Here is the link to a site where you can watch, in real time, bald eagle parents raising their young. www.ustream.tv/channel/decorah-eagles. Dad brings home the prey: rabbits, rodents and fish. Mom plucks out the innards to feed to the kids. And at any given time there may be as many as 150,000 humans watching. I'm intrigued by this whole thing for two reasons.
1. This mom and dad act with such purpose, preparing the nest, creating eggs, keeping them warm until they hatch, and then nurturing and nourishing their offspring. They are vigilant but not fearful. They are protective but not stressed. They snatch prey with efficiency and cunning, sacrificing the prey so the predator can live. There is no drama; there is simply a purpose-filled life. I'm curious...what would our lives be like without the stress, anger, regret and revenge that lies below the surface of all our personal and collective dramas. Would we live with the same efficiency, clarity and purpose as these magnificent creatures? Are they teaching us how we can live more fulfilling lives? Take a look and let me know what you think.
2. When you tune in to watch, you will be join by 90,000 to 160,000 other humans. It's amazing to me that, in real time, we are all sharing this common experience, wanting to see babies take their first tentative steps across the nest, eat yummy fish innards, and topple over each other as they settle in for a nap. How hopeful and refreshing that we have left behind the insanity of our man-made world for a glimpse into the wonder of the natural world. And, better yet, we are not alone.
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