Usksider's Photo Blog

There are two wetlands centres close to me. Both are interesting in their own way, if you happen to be into ponds, birds, wildfowl and the like.

One is on the coast next to some an old coal-fired power station and a sewage plant. I'm told some of the land was contaminated and it has taken years to get it back into a condition where things thrive and thrive they do.

But this post isn't about the wildlife, it's about the industry and Nature's capability to reclaim.

If you were a coot, duck, moorhen, swan or teal, would you want to live next to this?

Fortunately the answer seems to be 'Yes!'

Foxes; it seems we either love 'em or loathe 'em.

To many of us foxes are cute little doggies that have a hard time making a living and deserve all the help they can get.

To others foxes are a manace that should be mangled at birth.

Whatever you believe, a fox is a living breathing thing with a life of its own. As such it deserves the same respect you'd offer to any other living being, in my opinion at least.

Finding this beside a footpath upset me.

Seeing what remained of the rest of the animal upset me a lot more, but I'll spare you that.

It does beg a question though; why do we humans have to be so cruel? If what was desired was the removal of life, why not stop at that? Ripping the creature to pieces was unnecessary and showed a complete lack of respect for life.