A Swift in flight, displaying its long curved wings and streamlined body, against a blurred background of green foliage. Under its small head, at its throat, a round bulge is visible - showing the Swifts' special throat pouch full of tasty insects ready to regurgitate as a 'bolus' (pellet) for its hungry chicks.
Did you know? Swift parents feed their chicks by regurgitating 'boluses' of food.
Caught on the wing & stored in a special throat pouch, they can contain up to 1000 insects!
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βWhat is the gift that I could give you in return for water or berries or birdsong?β βRobin Wall Kimmerer
In this conversation, Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer speaks about embracing a gift economy, and offers a framework for embodying a practical reverence: an ethic of care, reciprocity, and gratitude for the Earth. Listen to βPractical Reverence.β
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Iβve been waiting The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Release date is in 2 days.
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