We have a robins nest in our back yard lilac. Our neighbor pointed it out to us this evening, and then we knew why they was an adult robin bothering Joseph while he worked in the garden. This nest has three hatchlings that must be a couple of weeks old. They do not look as if they will stay in the next much longer since they will probably push each other out.
You can see the next in the bend of the left branch that is covered with ivy. A very nice hiding place. Emma is standing on the ladder looking at the chicks.
While we were preparing the garden for seeds, I heard a bird singing in the big maple tree next door. The tune sounded very familiar--do dee doot doot, do dee doot doot, doodily doodily doot--very lyrical, like a Disney princess song. I went to see what kind of bird it was, and it was a robin--the papa of the birds in the nest. Rebecca and I tried to pinpoint
the tune, and finally figured out that a similar tune is used on the DVD of Ella Enchanted for the menu music. Definitely a moment of biomimicry, and a lovely, catchy tune.
4 comments:
That's always so fun to have a nest in your yard and to watch the baby's grow.
It's so good to see you guys are doing well and working on a garden.
What a nice post. I am glad you like the birds in your yard. We have a lot of birds too, but I can get irritated when their pretty songs wake me up! BTW, do you know if biomimicry is called simulacra when it happens to people? I don't remember.
How fun to watch your Rogin family. One of my neighbors has a nest in her front yard maple, and my kids love to go on walks to "check on the babies."
Wikipedia says that simulacra is a when one makes a copy of something that exists, like a painting of a photograph, or replacing reality with symbols and signs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulacra_and_Simulation
My reference to biomimicry is to design ideal that is based on using natural forms, processes and systems as models for human creations. http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/
It's basically is an idea that if evolution has selected forms that work without disrupting natural processes (less pollution, ecosystems), then humans should observe and learn from the natural to create products that fit within that scheme.
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