Everything in nature has a specific role, or niche, and every organism interacts with every other one in it's ecosystem. There are several types of "relationships" that take place. With mutualism, both organisms in the relationship benefit in some way. In a parasitic relationship, one organism will benefit at the expense of the other. But, in a commensalism relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed. In the case of this little robin's nest I found in the tree outside my friend's house in Arkansas the other day, the tree provides a safe place for the robin to build its nest and lay its eggs. The tree is not helped nor harmed by the bird building the nest there. The tree just carries on photosynthesizing and living its life normally while the bird is reaping the benefits of a safe place to live. Mother nature has a beautiful way of taking care of everything.
Super cool! It's hard to believe the differences from one region to the other. I have only seen a few bird just beginning to build nests here in my region of the state.
ReplyDeleteDid you have to climb to get this shot? Robin's egg blue is such a brilliant color in nature.
ReplyDeleteLuckily, there was a window just above it that I was able to lean out of. Me climbing a tree would never end well.
ReplyDeleteNice photo and description. Those eggs are so blue!
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