@gscherer2@social.linux.pizzaDiana of the Chase (1922, Anna Hyatt Huntington) outside the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. Huntington Library, San Marino, California, USA. December, 2025. OM system OM—1 M.Zuiko 12-40 F2.8 #huntingtonlibrary #statue
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksDon't forget that you can also kill waterfowl by hiding under hollowed-out gourds disguised to look like rocks, then pulling the birds under when they land. Beautifully illustrated in this 1578 engraving by Cornelis Galle (full image is at the Rijksmuseum). #geese #history #hunting #gourds #squash #art https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/object/---3b7a5a974aae5cd92a1ed69a08cea2a4
@colinpurrington@flipping.rocksDuck decoys found in 1924 inside Lovelock Cave (Nevada), sealed up approximately 2400 years ago by an earthquake. The one on the right is apparently a canvasback (Aythya valisineria). Museum of the American Indian, NYC. #ducks #archaeology #hunting #cave #birds #nevada #indian #smithsonian #nyc #anatidae #museum
