Wednesday, September 30, 2015

From Eric Beheim


Best birthday wishes to our favorite elephant empress. May your big day be filled with joy and happiness.

From Chic Silber #1


From Chic Silber #2


From Paul Gutheil


    Dear Barbara,

A VERY HAPPY/HEALTHY BIRTHDAY (9/30) AND MANY MORE.

Thank you so much for so much.

Cole Bros. #1 (From Josip Marcan)


Cole Bros. #2


Cole Bros. #3


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Cole Bros. #12


Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Rare Bird Farm #1


When my wife and I were first married her mother Lalea Ray "Mother Superior" was employed by Bill Green owner of the Rare Bird Farm.
And I must say she had a knack of training the widest variety of animals of anyone I ever knew.

Rare Bird Farm #2


Bill Green with "Prince", "Pinto" and "Queenie".

Rare Bird Farm #3


Lalea Ray training "Queenie".

Rare Bird Farm #4


Rare Bird Farm #5


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Rare Bird Farm #8


Rare Bird Farm #10


"Queenie" with Bill Green's daughter Elizabeth.

Rare Bird Farm #11


"Raggety Ann" #1


.....she had quite a knack for off-beat animals.

"Raggety Ann" #2


.....she would do a little dance.....one, two, three, kick.....

"Popeye" #1


....."Popeye" would catch things and toss them back to her.

"Popeye" #2


Monday, September 28, 2015

Still More Zebras #1 (From Paul Gutheil)


Zebras on Kelly-Miller.

Still More Zebras #2


More Zebras #1 (From Chic Silber)


More Zebras #2


Zebras #1 (From Chic Silber)


Zebras #2


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Zebras #7

From Richard Reynolds.

Zebras #8


Zebras #9


Gene Garner with Circo Bells in Mexico, the zebra looks a little suspicious but the tableau overall is incredible.

Zebras #10


Zebras #11


From Buckles


This is Barbara's mother Lalea Ray who trained this Pick-Out zebra.