A few nice facts about animals images I found:
Coyote ~ 7 of 10 photos
Image by Urban Woodswalker
Couple days ago I had one of the biggest scares of my life. Literally.
Walking my beloved Jack Russel Snoopy, in the prairie where we have walked for years ...a coyote followed us for a distance, at very close range. Statistically Jack Russel Terriers are number 3 on the list of coyote pet dog breed attacks. 3 different times I stopped on the path to snap pix, and observe the subtle actions of the coyote. The first time it just kept walking closer in a slow relaxed manner. Head was not down, ears not back- both are stalking / predation mannerisms). Still, the third time, after I turned to stand tall, and started walking a step towards the coyote (A communication of I am the boss here) it disappeared into the tall grass...allowing me to think it had left us. but a minute later and its back walking along right after us. This freaked me out, as it implies so many obvious horrible things .
You should NOT run away... when "stalked" by a coyote. As we walked back the long way to the car.....(relaxing afternoon nature walk was definitely OVER). I had such a wide mix of emotions. I wanted to run, screaming hysterically. I wanted to grab a big stick (there weren't any in the prairie...and really, I do not want a coyote to get that close to Snoopy or myself in the first place. ) I definitely nearly soiled my panties.
However, being educated about urban wildlife...I allowed my brain to figure out this potential disaster. first, the car is 3/4 mile away. We have to walk out of this. The time of year...October...means a very low time of coyote pet predation. There is plenty to eat , and the energy spent trying to go for a dog meal would not be wise, nor the potential massive injuries involved....innately any intelligent predator knows this.
The coyote was relaxed, not sickly looking. So it could hunt effectively on rodents, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, and opossums which are its normal diet along with fruits, and seeds found in nature. Coyotes also dine on deer fawns, deer road kill, and Canada goose eggs...all of which are abundant in my region. So was I just imagining the coyote "stalking us...my Jack Russel Terrier...for dinner meal?
Perhaps the coyote was just using the path...which coyotes have been doing for years now and are entitled to use just as much as hikers, bikers, dog walkers, and horse back riders do. Their scat markings are abundant, and over the past 5 years I have seen (only) 4 coyote sitings, but hundreds of scats on the very path we walk. Was the coyote just habituated to humans so much that it did not run when it saw us walking? Why was it so diligent in following so close behind us., and even returning to follow after my back was turned 3 times...the last sneakily walking into the tall brush, only to come back out to follow again when my back was turned?
I decided to turn and face the coyote again, and by this time it was nervous enough (from the 2 other times I stood to face it) to disappear in the tall grass for good....which made me feel better and yet more scared...as now I could not see what it was up to, and maybe there was more then one....and if they were hunting us, I really had a problem. But all turned out well. I think I will buy an air horn and some predator spray. The thing is though, I need to educate the coyote not to come so close. and air horn makes more sense then a close contact spray. I want the coyote to live a long healthy life, and if it follows someone not so accepting of urban wildlife predators.....its going to lose it life after complaints are made. I feel worried, not only for my and Snoopy's safety, but the coyote as well. Coyotes and humans CAN live peacefully together. Its only when coyotes lose their fear of humans that problems arise.
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www.easterncoyoteresearch.com/LivingWithCoyotes.html
Do’s and Don’ts in Coyote Country:
1. DO chase them away and make noise (bang pots and pans) if you don’t want them in your yard.
2. DO make noise when you are outside especially if coyotes are often in your area (like a den site nearby). They will often change their course of direction when they hear people. Bring a whistle or horn to scare them away from you.
3. DO NOT feed coyotes or other animals. Even if you are feeding birds (e.g., suet) or other animals (like raccoons) coyotes will be attracted to your yard just like any other animal looking for an easy handout.
4. DO NOT feed your pets outside for the same reason as #3.
5. Just as importantly, DO NOT let your neighbors feed wildlife. Coyotes travel tremendous distances and a coyote regularly coming to your neighbor’s yard for a free handout will surely pass through your yard to get there. A habituated coyotes is a potential problem coyote.
6. Absolutely DO NOT let your cat outside if you are truly concerned with its health. Coyotes are just one of many mortality factors for outdoor cats.
7. DO leash your dogs. Although coyotes may follow a leashed dog out of curiosity (to the concern of the person), it is extremely rare for them to actually get within contact of your pet.
8. DO enjoy their presence and the fact that having this wily predator adds to the mystique of your (potentially even urban) neighborhood. Try to minimize your conflicts with these creatures by following these simple precautions.
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Image by Hossam all line
كنت في صحبة صديق عزيز لما رأينا هذه اللوحة معاً أثناء زيارتنا لبيت الكرتلية أو ما هو معروف بمتحف جاير أندرسون ، المالك الأخير له قبل أن يتحول لمتحف.
اللوحة كتب عليها الله ، محمد ، أبوبكر، عمر. كتبت على السيراميك و لا أعتقد أن لها قيمة فنية كبيرة و هو ما أثار دهشة صديقي عما إذا كان السيد أندرسون مسلما . و لكني لا أظن ذلك !!!
لكن الدهشة لم تستطع الوصول إلى نفسي و ذلك لانها (أي الدهشة) قد سلكت طريقها إلي منذ سنوات لأدهش تماما كما دهش صديقي عندما وجدت السيد هارت يضع اسم الرسول صلى الله عليه و سلم على رأس تصنيف يضم المائة الأفضل في تاريخ هذه البشرية. كان الغريب في هذا التصنيف انه يجمع أناس من مجالات شتى فقد كان الثاني بعد الرسول صلى الله عليه و سلم في الكتاب هو اسحاق نيوتن و الثالث هو المسيح عيسى عليه السلام و الرابع بوذا !!!
كنت في حينها على وشك انهاء دراستي الثانوية و على مشارف حياتي الجامعية ولكن ما تعلمته في دراستي السابقة و حتى تلك اللحظة هو ان محمد بن عبد الله صلى الله عليه وسلم رسول دين الإسلام وحسب لكن الحقيقة لم تكن كاملة . فقد رأى هارت في الرسول قائد عظيماً لكافة نواحي الحياة و قائدا دينيا فذا و لا يزال حتى الآن لأمة تضم نحو المليار و نصفه.
ذلك يرجع إلى طبيعة الإسلام المختلفة عما عهد من قبل. و ذلك مات لا يدركه كثير من مسلمي اليوم . فالاسلام نظام متكامل يضم في طياته العديد من النظم الداخلية فنجده يضع نظام مالياً ، اجتماعيا ، ميراثيا بل وقضائياً فضلاً عن نظامه الديني بالطبع.
إحدى القواعد الذهبية الراسخة لهذا النظام هي أنه من عمل صالحا فإن له جزاء الحسنى و من عمل مثقال ذرة شراً فلا يلومنَّ إلا نفسه.
و طبقت هذه القاعدة أول ما طبقت على المسلمين انفسهم و تحديدا فى غزوة أحد فبرغم النصر المبدئي . و برغم تواجد المصطفى صلوات ربي و تسليماته عليه وسط المسلمين إلا أنه و بعد أن عصوا أمر الله و رسوله
لم يلوموا حينها إلى انفسهم بعد ما أصابهم القرح.
لقد قرأت التاريخ و لم أجد هزيمة للمسلمين إلا و كانوا هم أنفسهم السبب و ليس عدوهم.
وهذا ما يتكرر الأن في بيت المقدس و اكناف بيت المقدس
فبدلاً من تقديم العون و الدعم لهم وجدت دعوات متناثرة للتخلص منهم !!!
وراحوا يلتمسون العون لاخوتهم ممن قتل اخوتهم
فبدلاً من أن يكون كالجسد الواحد اذا مرض من عضو تداعت له باقى اعضئه بالسهر و الحمى
عصوا أمر الرسول مرة أخرى
فاصبحوا كالسرطان حيث يقتل الجسد بعضه بعضا ولا يؤثرون على أن أنفسهم و لو كان بهم خصاصة
فرحم الله على بن الخطاب
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I'll explain quickly what this picture is. This is a paint in Gayer Anderson’s House. Allah's (SWT), Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) , Abu Bakr and Umar ( (May Allah be pleased with them) ) were written on ceramic.
Now I'm going to speak a little about my feelings when I saw it for the first time. Last summer, I went there with one of my best friends. When he saw it, he was surprised and asked me if Mr.Anderson converted to Islam. I told him that I didn't read that before.
But I wasn't surprised because I had been surprised many years ago (exactly like he was).
This when I found that Michael H. Hart ranked Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) #1 in his book
"The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History" !!!
Which made me wonder. So I was eager to know the reason.
Dr. Hart decided to put Prophet's name at the first because he touched Prophet's successes as a great leader in all aspects of life (what we call now political leader) and also a great religious leader.
Islam is different from the others .In fact Islam is an integrated system , So
you can listen to sentences like Islamic Financial System , Islamic social system , Islamic Religious system and etc.
(which they don't teach in our Education systems)
Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) is the leader of all these systems until now and his nation is now more than 1.5 billion.
There is a great Islamic principle that says: whoever does good, Allah will give him better and whoever does evil, blame no one but himself.
So, Muslims were defeated at Battle of Uhud despite their initial victory. They were 700 and the enemy was 3000, but this was not the reason.
Actually the reason was Muslims themselves, because they disobeyed Prophet orders. And this is a rule: if Muslims were defeated that means that they were defeated by themselves.
Unfortunately, now we face the same problems in Gaza I don't blame the enemy or who didn't care in the world
some Muslims only who deserve blaming
who are used to entreat to others to protect their brothers and sisters.
who closed the gates to their brothers and sisters.
who refused to support their brothers and sisters. When they were killed
who blamed their killed brothers and sisters.
Umar Ibn El-Khattab (May Allah be pleased with him) was fearing if an animal tripped in the way , Allah will ask him in the last day why you didn't pave the way for this animal
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_100
Coyote ~ 5 of 10 photos
Image by Urban Woodswalker
Couple days ago I had one of the biggest scares of my life. Literally.
Walking my beloved Jack Russel Snoopy, in the prairie where we have walked for years ...a coyote followed us for a distance, at very close range. Statistically Jack Russel Terriers are number 3 on the list of coyote pet dog breed attacks. 3 different times I stopped on the path to snap pix, and observe the subtle actions of the coyote. The first time it just kept walking closer in a slow relaxed manner. Head was not down, ears not back- both are stalking / predation mannerisms). Still, the third time, after I turned to stand tall, and started walking a step towards the coyote (A communication of I am the boss here) it disappeared into the tall grass...allowing me to think it had left us. but a minute later and its back walking along right after us. This freaked me out, as it implies so many obvious horrible things .
You should NOT run away... when "stalked" by a coyote. As we walked back the long way to the car.....(relaxing afternoon nature walk was definitely OVER). I had such a wide mix of emotions. I wanted to run, screaming hysterically. I wanted to grab a big stick (there weren't any in the prairie...and really, I do not want a coyote to get that close to Snoopy or myself in the first place. ) I definitely nearly soiled my panties.
However, being educated about urban wildlife...I allowed my brain to figure out this potential disaster. first, the car is 3/4 mile away. We have to walk out of this. The time of year...October...means a very low time of coyote pet predation. There is plenty to eat , and the energy spent trying to go for a dog meal would not be wise, nor the potential massive injuries involved....innately any intelligent predator knows this.
The coyote was relaxed, not sickly looking. So it could hunt effectively on rodents, rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, and opossums which are its normal diet along with fruits, and seeds found in nature. Coyotes also dine on deer fawns, deer road kill, and Canada goose eggs...all of which are abundant in my region. So was I just imagining the coyote "stalking us...my Jack Russel Terrier...for dinner meal?
Perhaps the coyote was just using the path...which coyotes have been doing for years now and are entitled to use just as much as hikers, bikers, dog walkers, and horse back riders do. Their scat markings are abundant, and over the past 5 years I have seen (only) 4 coyote sitings, but hundreds of scats on the very path we walk. Was the coyote just habituated to humans so much that it did not run when it saw us walking? Why was it so diligent in following so close behind us., and even returning to follow after my back was turned 3 times...the last sneakily walking into the tall brush, only to come back out to follow again when my back was turned?
I decided to turn and face the coyote again, and by this time it was nervous enough (from the 2 other times I stood to face it) to disappear in the tall grass for good....which made me feel better and yet more scared...as now I could not see what it was up to, and maybe there was more then one....and if they were hunting us, I really had a problem. But all turned out well. I think I will buy an air horn and some predator spray. The thing is though, I need to educate the coyote not to come so close. and air horn makes more sense then a close contact spray. I want the coyote to live a long healthy life, and if it follows someone not so accepting of urban wildlife predators.....its going to lose it life after complaints are made. I feel worried, not only for my and Snoopy's safety, but the coyote as well. Coyotes and humans CAN live peacefully together. Its only when coyotes lose their fear of humans that problems arise.
www.easterncoyoteresearch.com/LivingWithCoyotes.html
Do’s and Don’ts in Coyote Country:
1. DO chase them away and make noise (bang pots and pans) if you don’t want them in your yard.
2. DO make noise when you are outside especially if coyotes are often in your area (like a den site nearby). They will often change their course of direction when they hear people. Bring a whistle or horn to scare them away from you.
3. DO NOT feed coyotes or other animals. Even if you are feeding birds (e.g., suet) or other animals (like raccoons) coyotes will be attracted to your yard just like any other animal looking for an easy handout.
4. DO NOT feed your pets outside for the same reason as #3.
5. Just as importantly, DO NOT let your neighbors feed wildlife. Coyotes travel tremendous distances and a coyote regularly coming to your neighbor’s yard for a free handout will surely pass through your yard to get there. A habituated coyotes is a potential problem coyote.
6. Absolutely DO NOT let your cat outside if you are truly concerned with its health. Coyotes are just one of many mortality factors for outdoor cats.
7. DO leash your dogs. Although coyotes may follow a leashed dog out of curiosity (to the concern of the person), it is extremely rare for them to actually get within contact of your pet.
8. DO enjoy their presence and the fact that having this wily predator adds to the mystique of your (potentially even urban) neighborhood. Try to minimize your conflicts with these creatures by following these simple precautions.
