership in supporting these conservation policy and educational initiatives, stating that “these accomplishments would not be possible were it not for the hard work and dedication of our Professional Members, most of whom are hunters themselves and either work in wildlife and habitat management for federal and state agencies, partner with the Club’s University Programs, or are affiliated with like-minded conservation organizations.” In my own life, I feel privileged to have had the experience tracking deer in the snow, watching a bird dog flush pheasants out of a field, and land a steelhead on an 8 wt fly rod from the river. The relationships I have built within the Club, however, have shaped my values about hunting and fishing, fair chase ethics, wildlife management, and conservation the most. My eager interest in supporting the Club’s activities, and my participation in the Club’s various committees and annual meetings, helped m secure a Professional Membership with the Club in 2019. I am honored to be part of this membership, which includes 172 wildlife professionals and enthusiasts from across the nation, and I feel more knowledgeable in my role as a biologist with the USFWS, and more capable of understanding the values held by the diverse human natural resource users we serve.

Photo: Hunting at the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation in Dundee, Illinois; Photo credit: Molly J. Good

 While recognizing that all of us use and appreciate the natural world in different ways, and that we all have our personal conservation heroes, I hope this story also inspires you to leave your own mark and enhance your own conservation stewardship—the sustainability of our natural resources and future of our recreational privileges depends on it!

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Photo: Roosevelt Elk at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge in the Willamette Valley, Oregon; Photo Credit: USFWS

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MM ANON ………an unwelcome intrusion ……… “ and it was all going so well” …… “ sweeping the the whole bloody house!! “…… fun and games ……… C&G play charades …… Def-Con 4……… “150 million expected ma’am”…… “ my little Pony”…… mini scrambler,🏍Wow!!…… “grouse for the grown-ups”…… “dial it back ma’am?”……” what happens in Sandringham, stays in Sandringham”…… “Charles, see to the RPOs”…… “ night before Christmas,and all round the house “………… Great Expectations

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an unwelcome intrusion …“ and it was all going so well” …“ sweeping the the whole bloody house!! “

This is EXTREMELY CONCERNING!! Through out the riddle security concerns! Has a bug  or some device been found? Has some video/audio/surveillance been found? Kids remember, the backers who planned these multi-pronged attacks  on our beloved royal family, play in the big leagues! The RPO’S will be sweeping the whole house, meaning in security terms, checking for bugs, listening devices, video etc etc etc be something has been found to raise the threat level! This is not housecleaning for dust bunnies sweeping!!

PP has been fairly well except for that bad chest cold he had a few weeks ago. They say this hospitalization was planned, however , it does change things when he was coming along. He also had recovered from the MVA earlier this year, no more driving though! Passenger yes, driver no.He did walk into hospital, so that was a positive sign. Definitely was not what the family wanted, nor him. No disrespect intended, but grumpy patients, nurses trade off, boy do l know that! Let’s 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 he is out of hospital for🙏🏻🙏🏻🎄🙏🏻🙏🏻🎄🙏🏻🙏🏻🎄🙏🏻🙏🏻.

 fun and games ……… C&G play charades 

Christmas/ the Holiday seasons brings a change in routine in all aspects. I know one of the Royal families fav games is playing charades. Seems George and Charlotte are learning it and having fun. I am certain besides seeing a movie, lots of playing and merry making! Love children at Christmas, so magical!

Def-Con 4……… “

This in America is one of the levels of security, which l think after 9/11 changes were made so security risks were changed to colours. This is also a movie or video game. I think the Cambridge children are too young, perhaps all the adult cousins on their snap-chat app, l think that’s what it’s called on their PMC’s, play video games. It’s hugely popular how many adults spend hours at this, professionally even, it’s a huge industry with famous actors doing the voices and bands doing the music. 

I wonder seriously, with HMTQ having given the go ahead to send the letters as we were told a few days ago by MM ANON, if this brought says higher security risk, hence added security and raising the actual  security level for the BRF🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻.

“150 million expected ma’am”

LG telling HMTQ the expected viewership that will watch her annual Christmas speech and l, and my sister most definitely will be!!

“ my little Pony”…… mini scrambler,🏍Wow!!

My little pony is back again! I wonder if the Cambridge children wrote letters to Santa asking for these treasures! Charlotte seems to have sort of moved a wee bit from the 🦄unicorn phase to live ponies, sniffle sniffle sneeze sneeze, bubby  by doze is stuffed up (translation, mummy my nose is stuffed up)🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣. I am sure she knows exactly which my little pony she wants and all the accessories too! Meanwhile over with George, he is jonesing  for a vroom vroom. The family photo shows a classic on their Christmas card. We know William, as most love their life sized motorized toys!! Louis will want in on the action this year. He is so cute!! This will be his first Christmas 🎄where he is independently mobile and oh my l bet he is a going/growing concern😁😁😁😁!

“grouse for the grown-ups”

Christmas dinner menu, traditional . However Boxing Day , the annual pheasant /grouse hunt.  Will be the toys /games played by the adults!!

“dial it back ma’am?”……” what happens in Sandringham, stays in Sandringham”

HMTQ is asking for little information to be released about PP . She is also seeking privacy about PA and Harry. They, l am 10 000% sure will be there but little/no public information on this. As far as madam goes, BOJO could announce at any moment a separation, annulment or divorce, hopefully before Christmas. This date in 1995, HMTQ announce she asked PC and Diana to divorce and end their marriage. The PM, at the time, John Major, made the announcement in Parliament!

So whoever attends Christmas at Sandringham,  it will be kept private. No intrusion on their first real family Christmas in two years sans madam horrific presence!

Was it not great, wonderful and marvellous love letter, of a sort, to see our Harry on the video as Santa talking to grieving children, he can absolutely understand the impact of it!

“Charles, see to the RPOs”

There is a lot of security outside King Edward VII hospital where PP has been admitted for a planned admission, hope for a few days only. I so hope he can be home for Christmas 🎄. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. In the photos, outside the host here are police officers and standing near the door are two well dressed gentlemen who l assume are RPO’S or perhaps MI5. HMTQ has asked PC to ensure security is well in hand.l truly believe this prolonged, multifaceted attack on the BRF has resulted in extra security! I for one, am very glad of it and thankful!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

“ night before Christmas,and all round the house “

Security, all around. I am getting that strongly MM ANON. The line actually says all through the house. So this is all round the house, outside!

 Great Expectations

Fantastic Dickens novel about a young orphan named Pip making his May in a dark and dangerous world. My mind went immediately to Archie, l know he is being well cared for, but that child, when he is older and learns of his parentage, the issues it shall bring him🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. 

I also believe dear MM ANON is referring to 2020 and the great expectations for the year as l wrote in the previous riddle. EXPECTATIONS =PREGNANCIES!! More than one royal baby is coming!!  You all know since a November 9/2019 l have been saying Catherine is pregnant, who else? As l said previously, Zara? Eugenie?? All three? It’s marvellous!

I think 2020 is a year for Harry to shine, l am most certain he has goals and life changes, MAJOR changes coming=annulment/divorce! As for madam, l see a very bleak 2020!

1355 hrs CST

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Fantastic job once again dear PG!  Thank you so much.  I should say, does seem like security is on high alert at this point in time.  Almost like the mention of changing the “treason laws” could be the reason.  Thank you, much appreciate you always being here for us, no matter whether well or not. 🙏🏻💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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By Kate, CC BY-SA 2.0 

Etymology: Wearing the Hair Long Behind

First Described By: Illiger, 1811

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Neoaves, Inopinaves, Opisthocomiformes, Opisthocomidae

Status: Extant, Least Concern

Time and Place: Within the last 10,000 years, in the Holocene of the Quaternary 

Hoatzin are known from the Amazon Basin

Physical Description: Hoatzin are weird birds, in terms of literally everything - proportion, physical traits, everything. They are the size of your typical pheasant, about 62 to 70 centimeters long, and are literally unmistakeable to spot. With small heads, long necks, and huge round bodies, they look almost like nonavian dinosaurs in terms of overall body shape. The small head features a tiny pointed beak, blue patches around a red eye, and a noticeable crest of orange to brown feathers all around the back of the head like a crown. The back of its neck is black and white spotted, with the throat a more beige-yellow color. This transitions to red feathers along the belly and rump. The back of the hoatzin is brown, while the wings are brown, red, and black and white striped like the back of the neck. The legs are stout and grey. The tail feathers are black with white tips. The females have shorter crests than males, but otherwise look the same - and the juveniles look similar to the adults. The babies are brown and fluffy, with very reduced wings and - often noticed - external wing claws, though these aren’t unique to the Hoatzin and are found on other living dinosaurs (birds). 

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By Francesco Veronesi, CC BY-SA 2.0 

Diet: The Hoatzin feeds primarily on leaves and fruit, including green leaves and buds. Fruit are the primary food for the Hoatzin during the dry season. It is an obligate herbivore.

Behavior: The Hoatzin feeds mainly in large social groups in the early morning and near dusk, and also during moonlit nights. It will balance itself on branches using the bump of its crop, and it climbs clumsily amongst the branches - they are even fairly tame, though they get stressed out by frequent human visits, but it’s easy to approach in the wild. It makes a variety of calls, including hisses, grunting, squawking, and croaking, usually made in conjunction with raising and lowering their wings. While mostly tame, they can get very defensive of their nests. They are very bad fliers, cannot swim, walk, or even hop - they move from branch to branch clumsily and never go back down to the ground. They make short migrations of up to 2 kilometers to find fresh food, but nothing more.  

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The Hoatzin makes its nests in the rainy season, depending on where it lives - so any time of the year, really, since the rainy season varies from place to place in its range. They form monogamous mated pairs, and enlist the help of up to six helpers - usually their former children - in preparing their nests and caring for the new young. These nests are placed in dense trees, usually over water surfaces, and are made out of unlined platforms of dry sticks. Usually the nests are placed all close together, with up to 250 nests placed along stretches of trees for up to 7 kilometers. Usually two eggs are laid which are incubated by the whole family. The chicks have dark brown, fluffy coats, and can escape predators by diving into the water and swimming away before climbing back into the trees. They leave the nest at two to three weeks old, and can’t fly for a little while longer - instead, they depend on the adults of their families for food for another three months. The more children there are from past breeding seasons, the less the mother works; the father works the same amount no matter what. They finally leave the family to breed on their own at two to three years of age. 

By Brian Ralphs, CC BY 2.0

Ecosystem: Hoatzin live in tropical wet forests, usually alongside rivers and lakes - where the wettest vegetation can be found, as they rarely drink, and instead get most of their water from their leaves and fruit. They are often found in mangrove habitats as well for those populations near the coast. They are forced out of these habitats when their homes dry out, but they avoid moving if they can help it.

By Cláudio Dias Timm, CC BY-SA 2.0 

Other: Despite being extremely noticeable birds, Hoatzin are not endangered - probably because no one wants to hunt them with all the stinkiness (and associated bad taste)! Still, ecotourism does stress out the birds and leads to lower survival rates of chicks, and they are heavily threatened by planned work in the Amazon basin - which is why we have to protect these habitats. Hoatzin are extremely unique birds - unlike any others, and in their own phylogenetic grouping. In fact, for the longest time we had no clue what they were closely related to. For now, it seems they’re just outside the group Telluraves - the group of most tree-dwelling birds such as birds of prey, trogons, kingfishers, woodpeckers, parrots, and passerines. But even that is up to debate, and more research is needed before we can be sure.

~ By Meig Dickson

Sources under the Cut 

Jobling, J. A. 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm Publishing, A&C Black Publishers Ltd, London.

Prum, R.O. et al. (2015) A comprehensive phylogeny of birds (Aves) using targeted next-generation DNA sequencing. Nature 526, 569–573.

Thomas, B.T., Kirwan, G.M. & Sharpe, C.J. (2019). Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

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Title: In the Wake of the Verdant Wind

Fandom: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Pairing: Raphael/Ignatz

Word Count: 1836

Warnings: None

Summary: Years after the war, Ignatz was as busy as ever, with a seemingly endless list of art commissions on top of helping his husband Raphael run the inn. Even so, they always did manage to set aside some time to just enjoy each other’s company, and reflect on just how wonderful their lives had turned out.

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“You think the inn will be okay with us gone?”

“Ah, c’mon Ig! You gotta relax! Maya will take care of things for us. Besides, we’ll only be gone for, like, a week or two at most.”

Ignatz turned to look up at Raphael’s smiling face, golden eyes shining with an overwhelming fondness. They had been married three years to the day, and still the sight never failed to make his heart race. They were off on a trip to visit Ignatz’s family that doubled as a mini vacation to celebrate their anniversary as well.

“Man, am I hungry! Can we stop and eat now?” Raphael asked, laughing as his stomach growled loudly when he slapped a hand to it.

“You’re always hungry, dear. But, I could use a break.” Ignatz said, giggling as Raphael let out an excited whoop, grabbed Ignatz’s hand, and entwined their fingers together.

“Yes! This is why I love you, Ignatz!” Raphael gushed, and Ignatz felt his face heat up as they turned away from the road and climbed up a small hill, with a large tree on the peak that would be a perfect place for a picnic.

“I hope that’s not the only reason you love me.” Ignatz teased, and the absolutely distressed look that crossed Raphael’s face made Ignatz snort with amusement.

“No way!” Raphael said, dropping the pack that he carried so that he could wrap his arms around Ignatz and pull him into a bear hug. “I love everything about you! Your passion for art! Your pretty eyes, and really nice hair. I love your cute glasses and your smarts and your hugs and your-”

“Okay, okay! I get it!” Ignatz said, his voice muffled due to his face currently being squashed against his husband’s broad chest. “I was just joking, Raph.”

“Oh, uh, right.” Raphael said, a light blush appearing on his face as he released his hold on Ignatz and rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly. “I knew that.”

Ignatz laughed as he and Raphael busied themselves with setting up a fire and cooking their simple meal of pheasant meat and eggs, and Raphael showered Ignatz with compliments on his improving hunting skills as they ate.

“You’ve really gotten better with a bow lately, Ignatz! I’m glad, ‘cause it means that I still get to eat fresh meat even when we’re on the road!” Raphael said as he happily shoved more food into his mouth. Ignatz sighed and rolled his eyes as bits of meat got caught in Raphael’s beard. Some things would never change, it seemed.

“Raph, dear, you’re getting food all over your face.” Ignatz said, chuckling as he leaned over to wipe Raphael’s beard clean. The larger man blushed as his smaller husband doted on him, and when Ignatz was done and tried to pull away, Raphael instead pulled him onto his lap.

“Thanks, Ig.” Raphael said, his honey colored eyes locking onto Ignatz’s emerald green ones as his arms wrapped fully around the love of his life, and he gently caressed Ignatz’s cheek with the back of his hand.

“Ah, y-your welcome.” Ignatz barely managed to squeak out in his flustered state. He recovered quickly though, and he was amazed that Raphael could still turn him into a stuttering mess after all this time. Ignatz giggled and reached up to cup Raphael’s face, his fingers setting in the soft hair of his beard. The content sigh that passed between Raphael’s lips was cut short when Ignatz kissed him, his hands moving to the wild hair at the back of Raphael’s neck as he deepened the kiss.

The feeling of Raphael smiling against his lips made Ignatz’s heart swell with delight. He never dreamed that he could be this happy, living the life that he always wanted. He was making a living doing a job that he loved, living in a modest yet comfortable environment, and every morning he woke up in the arms of the man that he loved the most. Something was definitely going right with his life when his reality was so, so much better than his dreams.

Ignatz tilted his head, his nose brushing against Raphael’s beard. He giggled as the hairs tickled him, and Raphael pulled away, eyebrows knitted with confusion. Ignatz laughed at how silly he looked, and he cupped Raphael’s face and ran his thumbs over his cheeks.

“Sorry, Raph. Your beard was tickling me. Again.” Ignatz said. Raphael smiled as he rest his forehead against Ignatz’s and let his hands slip around his waist.

“Oops! I guess that means that it’s overdue for some trimming.” Raphael said, a toothy grin crossing his face as he placed a light kiss on Ignatz’s nose.

“Hah, probably. You look even more like a sheep now that you’re beard is fully grown out.”

“You think so?”

“Indeed.” Ignatz nodded, and he pulled away as he ran a hand through Raphael’s hair. “I remember when I first likened you to a sheep. You didn’t really like it.”

“Yeah, I know.” Raphael said, reaching up to cup Ignatz’s cheek, and the movement knocked Ignatz’s glasses slightly askew. “I really like it now, ‘cause your eyes always light up when you say it, and the biggest smile always crosses your face.”

“O-Oh…” Ignatz said, averting his gaze bashfully as his face flushed a bright red.

“You know, I really lucked out, Ignatz.” Raphael said, his voice only a bit louder than a whisper and a tender look in his eyes, “Three years ago I married the cutest, most amazing man that I’d ever met, and we still have a whole lifetime ahead of us! I’m so happy, I think my heart might just burst from my chest or something!” Ignatz was stunned into silence by the sincere words, but he recovered quickly. A bright smile crossed his face as Ignatz wrapped his arms around his husband, his head resting on Raphael’s broad chest.

“I feel the same, Raph. I love you.”

“I love you too, Ig!” Raphael eagerly hugged Ignatz back, but then he suddenly gasped and pulled away, “Oh yeah! I almost forgot!” He turned to rummaged in his travel pack, while Ignatz watched with a curious eyebrow raised.

“Ah, here we go!” Raphael said as he pulled out a small box that was wrapped haphazardly in paper. “Happy Anniversary! I was too excited to wait until we got back home to give you your present, so I brought it with me!”

“You didn’t need to get me anything.” Ignatz said as he smiled and took the box. He chuckled at the giddy look on Raphael’s face as he watched Ignatz tear the paper away with wide eyes, and Ignatz could practically feel him shaking with excitement.

“Well, do you like it?” Raphael asked, waiting with baited breath as Ignatz examined the gift. It was a small carving made out of wood, roughly the size of his hand. It was him and Raphael, holding hands and looking into each others eyes. The carving was a bit rough around the edges and the anatomy was a little wonky, but Ignatz hardly cared as his eyes welled up with tears.

“Oh Raphael, I love it.” Ignatz said, removing his glasses so that he could wipe away his tears of joy.

“Oh, really? Alright!” Raphael said, letting out a triumphant whoop that made Ignatz burst out laughing, “I was really having trouble figuring out what to get you, but Maya thought that I could be good at wood carving, so I thought I’d try it out.”

“It really is an amazing first try. I’m impressed.” Ignatz said as he put his glasses back on.

“Er, well,” Raphael said, averting his gaze as a dusting of pink appeared on his cheeks, “This one is actually the...seventh try. I kept on breaking the wood in half so I had to keep starting over.” Ignatz laughed and shook his head.

“Is that so? Well, I’m honored that you would put so much work into a gift for me. I’ll treasure it, love.” Ignatz said. He then reached over to his own pack and pulled out a neatly wrapped package. “I got you something too.”

“Really?!?” Raphael exclaimed, his booming voice causing Ignatz to wince slightly. Raphael took the gift and ripped open the wrapping paper, and his face scrunched up in confusion as he held up a book.

“Hmm, a book?” Raphael said, tilting his head curiously as he scanned the cover. Ignatz smiled, and couldn’t help but think that his husband looked adorable.

“Yeah, it’s a cookbook.” Ignatz said, “I know you’ve been working hard to run the inn, so hard that you’ve been trying to learn how to cook. I thought this would be a good book to help you get a good start. Plus, this one focuses mostly on meat dishes.” Raphael was silent for a moment, and Ignatz was startled when his husband suddenly started sobbing uncontrollably. He pulled Ignatz into a bear hug, arms locking around the smaller man in a tight embrace.

“Ig! I love it!” Raphael said between his blubbering, and Ignatz struggled to wriggle free from the death grip he was in as he struggled to breath.

“Raph...can’t...breath…” Ignatz managed to choke out, and Raphael quickly let go of him, allowing Ignatz to cough and take a few deep breaths.

“Ah, sorry…” Raphael said, sniffing as he rubbed his face and composed himself. “I’m just...so happy, Ignatz. You really are the best husband ever!”

“I don’t know, I think you’ve already claimed that title.” Ignatz teased, and Raphael’s chest rumbled as a hearty chuckle escaped him.

“Aw, Ig. You’re too cute sometimes, you know? Actually, forget that! You’re too cute all the time!”

“That’s so cheesy…”

Laughter filled the air as the loving pair cleaned up their lunch and packed away their gifts. Ignatz frowned, not really wanting this perfect day to end with them back on the road quite yet. When Raphael moved to sling his pack over his shoulder, Ignatz placed a hand on his arm, stopping him.

“Hey, Raph?” Ignatz said, and Raphael gave him a quizzical look. “Would you mind it if we just stayed here for the day and moved on in the morning? I’m...not quite ready to leave this relaxing place.”

“Oh yeah! I’m totally okay with that!” Raphael said, nodding enthusiastically as he took Ignatz’s hands, fingers gently brushing over the wedding ring on his left hand. “If I had any say in it, I’d spend all of my time just relaxing with you in my arms!”

“I’d definitely do the same.” Ignatz said, smiling as he looked up into Raphael’s eyes. With that decided, Raphael pulled Ignatz into an intimate embrace as their lips met in a tender kiss. The light wind that blew across the verdant meadow around them cooled their flames of passion, but could never blow strong enough to extinguish the unwavering, unconditional love that they held for each other.

#ferarepairweek #fire emblem three houses #raphael kirsten #ignatz victor #igraph #raphael/ignatz #fanfiction #jade writes fanfiction

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Events

The purpose of preparing a travel itinerary is basically to maximize one’s trip in a given period of time. In other words, it is one way to visit all interesting places and attend pre-scheduled activities as much as possible. In case of Prior Lake, MN area, the upcoming activities are truly exciting. This coming December 15, 2019, there will be a Breakfast with Santa event at Charlie's On Prior, 3950 Green Heights Trail SW Prior Lake, MN, United States. On Monday, January 13, 2019, the Physics Force 2020 Northrop Shows will also take place at Northrop, Minneapolis, MN area. The event is free.

Get outdoors, hunt some pheasants

Late season conditions are shaping up favorably for pheasant hunters this December. “As the season has progressed, we’re getting more reports of hunters seeing and harvesting birds,” said Tim Lyons, upland game research scientist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Read more here.

Nowadays, a lot of hunters are excited to go outdoors. Basically, the late season conditions are shaping up favorably for pheasant hunters this December. On December 1, 2019, the daily bag limit was increased to three roosters, with a possession limit of nine roosters. With that, Tim Lyons who is the upland game research scientist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources mentioned that they have gotten more reports of hunters seeing and harvesting birds as the season has progressed. Since hunters are only allowed to hunt roosters, it was hard for them to hunt pheasants earlier in the season due to difficulty in identifying if it is a rooster or a hen.

Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN

Many backpackers and seasoned travelers love to drop by at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN. Even the locals visit the place for fun and excitement. What are the things that you should know about the place? It has amazing centre that was built in 2018. The purpose of the Mystic Lake Center is a 70,000-square-foot meeting and event space that accommodates groups of all sizes for a range of meetings and events, from business meetings to holiday parties to conferences and expos to weddings. It is also a nine-story, 180-room hotel tower with three large ballrooms with flexible layouts and numerous smaller meeting rooms and an executive conference room. Lastly, it has plenty of natural light and stunning golf course views.

The founder of Architectural Landscape Design Company is Laura Westrude. In the company’s website, her recent interview was posted. In that way, the people will know her better and the amazing plans that she has created for the well-known landscaping company. Basically, she started as a graphic design student. Later on, she decided to have a career path that has something to do with outdoor lifestyle. Instead of being a graphic designer, she chose to be a landscape designer after realizing the beautiful gardens that his Dad created in their home. She has always liked to be creative in an outdoor setting so the idea of building the company started later on. With that, it wouldn’t be hard for Laura to provide the needs of their clients in terms of landscaping design and installation. Lastly, she has also studied related courses to make their work easier and proper so it’s a plus for the company.

Link to Map

Mystic Lake Blvd NW Prior Lake, MN, USA

Head south on Mystic Lake Blvd NW toward Park Pl NW 31 s (0.2 mi)

Continue on 154th St W. Take Eagle Creek Ave NE to Brookwood Rd in Credit River Township 15 min (8.6 mi)

Turn left onto Brookwood Rd Destination will be on the right 24 s (0.1 mi)

Architectural Landscape Design 19151 Brookwood Rd, Prior Lake, MN 55372, United States

#Landscape Design #outdoor kitchens #outdoor living rooms

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GREAT NEWS FOR HUNTERS!New and Expanded 2019 Campaign For Hunting Seasons

The special season for squirrels and rabbits for junior license holders also started yesterday. Junior hunters also get a head start for ring-necked pheasants starting Oct. 12.

The junior seasons for all three species run through Oct. 19.

For the rest of us, the regular season for the small-game species squirrels, rabbits and ruffed grouse opens Oct. 19 with pheasant season starting on Oct. 26. The small-game season reopens again from Dec. 16 through Dec. 24 and again from Dec. 26-Feb. 29 for squirrels, rabbits and pheasants.

Bear hunting will see the biggest expansion for 2019 as the number of statewide bear-hunting days will double. “It’s the largest suite of bear-season changes ever approved in a single year,” said Mark Ternent, Game Commission bear biologist. “In most of the state, we’re going from 14 or 16 days of bear hunting to 32, from three Saturdays to seven, and we will start hunting bears almost two weeks earlier.”

The general bear season remains at four days from Nov. 23 to 27. It is followed is followed by and extended season that runs the entire first week of the regular deer season, Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, in twelve Wildlife Management Units. A new statewide bear muzzleloader season begins Oct. 19 and ends Oct. 26.

An early firearms bear season for junior and senior hunters, hunters who are on active military duty, and certain disabled persons runs from Oct. 24 to 26. Those seasons are followed by a two-week archery season from Oct. 28 to Nov. 9.

A one week antlerless-only muzzleloader deer season runs statewide from Oct.19 to 26. This week also includes a special three-day firearms season for junior and senior hunters, mentored youth, hunters who are on active military duty and certain disabled persons Oct. 24 to 26.

With all these extra and special seasons, why can’t we have a real muzzleloader deer season in Pa.? Most other states have real muzzleloader opportunities, yet we have a week of doe-only and another couple weeks of an irrelevant flintlock season in the dead of winter.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the opening day of the regular deer season opens on Saturday instead of the long-standing Monday after Thanksgiving.

#deerhunting #deer #deerhunt #deerhunter #deerhunters #hunters #hunter #hunter x hunter #huntingseason #hunterseason #deerseason #ilovehunting #ilovehunter #ilovehunters #hunt #greatnews #happynews #happyhunter #happyhunters #great news #2019news #huntnews #huntingnews #hunternews #huntblog #huntingseasons #2019 #hunter x #hunting #hunterslife

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21/04/19-St. Catherine’s Hill on Easter Sunday 

After a big meal with the family today we wanted to come somewhere to let the dogs cool off and a nice one to walk off all the food. It was very hot and really sunny as it has been all Easter so far. I hope you all have had a great one. I took the first picture in this photoset of the river Itchen beside the hill there and second and third of reflections into it. The fourth to sixth pictures in this photoset are landscapes I took on the hill which looked absolutely stunning and green. One is also a view over my work city Winchester which is where it overlooks. 

Along the river and on the hill we saw so many butterflies. Its been the Easter weekend of butterflies really for me with eight, seven and today again seven seen. Along the river I saw female and male Orange Tips, I am surely having my greatest ever spring for this one of my 11 favourite butterflies with the amount I have seen and how well for some of them. 

When on the hill we spotted our first Dingy Skipper of the year as shown in the seventh picture in this photoset. This was one that felt brilliant and crucial to see but for a bittersweet reason really. This is because if as the forecast suggests the weather gets cooler and wetter this week I am happy that I snuck this one in whilst so hot and before that as its not one to worry about afterwards with butterflies having time limits of when they’re out. But obviously I worry for the individual insect I looked down at that its emerged now and the weather could change, but this is the right time for it to be out so its all part of it I suppose. 

Although I didn’t see one last year and I’m gonna be saying this a lot due to the slower start to 2018 with the cold start to the year until 20th May at Martin Down. This is my 13th species of butterfly seen in 2019 and I don’t look at what I had on this day in previous years for butterflies as much as I do birds but this is ahead of where both the last two years were on this date. I have got five butterfly year ticks in four days as my year has boomed with all the common ones seen that are out at the moment and dipping into the rarer ones now. Soon after it was fascinating to as we got to the bit overlooking the M3 see a Buzzard hunting over it and on a verge. I also took the eighth picture in this photoset of one of a few Brimstones seen today. With it this hot the day I saw my first this year as my first butterfly of 2019 though sunny in February seems so long ago. 

As we walked back down through the reserve I said to my Mum with me needing it and this habitat being good for it it would be the icing on the cake if we saw a Yellowhammer. We then discussed how we thought we may struggle to see this bird this year. We were looking at a Mistle Thrush on the hill and some anthill mounds when I saw something yellow dart behind it. Luckily it then proceeded to come on top of the mound and come over it and I could see it was the Yellowhammer in the record shot in the ninth picture in this photoset. This bird now on my B list of favourite birds was another fantastic one to see this weekend. It completed seeing in 2019 my what I see as a key spring quartet this year now of Linnet, Skylark, Wheatear and Yellowhammer. 

This took my year list to 147 which means it will end Easter Weekend at least level with what my 2018 year list was on as it reached this figure a year ago tomorrow. Its often when I come to St. Catherine’s Hill that one big bird species and year tick and the same with a butterfly stands out and I certainly had this today. As we looped back round along the river I took the tenth picture in this photoset of a Holly Blue. 

Wildlife Sightings Summary: My first Yellowhammer and Dingy Skipper of the year, one of my favourite birds the Buzzard, one of my favourite butterflies the Orange Tip, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Pheasant, Herring Gull, Moorhen, Mallard, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Goldfinch, Linnet, Speckled Wood, Brimstone, Peacock, Green-veined White and Holly Blue. 

#st catherines hill #easter #easter sunday #river itchen #shawford #winchester #hampshire #week #butterfl #butterfly #butterflies #birds #birdwatching #england #uk #earth #nature #world #beautiful #green #yellow #blue #reflections #sunny #day

[newsiness]

For years, Democratic presidential candidates have been skittish about taking positions that were considered too liberal, for fear of scaring off moderates and independent voters. That caution seems to be gone, along with soul-searching about making explicit appeals to conservative voters.

It has been replaced by confidence — whether real or mistaken — that a more liberal and populist Democratic Party can form a majority out of voters who either support the sweeping changes candidates have proposed or will vote for anyone other than President Trump.

It’s not just Democratic candidates who have undergone a political transformation — the party’s voters have also shifted to the left on many issues in recent years and have become much more partisan. Nine in 10 Democrats supported stricter laws covering the sale of firearms in a 2018 Gallup poll, up from about 2 in 3 a decade earlier. Forty percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents support increasing legal immigration, according to Pew Research Center data, up from 20 percent in 2006. And support for same-sex marriage has increased among Democrats and Republicans.

A Pew Research poll in early 2018 found that 46 percent of Democrats identified themselves as liberal, up from 28 percent a decade earlier. The percentages calling themselves moderate or conservative each slumped by high single digits.

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The party’s swift shift has left vulnerable several Democratic candidates or likely ones who have voting records and previous stances that are out-of-line with current Democratic thinking. Those who defend their earlier stances risk seeming stuck in time to party that’s quickly transforming, while those who have changed their positions risk being labeled as flip-floppers and opportunists.

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Tim Winter, the chairman of the Boone County Democratic Party, who introduced Gillibrand at a Saturday morning gathering, said that his own views on gun control have evolved over the years: As a young man who loved pheasant hunting with his friends, he didn’t think any gun laws were needed. Now, as the father of two young children, he thinks lawmakers need to draw lines, especially when it comes to assault-style weapons.“You progress,” he said. “We always call ourselves progressives because you can kind of change your mind about some things if you want to learn more about what actually works.”Teresa Wolff, a longtime Democratic organizer in the Sioux City area, said her two grown daughters are often “enlightening me on things I have held firm on.” Even though Wolff has long considered herself a feminist, she said her daughters will sometimes reprimand her for hesitating to speak out or privately saying that a female candidate “needs to wait, learn her place” before running for office.

By David Weigel and Jenna Johnson

January 22, 2019 

#democrats #us politics #democratic party #liberal #progressive #the washington post

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Iris Publishers - Current Trends in Clinical & Medical Sciences (CTCMS)

Plasma Biochemical Parameters of The Blood of Captive Adult Male and Female Black-Necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), Gray Partridge (Perdix perdix) and Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar) in Bulgaria

Authored by Slavko Naskov Nikolov

Introduction

The Black-necked pheasants or Southern Caucasus pheasants (Phasianus col. colchicus), Gray partridge (Perdix perdix) and Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) are birds from the order Galliformes, family Phasianidae and native to Europe and Asia. They have been widely introduced as game birds and are one of the world’s most hunted birds [1-2]. Over the last few years, industrial pheasant farms have been developed as a new agricultural activity for commercial production of meat in Europe, and the number of the pheasant population reared each year has increased exponentially [3-4]. Although it is well known that plasma biochemistry is important for medical diagnosis of disease in several bird species, limited information is available for pheasants, partridges [5-6] and chukars [7]. There are studies have reported the values of biochemical parameters in pheasants [8-9], and the knowledge of plasma chemistry parameters in pheasants, partridges and chukars still remains incomplete [10]. Therefore, accurate and useful biochemical analyses are needed. In general, blood examination is performed for several reasons as a screening procedure to assess general health [11]. Because the clinical signs of illness in birds are frequently subtle, clinical chemistry is necessary to evaluate cellular damage [12].

Materials and methods

Game birds were allocated in breeding aviaries. The birds were fed a proprietary pellet formulated for pheasants (HL-TopMix OOD Company, Bulgaria) ad libitum and had access to fresh water at all times. The adult animals were 52-54-week-old оn the reproduction season: Black-necked pheasants allocated in families with one male and seven females; Gray partridges in pair; Chukars in families with one male and four females. All the birds were vaccinated against Newcastle disease virus 4 months before blood sampling and were free from any endoparasites or ectoparasites. Blood samples were collected from the ulnar wing vein (vena cutanea ulnaris superficialis) from 36 adult birds: pheasants (6 male and 6 female), Gray partridges (6 male and 6 female) and Chukars (6 male and 6 female). The birds were selected randomly from breeding aviaries. Approximately 0.5-1.0 ml of whole blood was obtained from each bird and immediately placed into blood collection tubes that contained heparin. Samples were processed within 1-3 hours after collection. The plasma biochemical parameters: Total protein, Albumin, Glucose and Total bilirubin were measured using a standard automatic biochemical analyzer (BS-120, Mindray, China). We were got Permission to use animals in experiments №280 aviary-bred wild birds issued by Bulgarian food safety agency. The data were processed with IBM SPSS Statistics (SPSS-Inc., 2019, SPSS Reference Guide 26 SPSS, Chicago, USA) using descriptive statistics with frequency distribution tables. Males and females were analyzed separately as sex may affect the parameters studied. All values were expressed as mean ± standard error, and P≤0.05 was determined as statistically significant.

Results

The mean values of selected plasma biochemical parameters for adult male and female Black-necked pheasants were determined (Table 1). The overall biochemical blood values including Total protein, Albumin, Glucose, and Total bilirubin values were 47.89±1.87, 22.47±0.71, 23.97±1.43 and 4.55±0.25, respectively. All these parameters between adult male and female Black-necked pheasants were no significant (p>0.05).

The mean values of selected plasma biochemical parameters for adult male and female Gray partridges were determined (Table 2). Significant differences in plasma Glucose and Total bilirubin were found among both males and females’ values were 20.04±0.78 and 10.99±1.52, respectively. The other blood parameters Total protein, Albumin showed no significant differences between the male and female adult Gray partridges’ values were 53.72±1.55 and 21.66±0.78, respectively.

Discussion

The mean values of selected plasma biochemical parameters Total protein, Albumin, Glucose, and Total bilirubin for adult male and female Black-necked pheasants were compared/similar to Common pheasants [9-10] and Ring-necked pheasants [12-13]: The results for Total protein (g/l) 49.20±6.800 in Common pheasants [10], significantly approach our values 47.89±1.87 in Black-necked pheasants. The Total protein was found in males 37.50±2.0 and in females 43.00±6.2 [12], similar to males 46.3±0.5 females 36.9±0.7 [13] with Ring-necked pheasants were of lower values, from our results for male 46.47±2.71 and female 49.32±2.68 Black-necked pheasants. Most likely this was due to the fact that our pheasants were studied during the breeding season, unlike other authors. The data in laying Common pheasant hens for the values of Total protein 38.6±1.39 and 41.5±1.55 [9] were close to our Black-necked pheasant hens.

Albumin levels (g/l) in male 28.1±0.4 and female 22.6±0.5 Ring-necked pheasants [13] were elevated in male pheasants compared to our data in male 23.42±1.15 Black-necked pheasants. However, in laying Common pheasant hens were 20.4±0.79 at the initial period and 22.8±1.07 at the end of laying (Hrabcakova et al. 2014), were relatively close to the values obtained by us for females 21.51±0.72 Black-necked pheasants.

Glucose (mmol/l) data were similar 20.08±1.87 in Common pheasants [10] to our results 22.47±0.71 in Black-necked pheasants. The results of Glucose in males 12.9±2.17 and females 12.6±1.96 [12]; and male 12.043±58 and female 11.15±61 [13] Ring-necked pheasants were twice lower than our results obtained male 21.03±1.53 and female 26.91±1.77 Black-necked pheasants, which may be due to the fact that the birds were out of the reproductive season. [9] established Glucose levels in Common pheasant hens in the initial laying period of 20.4±0.26 and at its end 20.8±0.33, which was close to our data of 26.91±1.77 in Blacknecked pheasant hens. Nazifi et al. 2011 found higher values of Total bilirubin (μmol/l) in males 8.03±1.02 and significantly higher values in females 15.73±0.34 mature Ring-necked pheasants, in contrast to our data in males 5.15±0.29 and females 3.94±0.19 mature Black-necked pheasants. The difference may be due to the fact that his research received in the off-breeding season for birds.

The mean values of selected plasma biochemical parameters: Total protein and Glucose for adult male and female Gray partridges; Albumin and Total bilirubin together with Chukar partridges were compared to Gray partridges [6,10], Chukars [7] and Ring-necked pheasants [12]: Total protein (g/l) in Gray partridges 38.62±7.99 was much lower than our studies 53.72±1.55, the same trend was observed by sex male 36.52± 5.36 and female 40.76±9.59 [6], respectively our values for Total protein at male 55.82±1.79 and female 51.63±2.37 Gray partridges. While the results for Total protein 45.60±7.086 at Gray partridges [10] were closer to our values.

Albumin values (g/l) in males 23.9±0.221 and females 24.8±0.095 Chukar partridges (Farooq et al. 2019) differ slightly from our data in males 22.62±1.23 and females 20.7±0.88 Gray partridges, but are significantly close to our data male 23.23±0.77 and female 21.40±0.59 Chukar partridges, the difference was most likely determined by latitude and diet. Plasma levels of Glucose (mmol/l) 18.90±2.60 in Gray partridges [6] were quite close to the levels measured by us 20.04±0.78 in the same species, respectively male 18.78±0.61 and female 21.29±1.28 Gray partridges. They were even closer to our Glucose values of 19,260±2,000 in Gray partridges [10].

Our data on Total bilirubin values (μmol/l) at male 12.71±2.42 and female 9.28±1.77 Gray partridges were higher than those at male 7.77±0.29 and female 7.57±0.60 Chukar partridges, data compared to male 8.03 ± 1.02 and female 15.73±0.34 Ring-necked pheasants [12], showed that male pheasants had a closer value of Total bilirubin than those of Chukars, and data of female pheasants with Gray partridges.

The mean values of selected plasma biochemical parameters Total protein and Glucose for adult male and female Chukar partridges were compared to the same species of bird [7,10], Gray partridges [6,10] and Red-legged partridges [5]: The data for Total protein (g/l) 45.70±4.62 for Chukar partridges [10] were lower than our values of 60.66±3.23 for the same species. Total protein values at 80.5±0.372 male and 102.8±2.19 female Chukar partridges (Farooq et al. 2019) were significantly higher than our data at male 56.60±5.92 and female 64.72±2.08 Chukars, which may be due to the difference in latitude (between Pakistan and Bulgaria) or using a different anticoagulant (EDTA or Heparin). While the data in males 38.0±0.5 and females 51.0±0.9 Red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) [5] were closer to our data, in particular to female Chukars.

Plasma levels of Glucose (mmol/l) 20,040±1,702 in Chukar partridges [7] and 22.64±61.26 Red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) [5] were slightly higher than our 19.27±0.64 in Chukar partridges, this deviation may be due to the time of counting the blood samples, the type of anticoagulant and the preliminary consumption of food by game birds.

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Pheasants Revolt

Britain Has an Enormous Number of Pheasants

Whether this is a good thing is a matter of taste

— The Economist | August 28, 2021 Edition

For some readers, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” was a disappointment. “[T]his fictional account of the day-by-day life of an English gamekeeper is still of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers, as it contains many passages on pheasant raising,” wrote a reviewer in Field & Stream, a hunting periodical, in 1959. Unfortunately, “one is obliged to wade through many pages of extraneous material” to get to the passages “on the management of a Midlands shooting estate”.

Pheasants rarely command attention—and yet there are oodles of them. The most recent estimate puts their number in early August (before shooting season begins) at 31.5m, and their share of the nation’s wild-bird biomass (together with the less numerous partridge) at around half. The number released into the wild each year after rearing has risen by around 900% since the 1960s. Yet, as in Lady Chatterley, they seem peripheral to the narrative.

One reason is that official figures held on them are so poor. The government knows how many pigs there are in England (4m), cattle and calves (5.2m) and llamas (1,000). There is a Sheep and Goat Inventory (in England, unlike the End Times, the species are bracketed together). And it tallies deaths caused by various animals, including dogs (two in 2019), rats (one) and crocodiles (zero).

But there are no good data on pheasants. Anyone who holds 50 or more captive birds should fill in a form for the poultry register, but many do not. Estimates differ wildly: another commonly cited one puts the total far higher: at 47m.

Opinions differ on whether this abundance is a good thing. Animal-lovers say that shooting pheasants is cruel. Saboteurs sometimes try to stop shoots. Environmentalists say pheasants’ droppings damage the soil, and that they boost the number of predators such as foxes. But they also bring benefits, says Joah Madden of Exeter University, who produced the most recent estimate of their number. They have shaped the countryside for the better: 28% of British woodland is managed for game, and if you spy an isolated copse or strip of trees on a hill, there is a fair chance it is there to provide cover and good sport.

Gamekeepers also like to point out that, despite its image as the preserve of toffs, pheasant-shooting attracts a diverse clientele. “I’ve been on a day’s shooting and there’s been a duke there, and there’s been somebody who worked at Argos,” says Glynn Evans, the head of game and gun-dogs at the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. It’s a far cry from 1928 and the publication of Lady Chatterley, when the sport, like the novel, was hardly the sort of thing a gentleman would care to see his wife or servant indulge in. ■

— This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "Pheasants revolt"

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AX2222 - Creating a woodland creature: research

In order to create a design for an animated woodland creature, research into existing woodland creatures was necessary. I wanted to avoid making a mammal, so focused primarily on birds; my reasoning being that a significant proportion of animated characters based on animals tend to be mammals. For example, Mr. Fox from Fantastic Mr. Fox is, unsurprisingly, based on a fox, Simba from The Lion King is based on a lion, Sonic The Hedgehog is based on a hedgehog etc.

One of the reasons that mammals are common subjects is that as mammals ourselves we are capable of more easily associating with creatures that share similar body plans. You could look at the expression of a lion and be able to guess what it’s thinking about. However, to the human eye, creatures such as lizards, and indeed birds, are much less facially expressive naturally, not that it’s impossible to see it though. This is, however, my personal observations. I was unable to find a study to back up my claim.

My first, and for a while favourite, idea was to base a character on the Red Capped Manakin; a small, tropical, forest bird whose closest relations in the United Kingdom include birds such as the Great tit, Blue tit, and Coal tit, all of which belong to the Order Passerine. 

I particularly like this bird because it is my opinion it has a very unique look: a bright red head contrasting with its dark black body and white-blue irises, added to this is the bright yellow colouration of the tail feathers. 

What is more, this bird is capable of performing a remarkable shuffling dance along branches, which I have often seen referred to as the moon walking of the bird world. It uses its skills in dance to attract females, and dissuade rival male birds. (McDevitt et al., 2019)

Continuing with the theme of brightly coloured birds, I next turned to the UK’s Green Woodpecker. Woodpeckers are a remarkable group of animals in and of themselves; with a spongy mass at the base of their bills to soften the impacts as they drill into wood, and a dexterous tongue that is of such extraordinary length that it is necessary for it to wrap around the top of their skull. But what set the Green woodpecker apart for me was a combination of its almost fully green body, a colour pallet not commonly found on birds native to the UK, and it’s call; which sounds like a mocking laugh. (The RSPB, 2019)

The next bird I looked into for my research also has a green body and brightly coloured cap, but is almost four times smaller than the Green Woodpecker: the Goldcrest, the UK’s smallest bird. The Goldcrest likes to seclude itself in arboreal conifers for large portions of their lives. As such, while the RSPB classifies them as a common bird, many people don’t see them. Furthermore they sing at such a high pitch that people start to lose the ability to hear them around the age of 40. (The RSPB, 2019)

Reclusive, this bird enjoys a life missed by large portions of the population.

Another bird that shies away from humanity that I researched was the Jay. Like the Goldcrest, Jays are secretive, and masters of not being seen. While they belong to the crow family they are much more colourful than their more boisterous cousins; adopting a wooden pallet of light brown, black, and white, with their most striking feature being the glossy bright blue flash on the leading edge of their wings. (The RSPB, 2019)

Another interesting trait of the Jay is their symbiotic relationship with the Oak tree. During the autumn the Jay begin its preparations for the winter, a time where food is very scarce. It gathers acorns and buries them, memorising the local landmarks and distances from them so that it can dig them up later. However, much like humans, it does not have a perfect memory and so will forget about some of the acorns it buries. As such new oak saplings will begin to sprout from where the Jay had buried them in the previous autumn. 

For variety I also did research into a number of other animals from different walks of life. Firstly a representative of the Phylum Arthropod. A Phylum is a group of animals with a defining body plan: all mammals are Chordates, coniferous plants are Pinophyta, and insects such as the woodlouse belongs to Arthropoda. 

In the UK alone there are 9 types of terrestrial woodlouse, though one species I found to be of particular interest was the Pill Woodlouse. It has an interesting defence mechanism that it shares with Hedgehogs, Armadillos, and Pangolins: when threatened it curls up into a tight ball, leaving its smooth defensive plating as the only part of the animal exposed. When left to its own devices it will scavenge dead organic matter to consume. (Nature Spot, 2019)

Next, I decided to move onto mammals. After much consideration I decided to start research into the Pine Marten: a small, weasel-like mammal that pursues a semi arboreal life largely thanks to its semi-retractable claws, a trait unique to Martens in their family class. 

Opportunistic, the Pine Marten will consume most creatures smaller than it, including birds, insects, and smaller mammals, which is not to say that the Pine Marten is limited to live pray as it will happily also scavenge carcases, eggs, and berries. (Wildlifetrusts.org, 2019)

I personally saw potential for a character based on this animal to be an active, interested, opportunist, rather than the typical portrayal of relatives of the weasel to be scheming, conniving and underhanded.

Following this thought process I focused on another animal often portrayed as inherently malevolent: the bat. In this case specifically the Common Pipistrelle. Aeronauts of the night time forest, the Pipistrelle relies on not sight to navigate and hunt its prey, though it does have fully functional eyes, but echolocation: a process of sending out a sound and listening for what sounds echo back to determine how far away something is and how big it is. Dolphins also employ echolocation, and even humans are capable of learning to echolocate. (Wildlifetrusts.org, 2019)

Remaining with creatures that are capable of flight, I returned back to birds, but now with less of a focus on the bright colours of the bird. This time I considered an odd, and rare species of Grouse that is only to be found in the highland woods of Scotland: The Capercaillie. This animal was of note to me for a couple of reasons. 

Firstly, without a size reference, to my eye at the very least, images of the bird makes it look deceptively small. In reality it is almost twice the size of the much more common Ring-Necked Pheasant - a bird that most people who live in or visit the countryside will be familiar with. The Ring-Necked Pheasant weighs up to 1.7 Kg, where as the Capercaillie can weigh up to 4.3kg. (Wildlifetrusts.org, 2019)

Secondly, I was attracted to the idea that the bird lives in a very, very specific area of Scotland. So I contemplated the possible outcomes of what would happen if a character based on this animal were to be somehow displaced from the small woodlands that it calls home. 

Thirdly, and this it what brought it to my attention in the first place, the animal makes a remarkable noise. The sound is that of a series of glass marbles being dropped down a tube followed by a tape recorder rewinding.  

Unfortunately it would be difficult to work in the sound of the Capercaillie into a story where there would be an active character with dialogue. 

Finally, we come to the animal I have selected for adaptation: The Bowerbird. Some Bowerbirds create wondrous art to attract a mate, and the two that I focused on were the Satin Bowerbird and the Vogelkop Bowerbird. 

The male Satin Bowerbird bears a physical resemblance to the Jackdaws of the United Kingdom, however it’s bill is of a different shape and colour, its feathers have a shimmering blue gloss, and it’s most striking feature is its eye: bright violet in colour. It constructs a Bower in a small flat plane, and then surrounds it with objects of the brightest blue. In nature petals, berries, and feathers were favorite, it would even create a blue paste from fruits to paint with to make things blue. Now, however, the world has changed. The Satin Bowerbird has become a thief of human waste; stealing bottle caps, pen lids, and plastic cutlery to decorate its bower with. Resources far easier to find than blue feathers. (The Australian Museum, 2019)

The Vogelkop Bowerbird also gathers objects to show off, but unlike the Satin Bowerbird the Vogelkop Bowerbird is not limited to one colour and as such each display is unique to that animal and it’s tastes. No two displays will be similar, some will be piles of a particular red flower, while others may use beautiful fruits. What is more, is that it spends years of its life creating an art museum made of sticks and twigs for its displays. Truely, the artisan of the bird world. (Life, 2009)

I have several ideas that I intend to develop further surrounding the Bowerbird. A thief who steals something important, an artist that wants to paint with the colours of the world, or even a mixture between the two. However, for now I have a base for a character.

Bibliography: McDevitt, M., Rodríguez-Flores, C., Soberanes-González, C. and Arizmendi, M. (2019). Red-capped Manakin | Neotropical Birds Online. [online] Neotropical.birds.cornell.edu. Available at: https://neotropical.birds.cornell.edu/Species-Account/nb/species/recman1/overview [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].

The RSPB. (2019). Green Woodpecker Facts | Picus Viridis - The RSPB. [online] Available at: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/green-woodpecker/ [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].

The RSPB. (2019). Goldcrest Bird Facts | Regulus Regulus - The RSPB. [online] Available at: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/goldcrest/ [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].

The RSPB. (2019). Jay Bird Facts | Garrulus Glandarius - The RSPB. [online] Available at: https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/jay/ [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].

Nature Spot. (2019). Common Rough Woodlouse - Porcellio scaber. [online] Available at: https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/common-rough-woodlouse [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].

Wildlifetrusts.org. (2019). Pine marten | The Wildlife Trusts. [online] Available at: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/pine-marten [Accessed 10 Oct. 2019].

Wildlifetrusts.org. (2019). Common pipistrelle | The Wildlife Trusts. [online] Available at: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/mammals/common-pipistrelle [Accessed 11 Oct. 2019].

Wildlifetrusts.org. (2019). Capercaillie | The Wildlife Trusts. [online] Available at: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/birds/grouse-partridges-pheasant-and-quail/capercaillie [Accessed 12 Oct. 2019].

Life, (2009). [TV programme] BBC One: BBC.

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Pucrasia macrolopha

By Prateik Kulkarni, CC BY-SA 4.0 

Etymology: Pheasant

First Described By: G. R. Gray, 1841

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Galloanserae, Pangalliformes, Galliformes, Phasiani, Phasianoidea, Phasianidae, Phasianinae, Tetraonini

Status: Extant, Least Concern

Time and Place: Within the last 10,000 years, in the Holocene of the Quaternary 

The Koklass Pheasant is known from India and Southeast Asia 

Physical Description: The Koklass Pheasant is a large bird, ranging between 52.5 to 64 centimeters in length, with the males on average larger than the females. The birds are also sexually dimorphic in terms of body color, with the males supporting large, spikey crests and distinctive striping along their sides - while the females are more mottled and brown. The males come in a variety of plumage colors - in general, they have green faces with green and black crests, and then have varieties of grey, black, white, and red bodies and necks, with black striping (or white striping if their bodies are black). The females have light brown stripes near their eyes and a variety of brown over the rest of their bodies. The juveniles tend to resemble the females until the first year of age, when the males begin getting their adult colors. 

By Harry Rawat, CC BY-SA 4.0 

Diet: The Koklass Pheasant eats a variety of seeds, berries, insects, and worms.

Behavior: This particular variety of pheasant is rarely seen foraging, being quite shy and flying away at the first sign of trouble, but it tends to scrape at the ground while searching for food. They especially love foraging around ferns. They form loose flocks occasionally, but primarily feed alone or in pairs in the early morning and late afternoon. They defend their territories extensively, making rhythmic “kraa-krra-kraara” calls over and over again with some variation based on home territory and individual. They also make a variety of other clucks and barks and high pitched alarm calls. 

By Sheila Mary Castelino, CC BY-SA 4.0 

This pheasant will call for mates at dawn starting in November and going through June. They form monogamous pairs, which nest from April to June - making a scrape in the ground under dense cover for the nest, the Koklass Pheasant then lines this scrape with twigs and leaves. They lay five to seven yellow eggs with reddish-brown marks, which are incubated for a month by the female. These birds do move downward in terms of elevation as it gets colder and the higher altitudes are more difficult to live in. 

By P. Jeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0 

Ecosystem: The Koklass Pheasant lives in coniferous forest, especially in steep terrain, being associated with the HImalayan mountains; they also enjoy areas with dense bamboo. They tend to roost in the trees of these forests.

Other: The Koklass Pheasant is not endangered and is quite common throughout its very wide range, though local extinctions based on habitat loss and human hunting have been reported.

~ By Meig Dickson

Sources under the Cut

Jobling, J. A. 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Christopher Helm Publishing, A&C Black Publishers Ltd, London.

McGowan, P.J.K., Kirwan, G.M. & Boesman, P. (2019). Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. 

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