In April, I posted about Chicago's excitement of the arrival of Monty to Montrose Beach -- https://365project.org/taffy/365/2022-04-23 -- and we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of his mate, Rose. Sadly, our city today is mourning Monty, who died suddenly this morning from causes still to be determined. Rose has not yet arrived and bird experts are no longer optimistic that she is simply late. There are problems and sadness of much larger scales across the world these days, but I can't help but mourn the loss of the pair I have thought of as 'ours.'
Ooh so very sad, like haskar says, every creature is important. Terrible news - migrating birds are extremely vulnerable these days. Ours come from Africa and across southern Europe and are prone to traps and hunters as well as the normal predators. Every year we worry about 'our' swifts - we think they may be back, though it's hard to tell so early.
This is sad. I don't know if you watch Netflix, but this reminds me of this show I watched (and recommend) called Penguin Town. What a lovely tribute to a city-adopted bird.
Ooooo ... I've wondered and worried about this pair. I had one barn swallow arrive a few weeks ago all alone. It waited a day and left. Then it was back, alone, and left. I feared it's mate wasn't coming, but the other day they were here together. So much about nature we take for granted, yet it is so fragile.
When you give a name to anything - you somehow feel rights to their future! This is worthy of a PP! fav