People would rather believe that humans are not affecting wildlife populations in an adverse way so that they do not have to alter anything in how they live. Yet, ignorance is not bliss. It is a path to loss of so many of the beautiful avians that make our planet the wonderful habitat it is.
A profound thought as is your wont, Perry. You are a philosopher- engineer nonpareil. I am partial to both. My father was a civil engineer for part of his long career and I later became a donor to my university's College of Engineering and Computer Science, sponsoring a student group, Engineers Without Borders, as well as contributing to the College's outreach efforts in Africa involving water desalinization in Kenya. I recall.. I was friends to two successive Deans and always considered Engineering the queen of human endeavors! Why, without engineers we would all still be sleeping out in the open, rubbing sticks together!!
Thank you, Michael for the compliment-- philosopher-engineer. It has a nice resonance. Engineering was an important part of my life, and I learned a lot of how to think, how to solve problems, how to organize. Even so, I get the greatest enjoyment and knowledge being out in Nature.
People would rather believe that humans are not affecting wildlife populations in an adverse way so that they do not have to alter anything in how they live. Yet, ignorance is not bliss. It is a path to loss of so many of the beautiful avians that make our planet the wonderful habitat it is.
Can you imagine a world without birdsong?
A horrid thought. But I would equally dread a world without the sound of wind. A still and dead, anechoic chamber that would be.
All of the sounds of Nature are good and necessary for us and for all species that inhabit the Earth.
A profound thought as is your wont, Perry. You are a philosopher- engineer nonpareil. I am partial to both. My father was a civil engineer for part of his long career and I later became a donor to my university's College of Engineering and Computer Science, sponsoring a student group, Engineers Without Borders, as well as contributing to the College's outreach efforts in Africa involving water desalinization in Kenya. I recall.. I was friends to two successive Deans and always considered Engineering the queen of human endeavors! Why, without engineers we would all still be sleeping out in the open, rubbing sticks together!!
Thank you, Michael for the compliment-- philosopher-engineer. It has a nice resonance. Engineering was an important part of my life, and I learned a lot of how to think, how to solve problems, how to organize. Even so, I get the greatest enjoyment and knowledge being out in Nature.
Without is difficult but I know there is a lot less than when I was a kid many years ago - many fewer insects too
A slow motion tragedy so enormous we feel helpless to act.
Lovely article and images Richard! I loved that 3 criteria for a good walk at the start 😂