Ravens at play

We were driving through Death Valley, an American-Australian and two Aussies, taking the scenic route from Las Vegas to Santa Cruz. Death Valley is part of the Mojave Desert, which extends from Nevada into eastern California. It was March 2009. A few wildflowers were in bloom - mallow and daisies, m...

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Published in:Cultural studies review 2011-09, Vol.17 (2), p.326-343
Main Authors: Rose, Deborah Bird, Cooke, Stuart, van Dooren, Thom
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bateson, Gregory
Butterflies & moths
Chat
Coyotes
Effect of human beings on
Food
Human-animal relationships
Nature
Semiotics
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Summary:We were driving through Death Valley, an American-Australian and two Aussies, taking the scenic route from Las Vegas to Santa Cruz. Death Valley is part of the Mojave Desert, which extends from Nevada into eastern California. It was March 2009. A few wildflowers were in bloom - mallow and daisies, mainly. The sagebrush had recently finished its brilliant yellow extravaganza. The sagebrush checkerspot butterflies were everywhere; across the open flats, bright orange butterflies caught our eyes and sparked up our engagements with the place. Their lively action gave a vividly charged energy to country whose colours tended toward an austere and striking range of sand, clay, and sage, laced up with patches of green and silver. Thom was driving, and I was glad to be free to be mesmerised.
ISSN:1837-8692
1446-8123
1837-8692