How a bad thing can turn into a good one (Evolution)

[Steeve B]

I hope aim not boring anyone with all my little stories, its just that things around me are so beautiful, I wish all of you can enjoy them as well.
These are the true values of life, you can’t buy these moments nor can you commend them, all you can do is appreciate them when they pass by you.

I got my country house 3 years ago, I use to pass part of the day watching hummingbirds evolve in my garden, but being the city guy I was raised to be, iv cut down a patch of flowers mandatory to them, so they moved away last year, that made me pretty upset.
When I got the house I discarded a wood stove, IV been fighting deforestation for 20 years now, so this wood stove wasn’t appreciated by me. Last week my wife asked me to discard the remaining of the stove pipe that runs thru the addict, because she says some birds are disturbing the children’s, obviously she didn’t ask the right guy, as I told her I will discard it when the bird are don nesting, this afternoon I was having a the while looking outside at the snow, suddenly right in front of my eyes 15 feet away a peregrine falcon nailed an other bird in my garden, I was amassed at this sight, my wife and doter also, he or she was there doing her thing right in front of me as we can see on TV in the best national geographic documentary, I watched this animal for as long as I could then it flue away with the dead bird, guess where? You got it…in my old pipe.
This wood burning forest killing machine, is now providing nesting for this rare and magnificent animal. Yes I did take some photos and will post ASAP
I understand this has nothing to do with reptiles, but most of you guys are nature loving peoples, so I guess some of you will appreciate this as well.
Kind regards
;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

[LdyDrgn]

Nice! I can imagine what a sight that must have been. I am looking forward to the pictures.

[Scotty Allen]

You continue posting those nature stories Steve. They're a welcome addition as far as I'm concerned anyway. Watching a peregrine dive and catch it's prey is a wonderful sight. Plant some more flowers, the hummingbirds will come back.

[Burmies]

Cool, I want to see pictures to.

Burmies

[honduranfreekk]

I would also have 2 agrea with Scotty Don't stop posting them and they are a welcome addition 2 the forum in my opinion.:) :)

[marisa]

Yeah well me and my roomates love nature too....this winter we put a bird feeder on our front porch.

Those f-ing birds started taking control of the porch. They dive bomb us, spy on us...they have one look out bird who sits like 15 feet away. He watches us and then goes and gets his buddies, and they all fly so close they almsot hit us. Then when we aren't looking they somehow dump the entire contents of the bird feeder all over the porch. We had at LEAST two full 10 pound bags of bird seed ALL OVER the porch under the snow. It was everywhere.

hahaha nature rules. I want to see pictures too!

Marisa

[peregrinefalcon]

WOW!!! What I would have gave to see that! I love falcons, epecially peregrine falcons (lol see my name). The only falcon I've seen was either a kestrel or a merlin and it flew right over my head! I also found it's nest later with a mouse skull in it, cool stuff. But yea, post some pics I wanna see! :D
Adam

[mykee]

Steeve B, I thrive to be the kind of person that you are. Awe-inspiring and just happy with all the little things around you. There is hope out there, among all the smog-sucking city dwellers, to be calm, relaxed, and enjoy life. Thank you.

[Steeve B]

Well that’s deceiving this is the only photo that came out good, I really need a good camera, sorry

http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/512/959ap06-007.jpg

[ranmasatome]

SWEET!!!! worked a while with these babies...

[Paul McCleary]

WOW!!!

Great sighting, story and photo, Steve! >>> Keep 'em comin'!
Following your heart worked a miracle for that Falcon's nesting site!

Ruby-throats are an awesome spectacle - While I was working with EARTHQUEST, we saw a few travelling through Cavendish Park here in London, Ontario during fall migration last year >>>
Hummingbirds kinda remind me of a U.F.O.: They suddenly hover into view and then - now ya see 'em, now ya don't!

Cheers mon ami!

[Steeve B]

Thanks for all the nice comments, dos anyone have an idea why this bird who’d choose to nest on a house instead of nesting in the mountains nearby?

[Beejay]

Lucky you. What can I really say...you can choose to be a prick and cause that bird to flee, or you can enjoy and if your stove sends it away, that's its problem to deal with, as you each have the right to nestle into your niche.

Do you want to preserve the bird or rid it? Sounds to me like you want to preserve it :) So keep taking photos and get a little humour out of your wife's reaction....like a few bird sounds are gonna wake up some kids...sorry DON'T BUY THAT!!!!!!!!! AND I'M NOT talking from inexperience :)

Bj :)

[Steeve B]

I will never disturb this bird, but the pipe is literally in my doter’s room, your right about my wife’s sense of humour, I have to watch here constantly, she’s no longer allowed upstairs with the broom or anything she may nock on pipe with. Man aim telling you her favourite day is Halloween and she keeps talking about visiting Salem the house is full S.speelberg and Katy Wright books she gives me goose bumps.
I shod post a photo of her you’ll understand

[Steeve B]

Wicked woman see what I mean! Worst comes to worst the bird stays she goes!

Just kidding!!
Ps. Photo posted with consent of parties involved
http://www.ssnakess.com/photopost/data/500/959photo_steve_004-med.jpg

[jwsporty]

Thought I would share this one..

Back in 1977, I lived in Germany at the ripe old age of 16 as part of a student exchange program. One day I was to travel to a neighbouring town about 3 hours away for a visit with one of my sponsor family's relatives. My German "mother" had prepared a bunch of sandwiches (ham and swiss cheese on rye), some fruit and a coule of drinks. She was such a good mother..;) The trip was done on a very old Solex moped, top speed 10 miles per hour. The trip took me down a path designed for bicycles and mopeds that bordered on some farm land. It was at a clump of trees beside the path that I decided to take a little break. Well out came the sandwiches and then.....

down came a hawk.

He landed about 5 feet away from me and just sat there looking.

Wide-eyed and awe inspired, I just sat there taking in this unusual little guy while devouring the first of my sandwiches.

A few steps closer and the hawk continued his stare in my direction. I figured what the heck and I dismantled the second sandwich. I threw out a piece of the ham and the little guy immediately grabbed the piece and devoured it. It wasn't long before he had consumed all the meat and then I figured i would try him on a little Swiss cheese. Hey this guy likes cheese too..
The bread wasn't to his liking so I dismantled the last of the sandwiches and surrendered my last remaining piece of ham. I just laid back against one of the trees while consuming my swiss cheese sandwich and drinking my soda and watched the little guy. As we both finished our respective lunches, we both just sat there and took in the relief of the shade providing by the tree on that hot summer day. All tolled I stayed under that tree for close to an hour and a half before pressing on my journey.
Even when I got up the little guy didn't fly away. He just sat there looking at me.

I remember saying to him "time to go" and with that he looked at me and then flew off.

Nature is wonderful..hope you enjoyed my little interlude..it is something I will never forget

Jim

[Beejay]

HAHHHHHAAAAHH you'd better hope she has a sense of humour now :)

Bj

[Beejay]

Jwsporty.......

Omg.

I cried reading your post

Bj

[Steeve B]

I agree this is priceless, for a moment I was there with you thanks

[Nanashi04]

Great stories you guys. :)
I don't have any touching ones really, but my friends and I are total lake junkies - we're always there... Go camping at least once a week when it's warm.

One time Dad took my little sister out camping, of course Lois and I tagged along for a little while. (we had a band event, so couldn't stay) We had an exelent dinner - hamburgers and porkchops cooked, well, Dad likes to bring his grill - I rather think that's cheating, but oh well. Some real camping hot dogs (sticks in the open fire, baby!), Honeydew Mellon, and Toasted Marshmellows. After dinner we all just kinda sat around the fire, letting the food settle, and listening to the birds. All of a sudden, we hear something shuffling around... so we turn back to look at the picnic table, and, sure enough, there's a racoon sitting there rusting around in the crumbs (not trash. we take care of that) left by our dinner. It sits there and looks at us while it chews on a pork chop bone, looks around some more, and walks off like we were never there. ^^
Twas pretty neat, really.

That's all I got for now. Yay nature-junkies!