Orphan

An elderly couple made their home where the

mountain met the valley, creating many wildlife

"friendships,"

human insertion into the wildlife world,

wildlife insertion into the human world,

and a close study of animal ways.

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"In the middle of the little fawn's loneliness, a flock of

turkeys passed through. Fawn simply stepped

back into protection of the bushes and watched

the turkeys moving, quiet as ghosts, accross the

snow..."

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"With green eyes fixed and tail slightly twitching,

the cougar waited for exactly the right moment.

Early sunrise allowed the cougar to pick its choice

from the little herd of Mule Deer which was just

rousing in the meadow..."

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"Come forth into the light of things,

let nature be your teacher."

William Wordsworth, The Tables Turned