Yeah, I saw that. The story anyway, not the event, thankfully, though I have seen plenty of things in the Park I’d just as soon not have. Of course the tabloids treat this as a “fun” story, but there’s something deeper in terms of what sort of behavior is elicited when we set up a “nature zone” distinct from the city. I’ve touched on this theme a number of times on my page, and maybe will again tomorrow. Meanwhile, a few of our fully clothed (if not fully grown) Tree people actually took me up on my standing invite and did a little early Maying today. They were rewarded with a more pleasant sight, and one rarely seen in the Park: spectacular views of that cryptic heron, the American Bitttern, pretending to be a marsh reed in the Loch. We didn’t hear its song, but you can’t have everything. With the Summer Tanager, that was two life birds today, and two birding days in a row, and I’ve got to go out again tomorrow, if only because it’s May Day. After that maybe I’ll catch up with this Tree.
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- alex 5-01-2004 5:26 am