The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: sharks

  • Wounded Fish Attract Sharks

    If you act like you’re wounded, you;re going to get attacked.

  • Racing Extinction

    In my timeworn tradition of being years behind trends, I just saw an amazing documentary from 2015 on Hulu. It’s called Racing Extinction, and it’s both beautiful and horrifying. It has forever changed the way I look at the world. The cinematography is stunning. Many of the people involved in this documentary also worked for…

  • Exploring the Oregon Coast Aquarium

    I have a confession to make. I absolutely love aquariums. Zoos, too, but aquariums even more. I’m most fascinated by animals that are nothing at all like me. Mammals? Pffft. I can imagine what it’s like to be another type of mammal. But I can’t wrap my brain around the life of an anemone or…

  • Wild Will Be Wild

    I’m always amazed when someone interacts with a wild animal and is then surprised when they eventually get hurt. Oh, it might take years. Just ask Roy Horn, of Siegfried and Roy, or Steve Irwin, if he had survived the sting ray barb and was able to tell his tale. People don’t seem to grasp…

  • I’m Feeling Used

    I saw this meme recently, and now just about everything ticks me off. The reason for my ire is that it really DID make me think of all the businesses that would go under. Look at the contents of our closets. The money I’ve spent over the years, trying to accentuate my positives and hide…

  • Ocearch—Great White Shark Research

    The other day I had a front row seat for what felt like a public television nature special. I got to see the research vessel Ocearch dock beside my drawbridge. They have been here in Jacksonville, Florida, tagging great white sharks off our coast. My picture of the vessel as seen from the bridge.  …