Nature Unkind
Anyone who has spent any real time watching the backyard feeder knows that where there are small creatures like mice, chipmunks, and especially small birds, there are going to be predators that like to feed on them. Unfortunately, that’s life. Consider the three photos below of three of the creatures that often hang out in our back yard...
Sadly, neither the owl, nor the fox, nor the hawk are vegetarians. Mice, squirrels, and small birds have all met their end in our backyard thanks to these fellows. Alas, that is life. And no matter how much we want to anthropomorphize the birds at the feeder, they are just wild animals in the midst of other wild animals. I guess a certain degree of stoicism goes with feeding the birds.
For what it’s worth, we’re not the only ones to face the unkind side of nature...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/6147042.stm
That must have been especially tough for the folks of Lunan Bay.
Maybe the bottom line is that time is short for all living things, ourselves included. As an old friend used to say, "Hey! This ain't a dress rehearsal... When the lights go out, they go out..."
And on that happy note, I'll see you by the feeder,
Alan
Sadly, neither the owl, nor the fox, nor the hawk are vegetarians. Mice, squirrels, and small birds have all met their end in our backyard thanks to these fellows. Alas, that is life. And no matter how much we want to anthropomorphize the birds at the feeder, they are just wild animals in the midst of other wild animals. I guess a certain degree of stoicism goes with feeding the birds.
For what it’s worth, we’re not the only ones to face the unkind side of nature...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/6147042.stm
That must have been especially tough for the folks of Lunan Bay.
Maybe the bottom line is that time is short for all living things, ourselves included. As an old friend used to say, "Hey! This ain't a dress rehearsal... When the lights go out, they go out..."
And on that happy note, I'll see you by the feeder,
Alan
