It seems to me that mosquitos are part of the natural fiber/web of life. These, what often humans think of as nasty, insects provide high protein food for insect eating birds: flycatchers, swallows and many others like one of my favorites, the Black Phoebe.
MuRefuge, a wildlife habitat, has a small pond as well as birdbaths, to provide water for the birds to drink and in which to bathe.
A Spotted Towhee bathing in the birdbath Dwight made. The birdbath has Datura leaves imprinted on it. |
And a sparrow joining in. |
What a delighful vision! |
As you ponder the benefits of the entire food chain, may you
An ifomrative email I received: "Hi Cathie, I just read your blog. The abatement guy, near where I used to live, came every year. There was a hidden pond,back in the blackberries, beyond the house I lived in. The owners had the abatement guy come and stock the with fish that eat the mosquito eggs. No spraying is done on that property. Sharon"
ReplyDeleteAnother email response: "Yes our fear gets in the way of nature and her balances. We are such stupid humans as the animals say all to often.
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I think it is a good exercise to look for the good in things that are often labeled as "bad". Reminds me of the Shakespeare quote: “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.”
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