As I have mentioned a number of times here on Blogger (including this past Saturday's posting) any time it is a Saturday and I'm in Riverside Park or Central Park, I find myself thinking of the hit song Saturday in the Park by the band Chicago, and today was no exception.
I took an early morning walk with a friend (CF) and when we were on a grassy area which was near the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, we witnessed a dramatic rescue. Part of what we saw was a mother raccoon coming to her young one's aid which is what is going on in the video atop this entry.
Someone had been walking their large dog off leash (which against the law) and the dog suddenly bolted after a very young raccoon. This little creature was so frightened that he/she raced up high — very high — into the tree tops and sat their trembling as he/she was unable to get back down.
His/her mother swiftly climbed up the trunk and into the tree tops to help her little one. She held him in her mouth as she ever so carefully made her way down the trunk from different angles as you can see in the mini video I created.
How special it was to have so many people gathered round to witness this rescue.
Thankfully iit ended well for the raccoons. Not too far away from this scene, a baby American robin was taking in the view.
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| OTHER ROBINS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
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| OTHER ROBINS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
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| OTHER ROBINS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
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| OTHER ROBINS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
And a stanza from that Chicago song came to mind:
...Funny days in the park
Every day's the Fourth of July
Funny days in the park...
By the way, American robins are discussed in volume three of my book series, Words In Our Beak, where the stories are set in my rooftop garden and told from the perspective of a female cardinal who visits it and is featured on the covers of each book.
Just as an aside: As of this posting, Father's Day will be here in less than one month's time and my suggestion is that you may want to consider giving these books to anyone that you know who happens to be a father or a grandfather. After all, Father's Day is for the birds as evidenced by the male cardinal (Mac) seen in the photo below spending time with his daughter (Peanut).
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| THE WORDS IN OUR BEAK BOOK SERIES |
Just as an aside: As of this posting, Father's Day will be here in less than one month's time and my suggestion is that you may want to consider giving these books to anyone that you know who happens to be a father or a grandfather. After all, Father's Day is for the birds as evidenced by the male cardinal (Mac) seen in the photo below spending time with his daughter (Peanut).
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| CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
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| CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
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| CARDINALS ARE FEATURED IN MY BOOKS |
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