People enjoy having replicas of “real” things. This post describes and shows 7 California condor figurines.
Figurines
Music by Karla Kane (& colleagues)
In my searches for people connected to the California condor, one person’s name surprised me by appearing in 2 different contexts.
Among the graduate theses that I have identified concerning the California condor is one by Karla Kane, completed at the University of Wales (!). That same Karla Kane also creates wonderful music, some of which makes a condor connection.
The public lives of individual birds
For most people, our lives pass without articles about us appearing in major newspapers. But big-city newspapers (and other publications) regularly publish articles about the details of individual condors’ lives. Just the titles of these articles have a story to tell about California condors and humans.
Stuffed toys
Despite the California condor not being as obviously cuddly as a teddy bear, there are stuffed toy condors. Here are 4 different versions.
Still more postal miscellaneous
When I began gathering postage stamps, first day covers, and postcards concerning the California condor I did not imagine how many are out there. This post shows the latest additions to my collection.
