Ever the observer of all nature, not just the human kind, you have once again “Hit the nail on the head!” as my father used to say. Informative and insightful. Thanks.
That observation about the female's orange underwing flash is spot on. I've noticed that at my own feeders and it's such a subtle reward for paying atention. The parallel between feeder dynamics and institutional power structures is clever, tbh it's kinda wild how these patterns repeat across contexts.
Millenia ago, long before the Hebrew god's religion had evolved into monotheism, the character Jews later called Yahweh & christians merely god, it was called Elohim. And he was married to Asherah. Archeological remains of their joint cult have been found in Israel, Jordan, the Sinai & Egypt. Even god needed female companionship it seems.
Ever the observer of all nature, not just the human kind, you have once again “Hit the nail on the head!” as my father used to say. Informative and insightful. Thanks.
That observation about the female's orange underwing flash is spot on. I've noticed that at my own feeders and it's such a subtle reward for paying atention. The parallel between feeder dynamics and institutional power structures is clever, tbh it's kinda wild how these patterns repeat across contexts.
Agree. I used the cardinal to connect these two contexts, but you're correct; they're everywhere.
Millenia ago, long before the Hebrew god's religion had evolved into monotheism, the character Jews later called Yahweh & christians merely god, it was called Elohim. And he was married to Asherah. Archeological remains of their joint cult have been found in Israel, Jordan, the Sinai & Egypt. Even god needed female companionship it seems.
Exactly. Paganism, too, seems always to have acknowledged the need for a balance.