Attraction. We as humans deal with our natural instincts and urges far differently than our fellow animals. You would never catch a teenage male, of the human species, staring blankly into space in a trancelike posture, strutting around a beautiful female adolescent like the male sand hill crane does.
A silky coated female deer, in perfect health with long sleek lines and those big eyes, will attract the attention of every adult buck within miles, simply by her sweet scent alone.
No human female would ever consider attracting a mate with intoxicating scents and graceful feminine movements.
Human males in their prime would never posture or show off, while in the company of other dominant males and available female counterparts.
No! We humans are far removed from our animal brothers and sisters. Our attractions lie dormant, suppressed by social boundaries and the unspoken rules of being better than the animals that we share this great circle of life with.
I would never be caught admiring the graceful curves, lines and flowing hair of a fellow female human, nor would I allow sweet scent or bright intelligent eyes glancing my, way to draw me into their captivating gaze.
As I sit here writing this post, the temptations of the female nemesis is ever present around me. I see her moving through the house, her intoxicating perfume has captivated my senses, her curves and lines… surely I can try and resist….. But… those brown eyes are looking my way. …
Yes! Attraction is alive and well! I am nothing more than a wild animal, a disgrace to all those who have tried for so long to suppress the animal instincts in all of us. I however will allow myself this one moment of bliss, to simply sit here and stare at my one and only real attraction, and contemplate the instincts that have brought me to this state of mind.
A wild animal? Today, my brothers and sisters, I guess I am…
~Hawk
28 comments:
Mike,
I am always amazed at your words and how they fit every situation. And the photo, Stacey, is magnificent. Here's to the memory of my MACALLA, thanks.
Love, Susan
Hi!
You have to most beautiful photos...
I have a favor. A while ago, I found a blog dedicated to a little boy who is collecting postcards. He was having a tough time for a while, and this project was meant to cheer him up.
I sent him one from Michigan, and he still needs one from Wyoming. Would you send him one? The blog is: http://postcardsforpetr.blogspot.com/
Iveta, who maintains the blog (she is also a photographer), would be thrilled. So would Petr. :)
You don't have to, I just thought of you when I saw he still needed Wyoming.
Much thanks. And, I wish I could buy that cabin...Wyoming was always where I dreamed I would live when I was a kid.
VERY WELL SAID!!!
Love both the photography and prose.
Stacey/Hawk: What a neat post, another great capture Stacey.
Hawk, your words moved me, you did one great job on this one and your animal attraction. Neat music to go along with the post.
An amazing shot and great post. It is amazing the contortions that birds will go through at this time of year. It seems as though the turkeys lose their minds and I guess many species are much the same.
Everything perfect. pure and simple ~ photo, words, music...perfect as usual and ever so enjoyable...debbie
Superb photograph, wildlife at its best. Thank you.
Hawk/Stacey
Beautiful as usual Great post which must have brought a lump to many a throat.Reading through it reminded me of the Bee-Gees lyrics
"Its only words and words are all I have to steal your heart away"
and it certainly did
Wow, your blog is great! I'll join your long list of followers.
Another nice photo!
It is really fascinating to see such a variety of wildlife in one place.
I would definitely love to visit Wyoming one day. Too bad it is not closer to Europe. :(
First, the photo is wonderful and I love the red on the heads. Then I began to read and the more I read the more I LOL. At the end I had tears rolling down my face. Ah, Hawk we could hear y'all glisten.
Now y'all know wild animals have more class then we Hoomins. LOL
Yeah...I've felt like that..
Touché.
Well said Hawk & great capture Stacey.
Awesome..
a beautiful dance you have captured for sure... I see a dab of sunshine maybe heading your way..we have a dab of SNOW tonight...grins...is SPRING ever coming????
Your blog a focus in the wild is wonderful.
Sublimely truthful and insightful as ever.
Beautiful words and thoughts, and a stunning photo. Good work!! Love your blog.
Good stuff. Your posts continue to be so creative. Keep them coming. Blue Skies.
Majestic dance :)
So elegant, so beautiful.
Splendid capture!
What a beautiful and interesting account you wrote in attribute to your keen observation of this particular "courtship" behaviour of these birds. My late mother used to tell my little siblings to look after me because there "are already rosters cockling-cockling around" me. And I laughed because my poor little innocent siblings did not understand what she said to them while their big round eyes kept staring from me then to our dear mother. Hahaha. So I definitely was laughing at your narration.
I've really missed my visits. These are wonderful! :-)
As I looked at this picture I'm reminded of a day that I got to witness this very same dance. I was watching from my window. Then I realized that my three dogs were perched on the hill between me and the birds. All three were watching the dance. They were probably less than 20 feet from the birds. All three sat at attention and watched. When the birds were finished, the birds just walked away. All three dogs laid down. As if to say OK NOW THE SHOW IS OVER! I was so suprised because two of them love to make these birds fly. But they just calmly watched the show and then went to sleep.
the dance is still the same no matter what kind of animal we are.
Well, both photo and words are all kinds of lovely. How very fortunate you two ~found~ each other!
A very dymnamic photograph with some great action. The poetic words flow well with the imagery.
It is rather interesting for me to read the post. Thanx for it. I like such topics and anything connected to this matter. I would like to read more soon.
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