Abba's Art

Tag: Survival

  • Bubba and Beefus

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    Fred D
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    Sharing our Smoky Mountain digs with Mother Nature’s menagerie keeps the guest list in a constant state of flux. Smoky and his clan are regular visitors, and among them are Bubba and Beefus. These two large, dominant boar bears are not the best of buddies, especially during the late May to early July black bear…

  • Survival of the Fittest

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    Fred D
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    On Fish Lake, in the shadow of Castle Mountain, last June a Trumpeter Swan pair hatched three downy white signets. They’ve since grown into feathered gray versions, a third the size of their large, stately parents . . . the serene beauty of Nature. Sadly, one of the signets has now gone missing. At 4…