Monday, August 10, 2015. This is her last year in the single digits. I still remember her as a tiny baby. She wanted a picture by this flamingo! Libby is good at following rules. She takes things seriously and likes to choose the right. She remembers to turn in her homework without being reminded.

These birds are summer visitors to the area and breed here. Banded Tree Swallow at Levy Preserve, Merrick, Long Island, NY; May 3, 2015.

Saturday, October 11, 2014. Rest in Peace, Stephen Frank. Early Falconry Art in Portugal. I also saw a falconry-related ceramic bowl in a small museum of Islamic art in Mertola, Portugal. It depicts a raptor grabbing the head of a gazelle as a dog attacks its body. Arab falconers used to train Saker falcons to chase gazelles, striking them repeatedly in the head, slowing them enough so their salukis could catch them. This piece is probably at least 1,000 years old.

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