I have twice pulled a black snake out of my bluebird house which is mounted on a piece of electrical conduit. I also once witnessed one attacking a nest in a maple tree. Every spring I usually hear mocking birds defending their nest but can't usually get high enough to see what's happening. I just assume it's a black snake feeding. Great article.
If I had the power and wisdom I would create a world where life didn't have to consume other life to survive. Yesterday I saw hummingbird behavior I had never observed before. An Anna's hummingbird after sipping from blossoms in our Salvia "jungle" hovered down to the ground and pecked at a rock repeatedly. After she flew away I checked the rock and there were ants on it. Nature is red in beak and claw. Even beautiful little hummingbirds kill other life.
Thanks for sharing the dragon tail butterflies, wild!
You're welcome! I wish some lived around me so I could see them live...
But tongue in cheek aside, me too! They are so cool!
With globalization and climate change, it could happen!
I have twice pulled a black snake out of my bluebird house which is mounted on a piece of electrical conduit. I also once witnessed one attacking a nest in a maple tree. Every spring I usually hear mocking birds defending their nest but can't usually get high enough to see what's happening. I just assume it's a black snake feeding. Great article.
If I had the power and wisdom I would create a world where life didn't have to consume other life to survive. Yesterday I saw hummingbird behavior I had never observed before. An Anna's hummingbird after sipping from blossoms in our Salvia "jungle" hovered down to the ground and pecked at a rock repeatedly. After she flew away I checked the rock and there were ants on it. Nature is red in beak and claw. Even beautiful little hummingbirds kill other life.
That would be a wonderful world... imagine how that would change interactions across the board.