tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post1362822936321874753..comments2024-03-25T13:29:43.845-07:00Comments on A Year's Risings with Mary Oliver: Wolf Moon - February 22, 2010LoraKim Joynerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07305359695072392847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9143742537514581543.post-33731155622415702972010-02-23T07:30:08.487-08:002010-02-23T07:30:08.487-08:00I have not watched this happen much except on tele...I have not watched this happen much except on television with lions taking down a zebra or something like that. I can feel for the zebra but I tolerate that better than even just reports of a family pet being eaten by an alligator. In my yard most recently many robins stopped on their way north. One found a worm. A couple others watched as it was swallowed. My first thought was about an area I have set aside to raise worms for fishing. I hoped they didn't find it. Then it occured to me, "Hey! We don't mind killing a worm to fish and perhaps get food for us, why should I deny the robins food." <br /><br />I dug up a couple worms, laid them on top and left to see if I could entice the robins to come get the worms, but they didn't. <br />I think it does not only depend on the species, but how it impacts us. A pet is different than even the same animal like a rabbit caught by a predator. But, how is a predator to know it is a pet. It is up to us to keep our pets away from things like alligators.Sallynoreply@blogger.com