The great hurrah about wild animals is that they exist at all, and the greater hurrah is the actual moment of seeing them. Because they have a nice dignity, and prefer to have nothing to do with me, not even as the simple objects of my vision. They show me by their very wariness what a prize it is simply to open my eyes and behold.
From Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
By Annie Dillard
Nice photo, Will. Enjoyed the post. There have been some recent sightings (rather rare) in the Sierra of a wolverine---a lone wolverine as far as anyone can tell; only one in California. The Forest Service Rangers think the wolverine (he or she) may have wandered down from Idaho alone. The only photos have been taken using a night-time camera with a motion detection strobe.
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