Month: March 2015

In me, too, many things have been destroyed that I thought were bound to last forever and new ones have formed that have given birth to new sorrows and joys which I could not have foreseen…

Marcel Proust

The large eyes of a raptor are positioned on the front of the face, affording binocular vision and excellent depth perception. If our eyes were as large in proportion to our bodies as the eyes of a Red-tailed Hawk, they would be about the size of tennis balls.  – From Red-tailed Hawk by Charles R. Preston

Photo via @TheNoShow

Compare and contrast: Christo on top, Dora below.

 

 

Dad helps with egg-sitting.

Christo took on some egg-sitting responsibilities today.  He was on the nest for one and a half hours while Dora was away.  Here he is just before he leaves to find Dora (perhaps?).  She returned a few minutes later.

When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it.

Boris Pasternak (via amandaonwriting)

Teamwork: Caring for the egg

Dora calling for Christo. 

After a few minutes, Christo arrives and starts checking on the egg while Dora surveys the scene. 

They both leave the nest for about 8 minutes. Dora returns, checks out Christo soaring above, then settles back on the egg.