walking bird

[′wȯk·iŋ ‚bərd]

(vertebrate zoology)

Any bird of the order Columbiformes, including the pigeons, doves, and sandgrouse.

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"Twenty-two yards," I whispered to Alex, who was already at full draw and following the walking bird step for step.

CLUTCH: GIVEN THIS YOUNG BOWHUNTER'S TRACK RECORD, IT WOULD BE FOOLISH TO BET AGAINST HIM WHEN THE CHIPS ARE DOWN

Rather than "Chief Lone Wolf", as stated in the image caption, the subject of this card may be Seth Walking Bird, or Ve'kesohtameohtsestse, a Cheyenne originally from the Northern Cheyenne reservation at Lame Deer, Montana.

Sioux performers at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair

Placed beside an Algonquin petroglyph of a walking bird, a story begins to unfold.

Ornamentation and detail: Tazra Miller finds a reference to art history in the work of Joni Moriyama

I drew back, swung with the walking bird, and released.

Prairie turkeys for the traditional hunter: there's a lot of room around those prairie turkeys but the traditional bowhunter can get it done

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