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More Pondering on Predator and Prey

Soumis par srandel le 18/06/2012 - 19:07
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What happened here? Will this large patch of feathers and down tell a story of predator and prey?

One day late in the winter I was out walking my dog around the block with my friends when we noticed a patch of feathers on the ground. Not just one or two but as you can see from the photo, a whole bunch—big feathers, small underfeathers. Clearly, something got a bird of some sort . . . but what happened?

Predator and prey

Soumis par srandel le 08/06/2012 - 02:16
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I have pondered a number of clichés for the title of this piece, but here's the scoop. With the disappearance of the cardinal hatchlings, it is time to discuss the role of life and death in the natural world I observe in my neighborhood.