Monty by Jim Meddick for August 17, 2021

Welcome to reality, Monty.

I feed my hawks sunflower seeds. I preprocess them with chipmunks.

Nature in the raw / Red of tooth and claw.

(My version scans better than the original.)

Nature ain’t as harmonious as many city dwellers think.

You should see what happens when they hit a group of birds at the feeder.

Well, how else do you expect a hawk to get ahead?

It’s not all drama. There’s comedy too. Like the time I watched two Fisher Cats chase our resident rabbit around the yard. Back and forth, to and fro, two against one, it was quite the show. And they never caught the rabbit.

https://notthebee.com/article/craziest-video-youll-see-today?fbclid=IwAR0XDpAwfhEfA5mz34M5HDeeE16acqFe6sFzbaow3Xeim2GCl8NTDASNEN4

Good! chipmunks are one of the most destructive rodents a home owner can fight.

The great cycle of life.

Coooool.

Monty Monty Monty, listen to your mechanical friend.

Sometimes, nature is brutal and difficult to watch. Survival can be a struggle. We’re fortunate to be near the top of the food chain.

Maybe now his little chipmunk friends will remember to make their payments on time.

I live on a lake. Couple winters ago, I saw a coyote chasing a deer on the ice out in front of my windows. (It was not smooth so they had traction). They went round and round, the deer turned and challenged the coyote a couple of times. I ran outside. When the deer saw me, it ran directly towards me and stopped at the opposite side of a shed from me. The coyote started to follow it but stopped when it saw me. I hollered at it, and it went down the lake. I peeked around the shed. The deer looked right at me for a few seconds, and with a snort it ran down the road into the woods, as if to say “Thanks”. Wildest thing I’ve ever seen. I kicked myself for not grabbing my phone and recording it.

Monty should watch Lion King to further understand the Circle of Life….

Aw, nature.

In my sister’s garden, that’s a win-win.

I have to confess that I’ve seen certain nature shows that leave me shaken, as well. I won’t even give you a description of the lion pack taking down a gazelle in Africa… Shudder

Yummy……

That’s Nature’s Way, Monty. Deal with it, or forfeit looking out the window onto the Real World!

Good!