Our book today was sent in by Anne, Cranky Cat Lady. I am greatly amused that our resident Cat Lady is sharing a book about the killing of a bird.
Who Killed Cock Robin & Other Stories. New York, A.L. Burt Co., 1916. Photo courtesy of ©Anne, Cranky Cat Lady
Who Killed Cock Robin & Other Stories. New York, A.L. Burt Co., 1916. Photo Courtesy of ©Anne, Cranky Cat Lady
That’s gotta be one tiny arrow.
Thinking of the deaths and lives of birds especially their chicks this little animation makes interesting & informative viewing :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L31yWS7NnVc
Tangential but hopefully interesting if grim news here -- studies are showing that birds -- like insects* -- are in steep decline :
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2019-09-20/birds-collapse-us-bees-ecology-environment/11520008
With more about migrating seabirds and their Aussie refuges here too :
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/alice-springs-sewage-migratory-birds-sandpiper-stint/11513260
* Not just co-incidence no doubt given how many birds are insectivorous.
It was that fly, wasn’t it? Looks suspicious to me…
The last illustration is delightful. Thanks for sharing, Anne.