Graham Nash said, on CBS Sunday Morning, there is comfort in hearing birds chirping as he walks down the street.  Let us expand that and say nature and wildlife are comforting anytime anywhere.

The Moorheads are hiding.

Yesterday, a family of Moorhens swam by my lunch table. The adults constantly hiding the family in the weeds along the lakes edge while keeping a constant lookout for danger above and below.

Yesterday morning I photographed a mother hawk and her nearly adult off-spring.  The hawks were getting hassled by a tiny bird that I am sure had a nest nearby.  I am sure  that the hawks wanted to turn that nest into protein.  That is just a part of nature.

This morning I watched a young eagle being harassed by another small bird for the same reason.  However, this time the Eagle was not interested in the little birds nest. The eagle kept his eye on the water, saw a fish, dove straight down, came up with his lunch.

These days I see dozens of people outside walking.  The Coronavirus restrictions are curtailing their social gatherings. I see these walkers stopping to watch a bird, a rabbit, a tortoise, a baby gator, and the list goes on. 

I am sure that their pause to watch nature is comforting to them. I believe that is happening everywhere   More people slow down to see and feel the comfort of nature.  Graham Nash would be glad to see that happen.

OOPS, the walk down many streets in New York City does not include nature. Here is the fix to that problem. Some of my Grandchildren are thinking college programs aimed at a career in designing better cities with better lifestyle environments.

Ok Grandkids, here is your opportunity. Keep those natural environments viable. Keep lots of open land with lots of wildlife. Design cities so that future generations have daily contact with the nature you provide.  That will make the world’s people happier and more comfortable.  You will be a success. I like that idea!

I will show you that my comfort level is special.  Here are images of just a few contacts that I have with nature. Most of them were taken in my hours outdoors in The Great Outdoors RV and Golf Resort – the city I live in. One image is a collections of photos from Drummond Island.

These photos are just cell phone “snapshots”, but they give you an idea of what I saw:

I stopped traffic until this guy was safely across the road.

His little sister/brother in my neighbors front lawn

Up close – This guy left the lake so as not to be eaten by that big 10 foot gator in the lake.  Yes, it has been proven with videos that it is a “Gator eat Gator” World out there!

Interesting patterns and color – do you see any wildlife here?

A little closer look

Mom Killdeer trying to cause me to follow her away from her chicks.  She is now back on eggs – working on her second hatching.

What do you see in the rocks in this front lawn?

See, it is the Mom Killdeer on her nest right in the middle of the rocks.

See two hawks on the wires, and the tiny bird to their left?

This tiny bird constantly attacked the hawks – actually hitting them for at least 20 minutes until the hawks finally gave up and flew elsewhere

Mexican buzzards. What about this social gathering . Guess they did not get the social distancing message.

On each bike ride in my Florida city I may see all or any of these animals

I have seen all of these on Drummond on my outings – Did you notice the Wood Duck lost his nest to the activities of the Beaver

As you swing thru life – Know that the  nature residents can receive comfort from in my two communities was protected by people working and volunteering to keep nature alive and accessible.  As our cities get larger, ponder what you can do. Help make future generations find  their walk down the street comforting.