http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/ a place where nature, photography and writing meet Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-9621 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:22:43 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-9621 [...] That said, Sabrina can’t really mind the photography too much. She frequently finds and points out the kind of thing that I would like to photograph — a butterfly, a snake, or even some millipedes. When she has located something of interest, she stands next to it, glancing from it to me a couple of times to let me know there’s something I need to look at. I suppose there are other possible explanations for this behaviour, but I suspect she’s doing her version of “pointing” like a hunting dog. A couple of years ago, she found a young Common Snipe (see below - click on image for larger view) while we were out for a spring walk. She stood quietly next to it, looking from me to the ground a few times as I walked up the trail to see what she’d found. At first, I couldn’t see what she was looking at — so well camouflaged was the snipe — but then I realized that the bird was crouched just inches away. I shot a quick photo and we departed. Oddly enough, Sabrina checks that exact spot almost every time we pass along that path. [...] […] That said, Sabrina can’t really mind the photography too much. She frequently finds and points out the kind of thing that I would like to photograph — a butterfly, a snake, or even some millipedes. When she has located something of interest, she stands next to it, glancing from it to me a couple of times to let me know there’s something I need to look at. I suppose there are other possible explanations for this behaviour, but I suspect she’s doing her version of “pointing” like a hunting dog. A couple of years ago, she found a young Common Snipe (see below - click on image for larger view) while we were out for a spring walk. She stood quietly next to it, looking from me to the ground a few times as I walked up the trail to see what she’d found. At first, I couldn’t see what she was looking at — so well camouflaged was the snipe — but then I realized that the bird was crouched just inches away. I shot a quick photo and we departed. Oddly enough, Sabrina checks that exact spot almost every time we pass along that path. […]

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1280 Tue, 30 May 2006 13:27:37 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1280 pablo - it gets even better! There's a beautiful rock outcrop that runs along the top of the ravine just out of the left side of that photo. Here's a section of it (click on the image to see a larger view). <a href="http://magickcanoe.com/geology/ravine-rocks-1-large.jpg" rel="nofollow"><IMG SRC="http://magickcanoe.com/geology/ravine-rocks-1-small.jpg"></a> pablo - it gets even better! There’s a beautiful rock outcrop that runs along the top of the ravine just out of the left side of that photo. Here’s a section of it (click on the image to see a larger view).

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1279 Tue, 30 May 2006 13:10:05 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1279 Good girl! I love the photo of that ravine. I love the angles and the light. I wish I were there! Good girl! I love the photo of that ravine. I love the angles and the light. I wish I were there!

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1267 Tue, 30 May 2006 01:40:02 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1267 Duncan -- lol! I'd rather find a millipede than a truffle -- which probably gives you some idea of where my mind is at. (-: Duncan — lol! I’d rather find a millipede than a truffle — which probably gives you some idea of where my mind is at. (-:

]]> http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1264 Tue, 30 May 2006 01:13:46 +0000 http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/05/29/sabrina-hits-paydirt/#comment-1264 I thought you were going to say she found a truffle! I thought you were going to say she found a truffle!

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