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Monday, May 25, 2020

Memorial Day bonus

by Rain Trueax

In the United States, today is Memorial Day, significant to many for assorted reasons. I thought in a troubled time such as we are in, posting a reminder that nature is not only reassuring for how it goes on in such times, but also good for blood pressure and to relax.

The videos are taken from our neighborhood. The first one came from a wildlife cam that our neighbor borrowed when they couldn't figure out what was walking on their roof at night between midnight and three or four am. The videos it shot gave the answer and we blended them into what you see. Besides the YouTube link, it can also be seen at my nature blog: The Night Visitors



This one is how the honeybees are drawn to the saguaro blooms. In Tucson, all honeybees are Africanized, often called killer bees. They are certainly mellow in the video where they are only concerned with gathering pollen to take back to the hive. The birds also love it when the saguaro blooms.  It can also be seen at my video blog for nature: Bees and the Saguaro Blossom.




To see nature at work, watching the birds, the clouds sail by, it's all a reminder to me that we are part of it. In troubled times, it is soothing to the soul to be reminded there is more out there than us.

4 comments:

Tabor said...

Are those young owls?? They seem so clumsy.

Rain Trueax said...

We don't know but think they were full grown. The funny part is every night walking up there and what drew them? To me, it looked like they were trying to take the hose that feeds their evaporative cooler. The one owl kept holding onto it and trying to walk off. Maybe nest building

Caroline Clemmons said...

I like the bees one best. That's a beautiful video. We once lived in a two-story with a floored in attic and we didn't have anything stored up there. Squirrels would play hockey with nuts in the attic and it sounded like a whole team of people. Didn't bother us but I know some people get uptight about it.

Rain Trueax said...

I like watching the bees too. I don't think they were bothered by it but just curious. Who would guess it would be owls playing lol