As soon as your essay shifted to birds, I immediately thought of a crow’s interest in all things shiny, so as I read on I’m not surprised by the large number of crow nests in the Sacramento Valley with plastic.
I second your opinion on Reiner Beer caps, but as that fine brew is difficult to fine outside of the Northwest, I suggest this could be an excellent subject for a scientific grant money request to research what other brands of beer caps are used by hermit crabs in other locations and of course, sampling of the crab preferred brand would be required as a part of the study.
I enjoyed reading this interesting essay. The spiky magpie nest was my favorite. This made me think of an old ethnographic essay, the Empire's Old Clothes, which featured an indigenous person sporting a full polyester McDonald's uniform.
As soon as your essay shifted to birds, I immediately thought of a crow’s interest in all things shiny, so as I read on I’m not surprised by the large number of crow nests in the Sacramento Valley with plastic.
I second your opinion on Reiner Beer caps, but as that fine brew is difficult to fine outside of the Northwest, I suggest this could be an excellent subject for a scientific grant money request to research what other brands of beer caps are used by hermit crabs in other locations and of course, sampling of the crab preferred brand would be required as a part of the study.
I enjoyed reading this interesting essay. The spiky magpie nest was my favorite. This made me think of an old ethnographic essay, the Empire's Old Clothes, which featured an indigenous person sporting a full polyester McDonald's uniform.