Season of stinging insects has begun.
Cicada song, katydid song, and the buzzing of insects to and from.
Summer in Georgia.
Bumblebee
Bumblebees leave a scent behind on flowers they visit so other bees don't waste their time on flowers that have already been touched. Scent marking reduces the time a bumblebee spends looking for a flower with nectar making them really efficient pollinators.
Brilliant.
Simply brilliant.
Lake Chatuga
exhaling...
Sunflowers
It is fascinating to me how swiftly things can shift and shake loose in my mind simply by sitting and watching.
Today I watched a mama and papa house finch decide whether it was safe to bring their babies over to the yard or not. Once they determined it was safe they quietly flew off to the edge of the woods and moved their young from a sweet gum to another sweet gum (significance?). Their young are pretty noisey so I imagine they have to be picky about where and when they take them. Once they were tucked safely into the leaves mama and papa got to work getting them. And the way they showed them what to do - gentle and firm. This is the stuff that will determine whether they survive to adulthood or not.
Life.
It is dramatic.
And infinite in measure.
The learning is endless.
In the bird world it is life and death.
In the human world it is life and death.
I'm paying attention and trying to learn.
Are you?
