Steven L. Taylor is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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I always say that real life animals and organisms are so bizarre the science fiction and monster creatures have nothing on them. I look at that picture and see a plucked chicken with arms of steel, draped in a cloak of taut feathers and garden implements for legs!
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Primo!
Great shot.
The parallelism is fantastic.
The sharpness of the feet is impressive.
For some reason, the stump made me laugh — so expressive.
A really fine photograph.
I always say that real life animals and organisms are so bizarre the science fiction and monster creatures have nothing on them. I look at that picture and see a plucked chicken with arms of steel, draped in a cloak of taut feathers and garden implements for legs!