Seen:<\/p>\n
Power line, upon which is perched a small hawk (or some kind of falcon?). Held between talon and power line, a baby bird, intermittently flapping its one unbound wing and stretching its neck as if to pull itself free.<\/p>\n
Perched on the power line six feet to the right of the raptor, a male cardinal furiously sounding his alarm call.<\/p>\n
Repeatedly diving in from the left, a mockingbird.<\/p>\n
So, another reminder of the omnipresence of death in the cycle of life. Raptor will feed. Baby bird will die. Two different species of bird will work, in different ways, against the threat. I will anthropomorphize them, construing them as “joining forces with hope despite dire circumstances.” Interconnection, mourning, and celebration.<\/p>\n
Amazing to see, and difficult to watch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Seen: Power line, upon which is perched a small hawk (or some kind of falcon?). Held between talon and power line, a baby bird, intermittently flapping its one unbound wing and stretching its neck as if to pull itself free. … Continue reading