Archivos de Diario para marzo 2021

jueves, 11 de marzo de 2021

Red-winged Blackbirds and Sandhill Cranes!

Temperatures in the 50's and familar sounds of red-winged blackbirds coming from the wetland. We could hardly believe it. The scope confirmed what we knew to be our first signs of their return! Red-winged blackbirds at the Black hole nature preserve. Spring was on its way back to our county.

Just down the road we took a photograph of two sandhill cranes. They were at a piece of land that has been set aside for wetland restoration. What a great site to see!

Deer were everywhere in small gatherings. Everything is still shades of brown. Very little has budded out yet, but we all know that it is a matter of days now, not months.

Up in Mackinac City the eagles are crossing the straits. Numbers of Bald eagles and Golden eagles have been growing. Next will be the hawks. Migration is coming to the north.

And our winter visitors are moving on. The snowy owl has not been seen in some time.

Another year! Another season! The parade of life continues...

Publicado el jueves, 11 de marzo de 2021 a las 02:13 PM por friendofnature2 friendofnature2 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2021

Time, money, and energy.

Time, money, and our focused energy: just three resources that we all have available. What we spend our resources on says a bit about who we are and what we value.

Nature does not care much about us as observers. Birds do not need to be seen to carry out their existence, and a photograph does not provide for their needs of food, warmth, a mate, or protection from predators. Fish would rather not be caught by the fisherman, even to be released again to live another day. Flowers bloom and go to seed dependent upon other forces in nature, seldom anything to do with us as observers.

We go out and learn about nature because it is good for us. It meets our needs. It provides emotional wellness and it is fun to do. We share our pictures because we are part of a human community. We want to feel connected. We enjoy seeing what other people see and communicating with people of similar interest.

I hope that my children learn to see the world for what it is. I hope that they use their money and time to take care of nature and spend their energy enjoying the natural world around them. I want happiness for them.

The world is complicated; I am thankful that it is. May my time, money, and focused energy be helpful in the preservation and enjoyment of our natural world.

Publicado el miércoles, 17 de marzo de 2021 a las 06:02 PM por friendofnature2 friendofnature2 | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario