Kestrels have big compound eyes that can see ultraviolet light, identifying the trail of urine from a mouse--all the better for the wire hawk to swoop down and come in for the kill. Insectivores, the purple martins have such good eyesight and agile flight patterns that they catch bugs in mid-air. They even drink water in flight, skimming the surface of a pond with their lower bills.
This post had/has me on the edge of my seat, heart in my throat. Thanks for sharing the land where you live, Mary, where there is "a good start." What will our kind choose? Can we learn to see more clearly, widely and wisely?
REALLY good, Mary. It is so encouraging to see a whole community embracing a land ethic that does not destroy the environment. With care for those in poverty and wholehearted support for the birds. Let there be light!
Chris is carrying the message, the rest of us have to take action. It’s very difficult when the iowa farm bureau owns the state and the legislature. We are captive to industrial agri business unless we can convince the rest of Iowa that we deserve clean water and a lifestyle that protects us from cancer causing chemicals.
It seems like Chris Jones was preaching to the choir. It encourages me that there is a choir; I only wish it were larger.
This post had/has me on the edge of my seat, heart in my throat. Thanks for sharing the land where you live, Mary, where there is "a good start." What will our kind choose? Can we learn to see more clearly, widely and wisely?
REALLY good, Mary. It is so encouraging to see a whole community embracing a land ethic that does not destroy the environment. With care for those in poverty and wholehearted support for the birds. Let there be light!
If only more thought as the Amish. You are always enlightening.
Yes, THIS! 💖
Perfect post today to read with Larry Stone's Listening to the Land "Land, Love Language" Substack. YES, grow the choir!
Let's all sing together 🎶 "A Place in the Choir" by Bill Staines!
Chris is carrying the message, the rest of us have to take action. It’s very difficult when the iowa farm bureau owns the state and the legislature. We are captive to industrial agri business unless we can convince the rest of Iowa that we deserve clean water and a lifestyle that protects us from cancer causing chemicals.