Horses.

Some of the beautiful horses at the No DAPL camp. Click for full size.

The Daily Bird #132

There’s nothing quite as pitiable looking as a molting Blue Jay. From Kengi, click for full size.

Wačipi 2.

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The Daily Bird #131

House Wren! From Kengi. We have a sizable population of House Wrens, but they are much more heard than seen. I’ve never been able to capture one, photographically. When House Wrens are worked up about something, they sound eerily like rattlesnakes. Click for full size.

Cool Stuff Friday.

Riders in traditional dress perform stunts on horseback at the the second World Nomad Games
© Viktor Drachev/TASS

World Nomad Games are an international sport competition dedicated to ethnic sports practiced in Central Asia. The first two World Nomad Games were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. This years the games are underway from 3 to 8 September. Fifty three countries are participating in the event. Sports include eagle hunting, bone throwing and kok-boru, a Central Asian form of polo in which two teams battle for control of a decapitated goat carcass. The highlights of the unusual competitions on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul – in this gallery by TASS.

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