Do you know what I think when I see this? Loggerhead shrike, Lanius ludovicianus. That innocent looking but cruel butcher bird who impales his prey on barbed wire and branches.
But on closer inspection I decided that this was just an unfortunate accident. He leg was impaled by the growing spike of this agave. What was he doing? Jumping from one agave leaf to another? I know its a favorite hang out of anoles. Was he being chased by our resident roadrunner? I'll never know. So sad.
Poor thing. Hate to see bad things happen to the good guys.
ReplyDeleteHope your foot is better soon. At least the weather hasn't been too good for gardening, while you can't get out there, anyway.
Have a good holiday. Take care.
In defense of the shrikes. They are not cruel. Just don't have grocery stores to go to to buy their food. Or refrigerators in which to store it. Or the feet to hold it to rip it into pieces.Just doing what they gotta do.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Marilyn, I was rather thoughtless in my description.
DeleteOh man, poor guy.
ReplyDeleteA reminder that nature is indeed "red in tooth and claw". We forget that at our peril... Glad to hear your foot is healing. Taking time to mend is important work in and of itself. Hope you are having Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling, being an agave-yucca-cactus-foothill oak fan myself! But glad I'm large enough it is just a flesh wound, not death by spike. Sorry to hear you have an injury, again...
ReplyDeleteOh poor thing. Nature can be very cruel. Glad you foot is healing.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was weird. Cool, but weird. Sad too.
ReplyDeleteI can think of worse ways to go, not many, but they are out there.
ReplyDeletePoor little guy but alas such is nature.
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