My Mother Was A Military Brat

Most nesting locations are amongst dense shrubbery and branches of small trees and are built lower to the ground. In order to defend his nest the male sings in a loud, clear whistle from the top of a tree or another high location. Sometimes males will attack their reflection often spending hours charging at what they perceive as unwelcome intruders.

Trees are important not only physically but also spiritually and for many this fact is lost. Physically trees provide humans with beauty and a healthy ecosystem. Spiritually trees provide humans a connection to nature. Their importance has been lost in our modern times as humans further separate themselves from nature. While forgotten by many, their actions still resonate. The two modern poems “The Tree Agreement” by Elise Paschen and “Living Tree” by Robert Morgan trumpet the value trees hold in comparable ways. In the poem “The Tree Agreement” the speaker argues for the benefits of the Siberian Elm against a disagreeing neighbor. By structuring the poem in this manner, the poet highlights how people are blind to the services trees provide while simultaneously highlighting said services. The tree is portrayed almost as a friend or ally to the speaker. The speaker describes not only to the significance of the tree to humans like the neighbor and the speaker but also to the other living creatures surrounding them. The poem “Living Tree” focuses on the actions performed by trees in cemeteries. This poem follows a more spiritual route when compared to Paschen’s poem. This poem describes the process those who have been buried go through and the role trees play in this process. The trees in this poem are portrayed as lightning rods for the chemicals and spirits of the dead. This relationship is portrayed positively, as the trees are a monument to the passing of life. These poems

Every week, Oregonian Pat Johnston makes a 45-mile pilgrimage to Chehalem Mountain, she is on a serious mission. Her journey doesn't revolve around hiking, climbing, or mountain biking, however, she comes for the birds. During her weekly excursions, Johnston circles the mountain. Frequently stopping to check on the well-being of more than 30 bluebird nest boxes. And their

When thinking of birds, visualizing them building their nests in cacti certainly isn't the first thing that comes to mind. In the book, The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, metaphorically everyone is constantly building their nests in cacti, and evolving from their experiences. From living in attics to taking trips across the country with no destination, characters in this book don't live what society considers the “conventional American lifestyle.” Growing and thriving in unexpected and unusual places and ways is nothing but average throughout the book. Taylor, despite unorthodox living arrangements or lifestyle, shows how living things are able to find methods of growing and changing. From great change in location to change within

The observation that birds reared in isolation from other birds have the capacity to build nests without observation or learning experience provides evidence for the

mother was a commanding officer which made me and my siblings labeled “military brat” The

The Australian King Parrot puts their nest in a deep hollow in a tree trunk that is 10m off the ground. The female will lay her eggs in the hole on decayed wood-dust at 0.5m off the ground.

After all of the hatchlings had been safely guided back into the ocean, NAME looked around to ensure that he hadn't left any behind... until he spotted a large mound in the sand, a clear indicator of another turtle nest nearby. Wanting to protect these vulnerable critters, NAME build a small barrier around the nest with sticks, so other animals would know that there was a nest there, and to be careful while around it. Knowing that the indicators would not protect the nest from predators, NAME settled down near the nest to ensure that those pesky gulls wouldn't come

The males choose the nesting place which is ideally in a large tree near bodies of water. They live in the Black Hills but, with sites like these declining it is making it hard for the population to expand.

One theme in Walk Two Moons is you can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying over head but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. Sals mom has left and now she is on a journey to find her. Sal said “I still do not believe that my mother was actually dead. I still thought that there might have been a mistake,” (258). Sal thinks that there was a mistake and she might of thought that her mom is still alive, even though she saw her mom’s grave. Sal also said “I wanted to memorize the place. I

If it founds it (the nest) taken, Lovely sky, well deserved. That beauty spot that you have, Lovely sky, next to the mouth, Don’t give it to anyone else, Lovely sky, because it touches

cage. It will sing a sweet song. The duck has her nest under the rock.

“I found us the perfect home!” sang Tru excitedly and guided Blacky and Curly to their very own tree-haven. Both of them were thrilled with the home that Tru found for them. He then chose a leafy branch that was just right to build his nest and flew off to gather the sprigs to build the nest; while Curly rolled around in the grass beneath Tru’s branch and Blacky gobbled up the juicy bits that Curly

of the nest. They were fluffy and cute. All day, long bob played with the chicks they were so

A human has to die at some point but hopefully most are ready to leave when it happens. When a leaf falls, they may feel