Summer's brutal heat is over and yields to fall beauty. Life prepares for procreation and hibernation. Flowers expend their final energies attracting insects which attract other insects which attract birds. Wildlife is enduring drought just as it has for eons--the fittest gaining advantage over the weakest and carrying on at least some offspring. Beauty is mostly irrelevant to wildlife. The most beautiful aspect of a nonchalant fauna is only in the attractive attributes of a mate which prompts the reproduction necessary for sustaining species. Humans retain the unique quality of appreciating beauty for beauty's sake. We find intrinsic qualities in plants and animals for the features, colors, and behavior they display to our eyes and other senses. Aren't you glad for that?!
Monarch butterfly on dotted gayfeather.
Egg-laden praying mantis on prairie sunflower.
Red-breasted nuthatch visits on the way south.
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| White-tails appreciate a late summer drink at a small watering hole. |
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