As I was trying to think of how to reply to this comment, I watched 2 scrub jays splashing around and drinking from a hanging bird bath just outside my window. Then there were a couple of gold finches, I probably could have touched them they were so close.
I think she didn't just think it was the right thing to do, but imperative that she…
As I was trying to think of how to reply to this comment, I watched 2 scrub jays splashing around and drinking from a hanging bird bath just outside my window. Then there were a couple of gold finches, I probably could have touched them they were so close.
I think she didn't just think it was the right thing to do, but imperative that she must take action and say something about the overuse and adverse effects of pesticides/herbicides, what she called biocides.
Rachel Carson would be so disappointed and sad to see the conditions of our oceans and new formulated pesticides like neonicotinoids that have been causing massive killoffs of native bees, honeybees, and other pollinators for decades now. She is definitely a heroine for her efforts and research, for posthumously having DDT banned, for her words and concern forever remembered by me too.
You are so right, that imperative drove her, through the most horrendous physical challenges and the most savage attacks by industry. We all enjoy the nature she made possible but we need her back because it is in as much danger now as then. I miss my bird feeder because it was always popular with jays, cardinals, and myriad others. I thought of her often. Still do…
As I was trying to think of how to reply to this comment, I watched 2 scrub jays splashing around and drinking from a hanging bird bath just outside my window. Then there were a couple of gold finches, I probably could have touched them they were so close.
I think she didn't just think it was the right thing to do, but imperative that she must take action and say something about the overuse and adverse effects of pesticides/herbicides, what she called biocides.
Rachel Carson would be so disappointed and sad to see the conditions of our oceans and new formulated pesticides like neonicotinoids that have been causing massive killoffs of native bees, honeybees, and other pollinators for decades now. She is definitely a heroine for her efforts and research, for posthumously having DDT banned, for her words and concern forever remembered by me too.
You are so right, that imperative drove her, through the most horrendous physical challenges and the most savage attacks by industry. We all enjoy the nature she made possible but we need her back because it is in as much danger now as then. I miss my bird feeder because it was always popular with jays, cardinals, and myriad others. I thought of her often. Still do…