Welcome to In the Back Yard where we have small thoughts about living alongside wildlife.
In this episode we look at our emotional attachment to wildlife.
Spring comes around every year.
Every nest, every den, every brood – they are a story in process – and our mind desperately wants a happy ending for them.
The lesson that Nature offers is not that everything will be ok – nature cannot promise that.
The lesson is that life continues without our Supervision.
- Geese return to the lake year after year without our protection.
- Foxes find dens without our help.
- Squirrels manage countless dangers before we even notice them.
Their lives belong to them.
And as far as possible we should leave wildlife alone to make their nests, raise their young, sing their songs and quietly carry on their days pursuing life.
We are responsible for Our Actions towards the wildlife around us.
Not their lives. But we owe it to them and ourselves to be thoughtful, compassionate neighbors to the animals in our neighborhood.