Not What It Seems
A few days ago, I saw two ducks flying past some super tall poplar trees and one disappeared. I thought it must have flew behind a tree and I missed seeing its ongoing path. I thought clearly the duck didn’t get “swallowed” by the tree or land in one!
The other day, in the same location I saw one duck flying by the same group of trees and then, since there was no other object to distract me, my gaze held on it and then I saw something incredible! The duck slowed as if to land on a branch, but what ended up happening was it disappeared into a hole in the tree!
Incredible I thought – a duck can not only land in a tree, but even seemed to live or nest in a tree! Well, it is true. After doing a quick search, I found out who my disappearing friend was. It is the Goldeneye duck, pictured above.
Sometimes things are not what they seem.
And sometimes things are exactly what they seem.
Be open enough always, to discern wisely.
Be open to know that everything is possible.
It all just depends how wide you allow your boundaries of perception to go.
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5 Comments to “Not What It Seems”
That was a great find. I didn’t realize ducks nested in trees either, but I’m sure it did so because it was a better home for their family. :)
Hi Evita,
I had the same occurence with the heron or is it crane..on our dock..Imagine my surprise to hear squawking at the top of a palm tree, and upon looking up to investigate I could see a nest of these huge birds! It never occurred to me to look so high to find the birds that I love..nor to wonder where they lived. Makes me wonder what else I miss based upon my assumptions.
See there are a lot of things to learn from birds… Even the wood duck breeds in trees… Nice sighting and beautiful picture of it ;-)
Nice observation Evita! How fun to absorb the essence of nature. You are a natural sponge. I just love to find the homes of all the local critters too. I am always on the lookout for anomalies in the environment where points of interest are often the scene of patterns and cycles seldom seen by normal eyes.
We have bunches of birds that nest in the cavities of trees in these parts. Besides the woodpeckers, we often find tree swallows, chickadee’s, nuthatches, bluebirds, flickers, kestrels, starlings,and many others. If there is a crevice or space to be found, it is a niche to be explored by someone or something.
So interesting. I didn’t know this about ducks..and this one that you’ve captured – is such a beauty!