GBH & SHC Lonely Chordata Dinosauria Club

October 19, 2023 Timothy Price43 Comments

pTerodactyl hanging hopeful on the edge of a pathetic puddle.

pTerodactyl pacing on the edge and reflecting on a pathetic puddle.

We have received zero precipitation for the month of October, and less than an inch of rain over the previous three months, so the Clearwater Ditch is drying up south of us. Only a few puddles remain. There is a little more water in the Clearwater Ditch north of us, backed up behind beaver dams.

A lone juvenile Sandhill Crane was hanging out on the ditch bank foraging in the sand.

Ferrel Flip Flop

July 9, 2021 Timothy Price72 Comments

Waterway through the cotton

Storm clouds building over the Sandias

A wall of rain

Z. macroura convention

Water Feature

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Timothy Price39 Comments

Trees, grass, and moss in the clearwater ditch.

Angry Beavers

May 10, 2019March 12, 2023 Timothy Price18 Comments

The Conservancy tore the beavers’ dams out of the clear water ditch again. As you might imagine, the beavers are upset. The Angry Beavers asked the AWB to post “Bite ‘Em On The Old Shin Bone” again to remind everyone about how unjust the Conservancy is destroying the beavers’ hard work. Let alone messing up the ecosystem the beavers create with their dams.

If you would like to read about the video and the lyrics, you can visit the original post at https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2017/11/bite-em-on-the-old-shin-bone. If you are curious about the leg with the “Do Not Throw” tag on the toe, you can read about it at https://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2015/7/tales-from-my-youth-do-not-throw.

Takes Two Pterodactyls To Tango

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Timothy Price16 Comments

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I wasn’t expecting Mr. pT. (Great Blue Heron Pterodactyl) at the beginning of our walk. I had my ISO set at 400, which is a little slow against dark trees at sunset. It’s one thing not to expect the Mr. pT., which I should know better, since I see him almost every night. But I really wasn’t expecting to see Ms pT., so imagine my surprise and excitement when Mr. pT. swooped down and flushed Ms pT. out of the clearwater ditch to do a pterodactyl tango on their way over the bosque to the rio Grande. Part of the challenge is to see if you can find Mr. pT. against the tangle of bare cottonwood branches in the first six photos; and then see if you can find Mr. pT. and Ms pT. in the 7th photo and the last photo.

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