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“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can't rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right.”
~ James O'Barr, The Crow
Yuki and I play hide n seek. Of course I have to be the one to hide every time but Yuki loves searching all over the field until she finds me. I wait until she's distracted and then I jump in the tall grass and give a quick whistle. She knows what to do and the search begins. A treat is always waiting when she finds me.
This is an emotional image for me any time I see it but right now with all that is going on I find myself more emotional than ever. This beautiful Canada goose frantically flew over me several times going back and forth. It appears to have lost it's mate. It was squawking in a frantic manner until it flew out of my sight then I would hear it coming back over me doing the same thing time and time again. Geese possess a veritably human capacity for grief. Their feelings and emotions are far less different from us than you assume. Quite literally, humans, a dog, and a goose hang their heads, lose their appetites, and become indifferent to all stimuli emanating from the environment. For grief-striken human beings, as well as for geese, one effect is that they become outstandingly vulnerable to accidents; they tend to fly into high-tension cables or fall prey to predators because of their reduced alertness.
There have been reports of pair bonds that are so strong that if one goose is shot down by a hunter, the partner will circle back. Drawn by its need to stay with its lifelong companion, the single goose will often ignore the sound of shooting and return to die with its mate.
In The Pig Who Sang To The Moon, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson writes about a goose who had a broken wing. During the fall migration, as other geese flew south, her gander accompanied her by air and by foot. She was going to walk south since she was unable to fly. He would not leave her, so after flying for a few hundred yards, he would stop and wait for her to catch up. He would call to her with his wildest, most piercing cry, urging her to spread her wings and fly with him to their distant home. He accompanied her until she was killed by carrion eagles and he had to continue his journey alone.
Widowed geese have been observed circling around and around, crying in heartrending sorrowful tones when their partners die or are shot by hunters. The remaining goose may mourn for a period of time and then mate again. Or they may mourn for the rest of their lives and never seek another mate. Just as with people, it varies with individual geese.....Choo Choo Rosenbloom
So I stood in the field with this knowledge and wept as she or he kept flying over me and frantically calling for their mate. It's an incredibly sad thing to witness.
Everyone please be safe. Thinking of you all.
A beautiful shaft of sunlight danced through the autumn trees and just for a few minutes lit up the cascading river. Seek the light is by The Waterboys
This female belted kingfisher has had The Who song “The Seeker” stuck in her head for most of her life, though with more of a yearning for fish than for the truth. She has allowed her lust for fish to overcome any desire to frustrate bird watchers and photographers wanting to get a clear look at her. Most self-respecting kingfishers won’t let a human with binoculars or a zoom lens get within a quarter of a mile of them. She however has allowed her taste for wriggling sushi to quash this cardinal rule of the kingfisher kingdom.
Interestingly during the winter male kingfishers get kicked out of our area by female kingfishers tired of their selfish behavior, so they can have a few months of peace and quiet before the breeding season. The males tell a different story though, suggesting they are saddled with the responsibility of maintaining their breeding territories further north while the females lollygag in balmy weather, enjoying plenty of fish.
An edit of model Krystal Smith's image that is too good to delete.
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On a grim, dreary day, a touch of sunlight lit up this tree hidden among the conifers. The low light just screamed to make this monochrome. Taken deep in Hillock Wood, Princes Risborough. Hope you enjoy.
"Solidão is a Portuguese term meaning loneliness or abandonment. It is an emotion experienced by many people and can take various forms, such as emotional distance, lack of social connections, and feelings of isolation. It is important to acknowledge that solitude is a human experience and that support and help is available for those who are dealing with it. It is also important to seek connection and community with others, which can alleviate the effects of solitude."
by my dear friend Ben The Man
Our home made bird feeder would not accommodate larger birds like Cardinals or Blue Jays, but these two White Throated Sparrows found refuge from the winter wind and snow while wallowing in the wild bird seeds.
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It was an exceedingly windy day, so I can't help but think that the hoverfly was hanging onto the stamen of a day lily for a bit of protection.
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Leaving Anchorage and heading South down the Seward Highway you see the lovely mountains across Turnagain Arm. Here I captured the interesting clouds and mountains that still have a lot of snow across the waters. The low clouds would sometimes obscure the view so it made me think the mountains were playing hide and seek with me.
Taken 5 April 2023 off the Seward Highway.
The 41 Sqn special caught A2A afer departing from RIAT 2016. What a fantastic experience, many thanks to Rich Cooper at COAP, and Eric and his team at the Aviation Photocrew.
This week's alternative for MM, I couldn't choose between this and the Iris. Hubby liked this one and the others in the house liked the Iris, the one that got posted.
Lonely Heart Club...
My wife bought a new bleeding hearts plant and with all the wind and rain, this is the only flower left on it. We haven't even planted it yet.. :(
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Sometimes it's difficult to find the cats these days. Tofu took refuge in the garden shed this morning when he heard thunder in the distance. It's not so much the thunder he hates but the rain which usually accompanies a thunderstorm. I on the other hand welcome every drop of rain at the moment.