Murder Most Fowl
This breaks my heart--the corpse of a great egret, Ardea alba, whose feet are tangled in plastic, hanging from a branch on a bald cypress. The egret's death from thirst and exhaustion offered opportunities to flies and the spider who spun that web to collect them. Given the pristine condition of the surrounding territory at the Long Point Ranch, a nature preserve, I conjecture that the egret was ensnared elsewhere--maybe in the landfill across the road--and then got caught when it landed on the tree.
The ranch is a beautiful place with habitat for many species of birds, reptiles and plants, but apparently you can't run and can't hide from human trash.
Murder Most Fowl
This breaks my heart--the corpse of a great egret, Ardea alba, whose feet are tangled in plastic, hanging from a branch on a bald cypress. The egret's death from thirst and exhaustion offered opportunities to flies and the spider who spun that web to collect them. Given the pristine condition of the surrounding territory at the Long Point Ranch, a nature preserve, I conjecture that the egret was ensnared elsewhere--maybe in the landfill across the road--and then got caught when it landed on the tree.
The ranch is a beautiful place with habitat for many species of birds, reptiles and plants, but apparently you can't run and can't hide from human trash.