Mother nature's alarm systems!

See the little yellow circle in the tree? Guess what's inside it!

I placed this post in #treetuesday hosted by @old-guy-photos, to show you that there is much more to trees than their beauty. This oak tree stands proudly in the back garden of our heritage home and it was planted a very long time ago, as the house is 100 years old. Not only can trees convert noxious gasses into oxygen, but they also have many other uses, one of them being a security headquarters!
Let me show you!

Here's a full picture of the proud old oak tree!

Look at the lovely red on the trunks by the late afternoon sun!

Now to show you what is inside the yellow circle of the first picture!

Yep, this guy is the night watchman and he sleeps up high every night.
Early mornings and late afternoon are the most dangerous times for predator attacks.
He let's out a very loud "krrrrr.krrrrr" alarm cry when he spots danger!

This patrolling falcon causes great panic in the garden and a frantic scurrying of little creatures for safety occurs whenever they hear the watchman's alarm call!

Here you can see a guinea fowl scurrying past me on the way to safety!

Half of her children were taken by predators and the remainder are now easier to manage.
The little ones have also learnt how to respond to the alarm calls!

And finally, even a squirrel in the oak runs for cover at the alarm call!

I wonder how many thousands of lives' this old oak tree has saved over the years, how many times has the old lady opened her arms to welcome nature's residents. How many has she fed with her bark and acorns?
One can only stare at this majestic old tree in wonder!

Which brings me to another point. Obedience!
As humans we can certainly learn a lot from nature. For instance, animals flee from danger and many of us simply don't, even if we suspect that we are in a flirting with trouble, we blindly continue. Some of us actually go out to court danger and when it strikes we end up in sorrows and tears.
Would it then not be better to flee from danger?
Just some more of my own thoughts!

I hope you have enjoyed the pictures and thank you for the visit to a post by @papilloncharity

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