These Photos Inspired The Creation Of That Occupied Oregon Refuge
The armed militants occupying Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Oregon come from as far away as Texas and Montana. But they are hardly the refuge's first out-of-state visitors.
Malheur Lake is a regional hub for hundreds of thousands of migrating waterfowl. By some measures , it boasts the greatest diversity of bird species in the entire state.
A century ago, that diversity attracted the attention of naturalist William Finley. He visited the lake in 1908 with his childhood friend and photography partner, Herman Bohlman.
In an article in The Atlantic Monthly , Finley recalled: "Here we were standing on the high head-land looking out over the land of our quest. Here spread at our feet was a domain for wild fowl unsurpassed in the United States."
Finley was so ecstatic that he fell out of his boat.
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Finley estimated that several thousand birds had been killed so their feathers could be used to decorate hats.
Truly a bunch of assholes.
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California Condor???? Awesome - absolutely awesome.
Where in the hell did that happen. Man that pisses me off. Catch them skin them.