Fire brings new life.
Hawk on a snag!
Can u see the Hawk? He’s perched way up high with plenty of view, thanks to the fire.
The fire in May of 2007 that burned more than 400 acres was a plus for the Hawk because it opened things up for a better look.
The once green leaved tree is now dead. Some may say, “Why don’t they just tear all that burned out dead stuff down?”
The answer is because life is all around. If you tear things down with a bulldozer then the birds will no longer have an easy place to hunt, the seeds that were popped open with the fire have not only sprouted but are now well established young trees that have plenty of sunlight to grow up big and strong.
The charcoal is great for the soil. The charcoal palm trees are still very much alive as you can see by the picture below.
So as sad as a fire may seem at the time, it really has a lot of benifits to the earth and it’s friends.
The perfect perch!
Life continues...
Snags and palms
I love to see the hawks. Since the land behind our home is not developed yet, we see hawks daily. I call it our “prairie”. Hope it never gets developed, but know it will, eventually. I always find it amazing when I see the palm trees growing in all the fire burned area. Burned trunks, but healthy fronds. Mother nature is amazing.