intentions

cats are great hunters, but their original intention seems more playful and less homicidal.

untouched

there is a hantavirus scare in new mexico, so i think i'll leave this one alone.

specimen

sheeps ear in specimen jar. the carcass had baked for a while in the southwestern sun, so no preservation methods were taken. 

groundhog

the new set of dermisted beetles are happy. this month, they have feasted on a baby bird and a groundhog. this pic is after having the groundhog in for a few days. i think they had some help from some maggots.

curiosity

bueller doesn't curb his curiosity to anything; even when it comes the remnants of his own species.

keeping warm

a spider at work crawls inside to keep warm.

being ernest

we befriended a taxidermist in southern colorado named ernest wilkinson ( his book is HERE ). he took us on a tour of his bone yard.

after peeling off the hides, ernest left a pile of coyotes in his yard. like kids in a candy store, we took as many as we could.