I am sad to report that one of the burrowing owl babies died this week.

First reports were it had been run over by a car. But, upon investigation, I learned he had been trying to fly all day the day before and they believe this activity in some way contributed to his/her death.

Nature is not kind. Nor is it ever easy. When they say, "survival of the fittest," they are not kidding. The strongest, the biggest, the smartest ... they are the ones who carry their genetic material into the future and guarantee the continuation of a species.

It still makes me sad.