tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post6530103957578924330..comments2023-08-22T21:11:59.355+12:00Comments on pohanginapete: The magpiepohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-625357038269791222020-11-22T16:57:21.211+13:002020-11-22T16:57:21.211+13:00Greg, I still have no idea what happened. I've...Greg, I still have no idea what happened. I've seen animals do things <a href="https://pohanginapete.blogspot.com/2018/11/bird-skull-stories-2.html" rel="nofollow">I can't fathom</a>, but this was not just inexplicable, it was hugely sad as well.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-29178017877228089162020-11-22T09:42:27.112+13:002020-11-22T09:42:27.112+13:00Pete, this is incredible. Such crazy timing. I gue...Pete, this is incredible. Such crazy timing. I guess with all the observations of animals you've done over the years it's not surprising this happened, but it is still amazing. About Greg Comforthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290315991688141956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-58989877656739426832020-10-28T07:23:13.626+13:002020-10-28T07:23:13.626+13:00Beth, that's exactly how I feel, and I'm i...Beth, that's exactly how I feel, and I'm increasingly conscious of the way that even just observing can have an impact. In some situations I like to think that my frequent presence can lead to animals beginning to trust me (and it does happen), but even that's not always a good thing if other observers choose to interact in less respectful (and, sadly, sometimes fatal) ways.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-86933316699539188772020-10-25T07:10:11.680+13:002020-10-25T07:10:11.680+13:00I would have felt the same as you, Pete. Perhaps t...I would have felt the same as you, Pete. Perhaps there was something wrong with it to begin with -- why did it hang from the branch like that, and then fall? But still...no matter how good our intentions, I always feel like our presence is something extra that animals have to cope with. I very much doubt you had anything to do with its death, but the emotion feels all too familiar to me.Bethhttp://www.cassandrapages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-22719395570640601022020-10-12T07:09:58.236+13:002020-10-12T07:09:58.236+13:00Thank you, Louise :-) At least it was quick and ap...Thank you, Louise :-) At least it was quick and apparently without suffering.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-62805712384560987082020-10-11T18:51:40.699+13:002020-10-11T18:51:40.699+13:00You observed it and respected it in it's final...You observed it and respected it in it's final moments. This was a good thing and done well. <br />louise.roche.farmer@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-11034790304998511362020-09-25T13:10:08.509+12:002020-09-25T13:10:08.509+12:00Thank you, Zhoen. I have a magpie friend who now t...Thank you, Zhoen. I have a magpie friend who now trusts me enough to come trotting across the paddock to within a few metres — a year ago he and his partner would have flown off from the far side of the paddock if I'd stepped onto the verandah. It's an honour. Now I wonder whether the young bird was theirs.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-34593842798808328112020-09-25T11:50:56.979+12:002020-09-25T11:50:56.979+12:00Every death I've witnessed has been a powerful...Every death I've witnessed has been a powerful honor. The birds know you, which is why you were allowed into this moment, knew you were able to handle it, and respect it. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-39373850674795884442020-09-25T06:30:16.362+12:002020-09-25T06:30:16.362+12:00RR — that's exactly it. Our astonishing scient...RR — that's exactly it. Our astonishing scientific knowledge of how life functions, how it maintains itself, still falls far short of our ability to comprehend what it is. I suspect that only the most enlightened of us might be able to come close to that comprehension, and maybe comprehending life is less important than acknowledging its significance.<br /><br />GZ — yes, all the time, and pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-6359193914811317922020-09-25T03:18:07.860+12:002020-09-25T03:18:07.860+12:00You know it happens, but how often are we privileg...You know it happens, but how often are we privileged to see it?gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14677243.post-70127222019313573932020-09-24T22:09:02.082+12:002020-09-24T22:09:02.082+12:00Death is somehow incomprehensible, as I know from ...Death is somehow incomprehensible, as I know from personal and professional experience. How can it be that a complex body and even more complex brain can cease to exist, literally in a heart-beat?<br />How can it be that something or someone who was so totally there has so totally stopped, leaving an empty shell?<br />Perhaps the magpie squawk you heard as the youngster flew was significant? You&Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.com