Shelter

“We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who cannot speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish and trees.”

Chief Edward Moody, Qwatsinas, Nuxalk Nation

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Trees as Shelter

Great Blue Heron, flying through a forest in Copppell, Texas, early March Male cardinal, Springtime Blue Jay at the Dallas Arboretum Squirrel - Coppell, Texas
16 grackle nests in one tree; some trees have more - thousands of Grackles flock with Blackbirds every evening in trees and along telephone wires in every city of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Male Grackle Cormorants in the trees at Whiterock Lake, Texas Cormorants gather by the hundreds on the trees at White Rock Lake near Dallas.
Downy Woodpecker at the Dallas Arboretum Downy Woodpecker at the Dallas Arboretum Green Anole, September in Lewisville, TX Cardinal at the Dallas Arboretum, early January
Abandoned hornets’ or wasp nest Rough Greensnake, a nice surprise in the Autumn forest - Coppell, TX Rough Greensnake, close-up Large Grasshopper - November, Lewisville, TX
A large reddish-orange dragonfly on a twig in my back yard - Lewisville, TX Lizard Love - Fort Worth Zoo Diamondback Rattler Garden Toad
Delicate Red Squirrel - Stony Swamp, Nepean, ON Rabbit's nest under a Crepe Myrtle tree; overnight in a box until a visitor's dog left Raccoon family, 5 in all in my son’s back yard in Ottawa, ON Raccoon, as curious as I was.
White Tiger, Fort Worth Zoo Coyote in our small neighborhood forested area - Lewisville, TX Camouflaged Sparrow - tree needs I.D., Chapala, Mexico Blue Mackaws at the Fort Worth Zoo
Male Cardinals in January, Coppell, TX Cardinal eggs in our backyard tree, May 2007 A local pair of doves in our neighbor’s Bald Cypress tree during early Spring. “Nestrise” - Crepe Myrtle tree in December

Rainforest Shelter, Dallas World Aquarium

Male Howler monkey, about 3-4 ft tall Male Howler monkey Young Howler monkey Tired Mama - Female Howler feeding newborn.
Jabiru, South American storks standing 4-5 feet high Jabiru, pair of South American storks Cottontop Tamarin Pygmy Marmoset, no more than 8inches high, with the tiniest little hands.
Three Toed Sloth Golden Lion Tamarin Golden Lion Tamarin with tiny baby only about 4 inches high Female Saki
Keel Billed Toucan Yellow Poison Dart Frog Blue Poison Dart Frogs Aracari - Toucanette
Jaguar Spoonbill Stork Spoonbill Stork Bamboo shoots with Scarlet Ibis in the background

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