Cash and the River
- SD Pheasant Slayer
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Cash and the River
I'm a fortunate employee of the University of South Dakota Biology Department and spend my summer doing research on the Missouri National Recreational River (the longest stretch of "unregulated" Missouri River remaining). This summer we're doing songbird surveys that require us to be out in the forests bright and early which leads to a lot of sunrises on the water. On the mornings I'm just in support, Cash comes along and terrorizes the river life. I decided to grab the camera for a couple of recent mornings and share some of what I came across. Pretty typical of a morning on the river:
The sandbars can make it tough to get around
Sun comin up over the sandbar
Lot of these left behind by channel migration. Gnarly old cottonwoods
Lots of these guys out and about this time of year
Heading into a birding site
Occasionally a hike leads to the top of the bluff and provides some pretty nice views
Stumbling through the woods, we occasionally stumble across a hidden gem
And of course, the best part of the job is the company:
The sandbars can make it tough to get around
Sun comin up over the sandbar
Lot of these left behind by channel migration. Gnarly old cottonwoods
Lots of these guys out and about this time of year
Heading into a birding site
Occasionally a hike leads to the top of the bluff and provides some pretty nice views
Stumbling through the woods, we occasionally stumble across a hidden gem
And of course, the best part of the job is the company:
Almost Heaven's Daddy's Paycheck - "Cash"
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Re: Cash and the River
What a job to have!!!
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Re: Cash and the River
Nice pictures
Does your dog know how lucky he is?
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Re: Cash and the River
Neat photos. Cash is a handsome boy.
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Re: Cash and the River
I'm jealous !!! Big thumbs up.
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Re: Cash and the River
GPBlitz... that old devil is a big one. One of the biggest I've seen. I'd venture a guess that his shell is nearly 30 inches long front to back and I'd guess he weighs upwards of 60 lbs, but I really have no idea on the weight.
Almost Heaven's Daddy's Paycheck - "Cash"
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Re: Cash and the River
Great photos! You have a beautiful dog.
Has Cash been turtle-broken? Those guys could take a big chunk out of a dog's nose.
My brother earned his Masters in Biology at USD, and had a similar position to yours. He was in charge of a hognose snake study of some type, and spent summer mornings on those same river banks twenty years ago.
Keep sharing....
Has Cash been turtle-broken? Those guys could take a big chunk out of a dog's nose.
My brother earned his Masters in Biology at USD, and had a similar position to yours. He was in charge of a hognose snake study of some type, and spent summer mornings on those same river banks twenty years ago.
Keep sharing....
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Re: Cash and the River
Great photos, makes me miss home in good old South Dakota but what is all this talk about the USD when everyone knows SDSU is a much better school or that is what they told me when I went there.
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Re: Cash and the River
Crestonegsp - SDSU is a great school... especially if you want to be a sheep farmer or are looking for a nice toothless lady to call a wife. Haha... kidding aside, thanks for the compliments. I'm off to Ames in August and I'm gonna miss SD.
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Re: Cash and the River
Awesome!
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