Does your breath
come faster and deeper
when you're flying
versus perching?
Like when I'm running
versus walking?
How often and how long
do you rest while migrating?
Maybe every ten to twelve hours
like when I'm driving cross-country?
How exactly does your navigation system work?
Is it similar to my truck's GPS?
How do you build such cool
and functional nests
with only two feet and a beak?
We need manufactured materials;
lumber, metals, plastics,
and a plethora of power tools.
How is your diet so simple;
seeds, insects, berries, worms and larvae?
We plant, process and package
our protein and nutrition.
How long will you,
your particular species,
survive and multiply,
if we first do you no harm?
© 2022 Richard Havenga
Photo Locations:
1. Swallow-tailed Kite ~ Collier County - Florida
2. Yellow-headed Blackbirds - San Pedro House ~ Sierra Vista, Arizona
3. Snow Geese ~ Bosque del Apache NWR - San Antonio, New Mexico
4. Yellow-throated Vireo ~ Home Woods - Cannonsburg, Michigan
5. Cedar Waxwing~ Home Garden - Cannonsburg, Michigan
6. American Avocet ~ Mono Lake, California
7. White-crowned Night Heron ~ "Ding" Darling NWR - Sanibel Island - Florida
"How long will you,
ReplyDeleteyour particular species,
survive and multiply,
if we first do you no harm?"
~ from: "Questions for Birds" by Poet/Photographer Richard Havenga @ Walk With Father Nature: https://walkwithfathernature.blogspot.com/2022/05/questions-for-birds.html
I love this, Dad! Very unique and thought-provoking! I hope we get some answers to these questions soon! Keep me posted!
ReplyDeleteLove, Sarah