kdurmick

Retired hyperbaric nurse, Paranormal & wine enthusiast...Novice birder. Fully vaxed. Caretaker of chocolate Goldendoodle named Dutch (07/06/2021)

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Dutch was not the best behaved dog at the Boise Pride Festival, but he was the most stylish in his Pride bandana from Charlie Boo @CharliePawsUp

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@LairdOfThManor Must have missed this when we visited 🤔

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@baggins_bow My other score this week. Female wood ducks hangin' out on the Boise River. Males swam away when they saw me...

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@rexthetvterrier Sorry. I did know this. Brain not fully engaged today 🤪

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@bertie_lakeland She still has a wonderful smile 😃

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@dog_rates Such a good boy!

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I volunteer at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. This owl was wide awake this afternoon.

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@JJ9828 These 2 prints sit in my entryway. I love ❤️ them.

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@DoodleNessa Maybe my favorite yet. 😍

[San Francisco Zoo & Gardens @sfzoo]

By chance, bird keeper Liz happened upon Orville, our 7-year-old male Temminck’s tragopan, performing a full courtship display!

Orville was named after Orville Redenbacher because he pops (like popcorn) straight up in the air if anyone gets too close. He’s done that ever since he was a juvenile.

For tragopans, it is the male that primarily performs these elaborate courtship displays to attract females. Here, they do so by inflating their blue and red throat lappets or bibs, and the blue, horn-like projections above the eyes to appear more vibrant. The display includes bowing, fanning tail feathers and finally, he would hide behind rocks or logs, before approaching the female. The display also includes whistles and low-booming sounds.

Quite a performance!

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@bertie_lakeland @bemorebob2 Looks amazing, but seeing you and your dad without helmets makes me anxious 😟 😯 (sorry, former ER nurse)

[Bertie Lakeland @bertie_lakeland]

What is happening in the world at the moment it appears to have all gone mad …… why can’t people just be nice ❤️❤️

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@servicerotties

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@bunsenbernerbmd Dutch 8 wk to 4 yrs

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@DoodleNessa These are beyond beautiful. They are adorable 😍

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@servicerotties Dutch approves

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[Oceana @oceana]

#BREAKING: The Trump admin. just opened a protected ocean area off New England — roughly the size of Connecticut — to commercial fishing.

This decision risks precious marine life & threatens the very economies that depend on these protected waters.

Read: https://t.co/ewWOOQZLx3

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@PhilSledge Dutch