Horrible day here in Wexford but not quite as bad as in AD 690 when according to the Irish Annals, ‘it rained a shower of blood and a wolf was heard speaking with a human voice’
The ocellated turkey is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula. It is a relatively large bird, at around 70–122 cm long.The body feathers of both sexes are a mixture of bronze and green iridescent color. Turkeys spend most of the time on the ground and often prefer to run to
escape danger through the day rather than fly, though they can fly
swiftly and powerfully for short distances as the majority of birds in
this order do in necessity. Roosting is usually high in trees away from
night-hunting predators such as jaguars and usually in a family group. The Ocellated Turkey is a generalist in terms of its feeding habits.
They are known to feed on a wide variety of forage including but not
limited to insects such as beetles, moths, and leafcutter ants, grass
seeds, nuts, and leaves.
Title: Buffles Macedoine Salonique Artist: Paul Jouve Date: circa 1917 Medium: Etching on parchment with gold leaf Size: 22¼ x 39 3/8 in. (56.5 x 100 cm.) Source:Christie’s
“The Grant Museum of Zoology at University College London (UCL) is one of the oldest natural history collections in England, dating back to 1827 when UCL was first established. It covers the whole of the animal kingdom and includes 67,000 skeletal, taxidermy and wet specimens.”
A Pretty Taste for Paradox 