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| Barred owl, Arkansas. November 2015. |
There was a stretch of road in Arkansas with an inordinately high number of dead birds of prey. If I'd caught on to the trend earlier, I would have counted them.
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| Barred owl, Arkansas. November 2015. |
The beauty of this barred owl compelled me to turn around and go back.
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| Barred owl, Arkansas. November 2015. |
A strong breeze riffed through the owl's feathers, suggesting a life that no longer was. Its head appeared to be gracefully tucked into a wing.
Was it the victim of a good intention?
Not long ago, I learned at a state park event that we drivers are discouraged from throwing food remnants, such as apple cores, out our car windows. We may think we are doing good - a lil mouse or rabbit or other creature will enjoy our largesse. But it's possible we've set into motion a series of events that ends in death.
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| Barred owl, Arkansas. November 2015. |
Apple core out window --> mouse steps to roadside for delicious snack --> owl spies juicy mouse eating said morsel --> owl swoops into roadway --> owl and oncoming vehicle collide --> dead owl.
Other recent carcasses include:
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| Dead frog. Highway 190, west end of Opelousas. |
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| Dead snake. Convent Street, Opelousas. |
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