Category Archives: beast

Range lizard

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Oleg Volk
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Eight-point rat on the hoof

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Spotted yesterday in Kentucky.

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Playing hard to get

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Oleg Volk
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Natural camouflage

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Oleg Volk
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A bear cub in Berne

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Oleg Volk
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Cats of Berne

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Oleg Volk

The biggest challenge with this cat was staying far enough away to focus. It was very friendly. And this illustrates the importance of cropping to the semantic content.

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Revolving shotgun

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Oleg Volk

.410 shotguns fill a certain niche. In this case, low recoil, light weight and good balance permitting one-handed operation are important, as is the reduced report volume.

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Fox as a pet

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Oleg Volk

Does anyone have experience with either domesticated foxes or those raised from young kits?

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Grimaces

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Oleg Volk
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Wolverine

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Oleg Volk

A wolverine is 6% of grizzly body weight with 200% of the attitude.

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Coyotes are charismatic.

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Oleg Volk

They are also among the best adapted predators out there. PS: Dragging the 300/2.8 lens to the zoo was well worth the inconvenience.

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Minnesota was much too cold

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Oleg Volk

We all had to huddle together for warmth.

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Studio cat in repose

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Oleg Volk
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A horse and a bird to make guessing easier

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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Cats and Dogs

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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Guess where I went.

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Nominally a part of the US but an upper-tier third-world location in reality. (Photo by Tatyana Volk)

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Bringing Down the Bacon

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Buck, Dwayne and Weston (not pictured), along with their dogs arranged the meeting. They guide hunts in Florida and Tennessee and may be reached at 321-960-4287. I ended up running about 500 yards after the dogs to catch up with … Continue reading →

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The Great Black Hunter

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Gremlin and his field staff on a mouse hunt. Two foes in feldgrau fur coats fell prey to his might.

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What kind of chicken is this?

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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A well-armored visitor

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Oleg Volk
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