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The THIRTY DAYS of April

First fawn for 2020. Precious life in precarious times.

Well howdy ho everybody! It has been a little while since I’ve been around here. My wife tells me that I have been invited to stay at home #stayathome for all of April. Now that is 30 more days on top of the many days of March “sheltered in place” already. There might be more to come, who knows. Let me be the first to say that I shelter in place without question for the sake of fighting this China Virus that is shutting down the world. I also do not want to be that person to pass it on to someone and they die (or I do for that matter). The fact that it started in one or more of the “Wet Markets” where the worlds wild, exotic and domesticated creatures are on display to be butchered alive in front of their consumers and each other does compel me to call it what it is. As many whom know me understand I don’t beat about the bush when it comes to laying out how I see the truth. So to that point and to set the tone for future writings this is my server space and my website with my opinions. It is not flipping facebook or twitter or instagram or any other socially edited and monitored platform. These are my opinions and current thoughts on what this is and what we should do. IF you don’t like them, I am sorry.

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Long Tailed Weasel moves her babies.

G’day Everyone! Here it is my annual Christmas/Holidays/ Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/ Atheist (whatever or whomever you give thanks to ) “Best Wishes Video.” Must say that I have found Mother Earth has given me all the religious experiences I hold close to my heart. All you have to do is look around to see the absolute joy of life and living. To be sure life is not easy for any of us, man or beast. However please spare a moment these holidays to think of the wildlife and how much harder we make it in their already tough and raw world. This mother Long Tailed Weasel ( whom I called Lucy) was raising 8 babies in the Point Reyes National Seashore. I did my best to keep her a secret but I could not hide anything from a badger that moved into the area. Lucy decided to pack up and leave. I was lucky enough to document this and would say that she is one of the best mothers in the world (excluding my own who is the best in my book😀)! Anyways Happy Holidays and thank you for your support and print purchases during 2018. Let’s have an awesome 2019 and embrace life! Cheers Randall Bryett @aussiewild
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Aussie Wild Photography River Otters Videos

Urban Otter Time

I’ve spent a bit of time this year in the local wetlands of San Francisco Bay north of the Golden Gate Bridge. The watershed of Mount Tamalpais flows into the bucket of the bay and past one of the worlds most notorious prisons. Wildlife here intermixes with urban housing, highways, waterways,bridges and people. River Otters are masters of negotiating this complex system that is rife with dangers. After seeing one get hit by a car and take its last breath one rainy winters night I’ve watched out and spotted them at every chance. The four youngsters in this video are the current ruffians running the creeks. If you enjoy the video please subscribe to my channel.

Cheers Randall