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Impermanence. Jen Gee is in the field in Mexico–chasing Gambel’s and Elegant quail– I was not in the field–just on visit in the middle of working on my preproposal. And, after Christmas but before New Years, also gaining some sun for the small primates and myself. As long as I am, I am Of course, I could not help but set the traps despite the strong sensation I had that the quail were … Continue reading
This is a California quail, Callipepla californica. He is a member of one of the four species in the Callipepla genus. Currently I am writing a grant pre-proposal for NSF with the hopes that I can pursue questions about the behavior and evolution of this amazing little group of birds. Amazing, yes, because we’ve never known another group of birds like them–they are a puzzle because they are entirely different. They have families of varying … Continue reading
I am back in Alamos. I arrived on Sunday evening at 10:30 at night. I drove down from Tucson Arizona and crossed the border at Nogales. I left Tucson at 8:30 am but, as is often the case, was held up at the border. Despite the assertions by the rental car agency that I would have no trouble getting a permit for the car, in fact, I did have trouble. Namely because the piece of … Continue reading
