More Critter pictures...
Country's Mama wrote:
:-) And Clyde is a fine looking fella. Having spent three years in England, I knew of the reputation of Border Collies but had never experienced one up close until Mollie came our way via our oldest son and his wife who got her, thinking it was a good thing only to have her to turn out to be too much maintenance.
:D They are a dog that you have to learn to live with. Our first BC-Polly was well bred and had drive. She would watch the chickens for hours in her BC crouch. They definitely have to have a job and an active life. Clyde does pet therapy at a local nursing home and is learning Treibball right now.
These dogs are so important in Britain that if a herd is being tended by one, which they mostly do, and you hit one of the herd, be it cow or sheep, you have to pay for that critter and five generations. If not attended and you hit a cow or sheep, the farmer is liability for your damages. If you hit one of these border collies, you are tried for manslaughter. That's how important they are in that environment.
:-) And Clyde is a fine looking fella. Having sp... (
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I will definately have to be careful if ever driving in Britain, which I would like to do some day. :D[/quote]
Mollie is a little too high strung for things like nursing home duty just yet. She's just over two and needs to settle down some.
Another amazing thing, I think, that I meant to add earlier is that the farmer's fields in England are often broken up and separated by quite a bit of distance, sometimes 1/4 to 1/2 a mile. Often they have multiple herds in different fields. When a field is grazed down the herds have to be moved to a field that's been "resting" for a while so the BCs get to move 'em, sometime with the farmer but mostly not.
The country roads there weren't designed and "engineered" like most of ours. They merely paved the livestock trails that went from one field to another and the paths that went from one farmer's place to another. As smart as they are, I don't know how the farmers are able to convey to the dogs which herd they need to move and which field they need to move them to and never got a chance to discuss it with anyone of the farmers. The dogs indeed take on the importance of a hired hand being there on their centuries old trails from field to field where generations of their ancestors have been moving livestock on those same trails for hundreds of years. When we drive down a country lane there we're driving on their range all of which makes it easy to understand why the "manslaughter" charge when one of the dogs are killed.
I love the first one! their all great shots, but the fox is by far the best. Rachel
SJD
Loc: Colorado
WOW Lucky you to grab a fox! I too am a critter lover! I have plenty of Mule-ees with snacks hanging out of their mouths. But never have I captured a jumping Elk??
I love all the critters, so I try to take pictures of them all the time if I get camera with me.
Sleeping beauty
Before the take off
Don`t be afraid of me, I am just a little Dino
Can you find me?
After the take off
SJD wrote:
WOW Lucky you to grab a fox! I too am a critter lover! I have plenty of Mule-ees with snacks hanging out of their mouths. But never have I captured a jumping Elk??
He was camera shy, I guess. You've been digging up old stuff, eh? That elk was in RMNPark last fall about this time. They were going nuts buggling, etc., and he just suddenly needed some space I guess so he took off out of the meadow, crossed the road, and headed into the woods.
SJD
Loc: Colorado
Hey you stole my Orange and white cat! lol.. Nice critter shots!
Here are a few fresh shots from the last day trip around the country side. All the pictures were taken with Canon SX220HS.
Torro
Dino
and Poncho
Carduelis carduelis
Water walking duck
Hey guys, there is a little bit narrowly, we are packed like sardine
Cricket is waiting strawberry to ripen
Stork was hunting around my house.
Canon SX 220 HS - 14 x zoom
Canon SX 220 HS - 14 x zoom
Canon SX 220 HS - 14 x zoom
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