We started getting calls and e-mails this morning reporting that a big and beautiful Bald Eagle was nesting at the very top of one of our big old Maple trees. We went out to look and we saw him (or her) sitting proudly up there. We also saw a wren or swallow mom trying to protect her nest.

She kept coming closer to the eagle, dive-bombing him and trying to lure him away from her nest. Her mate kept cropping up on the other side harassing him and trying to distract him. It was nice to see the eagle, even more inspiring to see the dedication of these two small birds, the eagle could have killed either one of them in a flash.

We also noticed that the chickens were hiding  under the roost, they didn’t come out until he left. Nature is the greatest show, it offers up endless lessons and stories and parables. I thought this wren the bravest creature, she went right over the eagle’s head five or six times, happy, even eager to sacrifice herself for her young.

The mothers in nature are among the most selfless creatures on the earth.