See more pictures of the cygnet and Mom and Dad here. And moon shots from this morning’s walk here.
Tag: Bird
Guess who has arrived?!?!
Monday Morning Wake-Up Call
I do not live happily or comfortably
with the cleverness of our times.
The talk is all about computers,
the news is all about bombs and blood.
This morning, in the fresh field,
I came upon a hidden nest.
It held four warm, speckled eggs.
I touched them.
Then went away softly,
having felt something more wonderful
Than all the electricity of New York City.
— Mary Oliver, “With Thanks to the Field Sparrow, Whose Voice is So Delicate and Humble” in “Evidence: Poems”
Notes:
- We’ll ignore the consequences of touching/picking up bird eggs from a nest… 🙂
- Poem: Thank you Make Believe Boutique
- Photo: Eva Bronzini via Pexels
74 seconds of must watch TV
Ara fa un any us vaig posar un vídeo molt semblant, però ja us dic que no és el mateix. Aquí veureu com una parella de mallerengues blaves examina la nova casa, fa el niu, pon els ous i cuida les cries. No us perdeu detall 🐣. 📹 Nest Box. pic.twitter.com/4S57xWigtV
— Barrufet del temps (@MeteoBarrufet) October 6, 2022
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“Now a year ago I put you a very similar video, but I’m telling you it’s not the same. Here you will see how a pair of blue tit examines the new home, builds the nest, lays the eggs and cares for the young. Don’t miss a detail” 🐣. 📹 Nest Box. pic.twitter.com/4S57xWigtV
— Barrufet del temps (@MeteoBarrufet) October 6, 2022
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Thank you
Monday Morning Wake-Up Call. (If you think your commute is too long…)
If you think your commute is too long, be glad you’re not a godwit.Each year around this time, tens of thousands of bar-tailed godwits migrate from Alaska to New Zealand and Australia. The 7,000-mile journey — the longest nonstop migration of any land bird — is completed in eight to 10 days of continuous flapping without stopping to eat, drink or rest.
The godwit’s ordeal is so extreme that, as one recent paper put it, it challenges “underlying assumptions of bird physiology.” Before the bird takes off, its organs shrink, its pectoral muscles grow, and it gobbles up insects, worms and mollusks to store fat for the long journey. One scientist called the godwits “obese super athletes.”
— Matthew Cullen, Evening Briefing, NY Times. September 20, 2022.