Full Moons 2016

The Full Moon: Holiday for a Change

Full moon names date back to Native Americans. Some tribes kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurring full moon. Their names were applied to the entire month in which each occurred. This is when full moons will occur in 2016, according to NASA:

Date Name U.S. East UTC
Jan. 23 Wolf Moon 8:46 p.m. 01:46 (1/24)
Feb. 22 Snow Moon 1:20 p.m. 18:20
Mar. 23 Worm Moon 8:01 a.m. 12:01
Apr. 22 Pink Moon 1:24 a.m. 05:24
May 21 Flower Moon 5:15 p.m. 21:15
June 20 Strawberry Moon 7:02 a.m. 11:02
July 19 Buck Moon 6:57 p.m. 22:57
Aug. 18 Sturgeon Moon 5:27 a.m. 09:27
Sept. 16 Harvest Moon 3:05 p.m. 19:05
Oct. 16 Hunter’s Moon 12:23 a.m. 04:23
Nov. 14 Beaver Moon 8:52 a.m. 13:52
Dec. 13 Cold Moon 7:05 p.m. 00:05 (12/14)

“To run with the wolf was to run in the shadows, the dark ray of life, survival and instinct. A fierceness that was both proud and lonely, a tearing, a howling, a hunger and thirst. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst. A strength that would die fighting, kicking, screaming, that wouldn’t stop until the last breath had been wrung from its body. The will to take one’s place in the world. To say ‘I am here.’ To say ‘I am.”
― O.R. Melling

Hungry

Photographer Unknown, (Hungry Wolf)

Full Moon

Full Moon on Thanksgiving Eve

Full golden moon on a crisp, clear autumn night. Off for a run in the state park. If I do not get a chance to post anything tomorrow, please accept my best wishes for a great Thanksgiving.

Last Hunter’s Moon

Last Hunter’s Moon (October 27- 2015) : I was looking a bit ragged and tired. It was a long day for me at work and a long night ahead. I am glad I live less than a quarter mile from a state park: plenty of deer are there this year.

Photo Credit: Carl (Friend and Confidant)

The Gray Wolf

Artist unknown, (The Gray Wolf), Computer Graphics, Animation Gifs

The Entrance of the Wolf

Artist Unknown, (The Entrance of the Wolf)

Attack of the Wolves

Artist Unknown, (Attack of the Wolves)

The Eyes of His Wolf

Artist Unknown, “The Eyes of His Wolf”, Computer Graphics, Film Gifs

Matthew Stewart

Matthew Stewart, “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”

Wolf and Tiger

Artist Unknown, (The Wolf and the Tiger)

Red Wolf

Photographer Unknown, Red Wolf

Originally distributed throughout the Southeastern US, the red wolf was nearly driven to extinction by the mid-1900s due to aggressive predator control programs, habitat destruction and extensive hybridization with coyotes. By the late 1960s, it occurred in small numbers in the Gulf Coast of western Louisiana and eastern Texas. Fourteen of these survivors were selected to be the founders of a captively bred population, which was established in the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium between 1974 and 1980.

After a successful experimental relocation to Bulls Island off the coast of South Carolina in 1978, the red wolf was declared Extinct in the Wild in 1980 in order to proceed with restoration efforts. In 1987, the captive animals were released into North Carolina’s Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, with a second release taking place two years later in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

You Are Not Dreaming

Artists Unknown, (You Are Not Dreaming!), Computer Graphics, Film Gifs

A behavior to avoid with unknown canines, especially wolves, is the fixed (aggressive) stare directly into their eyes. Such a stare is a blatant challenge of that canine’s rank and social status. If performed toward a dominant wolf, a reciprocal challenge and fight is likely to ensue.