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Someone's Home

This old tree trunk is someone's home.  I have no idea what kind of a bird lives in here.  I see this site every week and have never seen a bird or any animal around it.  Sadly, one of these huge storms will take it down.  This week's hike, two days after the post hurricane, showed us many toppled bird homes.

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Breakable - Ingrid Mickelson

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Someone's Home

This old tree trunk is someone's home.  I have no idea what kind of a bird lives in here.  I see this site every week and have never seen a bird or any animal around it.  Sadly, one of these huge storms will take it down.  This week's hike, two days after the post hurricane, showed us many toppled bird homes.

Click to Play:
Breakable - Ingrid Mickelson

Come for a stroll.  Visit An Island Walk for three more photos and three more songs.

comments (10)

  • ray
  • Thailand
  • 12 Nov 2007, 00:17
Gorgeous root system. The tree is also home to several species of moss/lichen.
I would love to be standing there looking at the real thing, Mary.
Mary MacADNski: To the left of this tree are five or six also dead trees that have their root systems visible like this. These are in a stream bed that is dry now but probably has water after snow melt in the spring. I love this place!
  • Ginnie
  • United States
  • 12 Nov 2007, 00:32
This is a tree that is still alive and with lots of personality, Mary. We all can grieve if/when a storm tears it down.
Mary MacADNski: Until then, I will continue to worship it every Tuesday.
  • Helen
  • United States
  • 12 Nov 2007, 04:13
Maybe the bird will move before a storm steals his home!
Mary MacADNski: I hope so, Helen, as we saw so many on the ground last week that had fallen after the hurricane. I was so anxious to get to this spot to see if this one was still here. It was! Yeah!
Somebody has a beautiful home. That is a stunning shot.
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Michael. I would love to know who lives here.
  • Aussie
  • Brisbane
  • 12 Nov 2007, 10:28
Well captured Mary.
A lot of Australian parrots use dead trees as their homes.
Mary MacADNski: I sure would love to know who lives here. I may be lucky some day and find out.
  • Tracy
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 12 Nov 2007, 13:21
The tree looks like its lifting out of the ground by the look of those roots Mary. Nice shot.
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Tracy. There are several trees like this in this spot. It is a wet area in spring but dry now.
love the soft colours ! stunning photo
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Ferdi. It is a very special place.
  • Louis
  • South Africa
  • 12 Nov 2007, 16:00
Look closely and you will see the ant living in that old tree smile Yes, it is always someone's home.

Great picture.
Mary MacADNski: Thanks, Louis. i love this little site on the hiking route and always stop to see if anyone is home.
Are we invited fo a tea party ? smile I bring the cakes ! smile
Mary MacADNski: Anyone who will bring the cake is ALWAYS invited to the party.
Trees are just wonderful, even when they are dead or gnarled and old. I hope the storms haven't done too much damage Mary. Nature will recover, she always does.
Mary MacADNski: It is the old trees like this one that topple in these mighty wind storms. We saw many down last week. I wonder what the animals who lived in them do?

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