Residents in Aotearoa: Amiri's birds are growing...

Friday, 21 October 2016

Amiri's birds are growing...

Do you think they are beginning to crowd the nest?

It's interesting that the parents are now bringing less food. Apparently, with their growth spurt behind them, the kids don't need as much. The parents come about every 15 minutes now.

See what I mean about the size? Don't know if that's mom or dad up there, but all four of the kids are nearly as big. -djf

1 comment:

Dianne22 October 2016 at 09:08
O yes they are growing up so fast - literally right before your eyes! I'm surprised that papa bird is helping because I got the impression from the other posts that mama was doing all the work alone! It's a good thing though - what with growing teenagers having to be fed every 15 minutes - and you say that their feedings are slowing down?
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This is a picture of my deer hunting blind. I built in in 1975 and used it until about 2010. I'm publishing this picture and text on November 15 of 2022, the opening day of Michigan's rifle deer hunting season, to remember all the years I spent sitting there and occasionally harvesting a deer. I think that the meat I provided for my family was only a small portion of the benefit I received from hunting in this manner. Of greater value to me was the time I spent alone, watching the forest and its many components interact. I had time to unwind from the stresses of my work, to appreciate our world, and even sometimes to pray. That blind was a refuge to me. It was cozy, and comfortable and I spent much more time filming the activities of not only deer, but bears, racoons, turkeys, squirrels, hawks, and once, even a snowy owl, than I did harvesting deer. May I suggest to all of you that you try to find some time and a place, where you can be alone, and where you can ponder and appreciate your life and your place in the world. It does a body good. -djf