I really enjoy nature. I love watching the hummingbirds swarm the feeder in my backyard. Watching the baby bluebird learn to fly was a recent pastime favorite. But lately some things have occured which appear out of my control.
A few weeks ago I noticed a lifeless bluebird on my neighbor's yard. Inspecting the bird, there appeared to be no visible signs of trauma. The only explanation was possibly West Nile virus. Yesterday I went out to mow the yard and was shocked to see a humingbird dead in my front yard below a tree which it had spent many months chasing insects from one of the higher limbs. Again no trauma, just grief on my part.
Last week I was in Yellowstone Park and drove up on a deer which was painfully flopping on the pavement. It had been hit by a car and was now living out its last few moments in agony. Soon a Park Ranger arrived and shot the deer, ending a once peaceful life.
My regular job takes me around to vacant homes thoughout the city, and I have observed an alarming rising trend. Many of the yards have a dead bird gracing the landscape.
What the hell is going on? Why has nature became such a bully in recent months?
Talking to a close frined at a party last night, I was telling them about my recent string of bad luck with Mother Nature. They had no explanation except for a "that sucks".
Pollution, sickness, viruses, contamination, in the wrong place at the wrong time.......what is it?
If anyone cares to offer an opinion, please do so.
A few weeks ago I noticed a lifeless bluebird on my neighbor's yard. Inspecting the bird, there appeared to be no visible signs of trauma. The only explanation was possibly West Nile virus. Yesterday I went out to mow the yard and was shocked to see a humingbird dead in my front yard below a tree which it had spent many months chasing insects from one of the higher limbs. Again no trauma, just grief on my part.
Last week I was in Yellowstone Park and drove up on a deer which was painfully flopping on the pavement. It had been hit by a car and was now living out its last few moments in agony. Soon a Park Ranger arrived and shot the deer, ending a once peaceful life.
My regular job takes me around to vacant homes thoughout the city, and I have observed an alarming rising trend. Many of the yards have a dead bird gracing the landscape.
What the hell is going on? Why has nature became such a bully in recent months?
Talking to a close frined at a party last night, I was telling them about my recent string of bad luck with Mother Nature. They had no explanation except for a "that sucks".
Pollution, sickness, viruses, contamination, in the wrong place at the wrong time.......what is it?
If anyone cares to offer an opinion, please do so.
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