Sheriff Franklin Loyd

Franklin Loyd became the sheriff of Lamb County in 1935. Two years later he was murdered on a March 20, 1937, night in Littlefield near the town’s depot. Only one photograph of him was ever found and that was in the Clovis News Journal. His killer, Leroy Kelley was electrocuted for his murder on March…

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Secret Lives of Roadrunners – Part 2

And so the secret lives of greater roadrunners (Geococcyx californianus) continues at Comanche Springs.  This camera trap was very active with roadrunners and cottontails triggers for the last month. I have no idea how in the world this image was captured or what was going on to capture it. The roadrunner is not in flight,…

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First Confirmed Coyote Pups

  Its official Comanche Springs now has its first confirmed coyote pups born this year. I was so delighted to see these captures on one of my camera traps. Earlier in the year some of the camera traps captured at least two pregnant coyotes wandering throughout the campus out of at least six confirmed coyotes…

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Tossing of a Dead Dog

Warning Graphic Image Nothing infuriates me more or gives me more heartache than when I see an abused or mistreated dog. Especially when the mistreatment happens right out your back door. Tossed aside like it was nothing, but a rotten piece of meat. This morning I woke to find a small terrier-like dog had been…

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