SNN (ScrollingNetworkNews) ✿ ✿ Our Mel and Sydney returned to their nesting box with plenty of bonding occurring..but after 2.5 months of Sydney in the box from Dec 2013 to mid Feb 2014, the lack of prey gifts from Mel ( perhaps due to the severe and historic drought underway in California)and they have forgone the nesting process this year as many other raptors ✿ Compared to other owls of similar size, the Barn Owl has a much higher metabolic rate, requiring relatively more food. Pound for pound, Barn Owls consume more rodents – often regarded as pests by humans – than possibly any other creature. ✿ We remind viewers that sometimes owlets may not survive - the parents will dispose of things in "The Owl Way" -viewer discretion is advised, this is nature and the "Owl way". ✿ ~ ✿ “Animals, like us, are living souls. They are not things. They are not objects. Neither are they human. Yet they mourn. They love. They dance. They suffer. They know the peaks and chasms of being.” ― Gary Kowalski, The Souls of Animals ✿ Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius." ~ E.O. Wilson

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Hero Dog !

In this amazing video, watch as an adorable golden retriever puppy struggling in a pool get rescued by its mother.

Seeing her little pup in distress, the plucky dog jumps into the water and uses her body and nose to push her baby to safety.
Reaching the edge of the pool but unable to climb out, the puppy is finally hoisted to dry land by its hero mom -- who, it seems, is not called a 'golden retriever' for nothing.
While many have lauded the mother dog for her intelligence and bravery, some commentators have criticized the dogs' owner for "nonchalantly" filming the puppy in distress, rather than rushing to its aid.