# A sad story in 3 observations **URL:** \ **Category:** Nature Talk\ **Created:** [May 22, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269 "2026-05-22T00:15:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![granddude2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/granddude2/32/68885_2.png) [@granddude2](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/granddude2)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/1 "2026-05-22T00:15:51Z")
A sad, but all-too-familiar story, in three observations: 1st: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363402262](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363402262) 2nd: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363646555](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363646555) 3rd: [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363812279](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/363812279) ---
**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/2 "2026-05-22T00:23:05Z")
i guess this is why the No Mow May movement exists. ---
**Author:** ![ItsMeLucy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/49beb7/32.png) [@ItsMeLucy](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/ItsMeLucy)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/3 "2026-05-22T00:28:39Z")
Oh, no! :( :( :( I have a ground dove story from a few days ago that maybe might counter this a bit (or not, who knows) but I will not share it unless you think it might help. (Spoiler: the baby bird gets a happy ending.) ---
**Author:** ![justineenjoyslife](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/justineenjoyslife/32/48026_2.png) [@justineenjoyslife](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/justineenjoyslife)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/4 "2026-05-22T01:34:35Z")
So sad!😭 ---
**Author:** ![DianaStuder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/dianastuder/32/43358_2.png) [@DianaStuder](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/DianaStuder)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/5 "2026-05-22T08:47:26Z")
Can you take that evidence to a local newspaper ? Perhaps next year - they could delay the mowing, or leave a kind section for wildlife. ---
**Author:** ![granddude2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/granddude2/32/68885_2.png) [@granddude2](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/granddude2)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/6 "2026-05-22T21:35:20Z")
For decades, the landowners have contracted with a farmer to have the grass mowed on a set schedule. The purpose is to keep the trees and brambles from taking hold, to keep the lot as grass. It pains me to see the damage to the natural environment done for farming, especially given that farming is in my heritage. To be clear, life goes on. Barn swallows race over the fresh-cut grass, snatching insects from the air. A baby cottontail hops to the fringe of the grass, munching on the leaves. Mockingbirds, robins, red-winged blackbirds, and others flit around, picking up insects to feed their young. Even these two song sparrows will try again, building a nest for the next set of young. They are the wild neighbors in the Naturehood. ---
**Author:** ![JeremyHussell](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jeremyhussell/32/118_2.png) [@JeremyHussell](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/JeremyHussell)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/7 "2026-05-23T17:49:05Z")
I think everyone who mows lawns is afraid they’ll run over a baby animal someday. Or afraid they already have. ---
**Author:** ![AdamWargon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/adamwargon/32/44649_2.png) [@AdamWargon](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/AdamWargon)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/8 "2026-05-23T19:39:53Z")
> [@pisum](#): > > i guess this is why the No Mow May movement exists This thread [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-beneficial-really-is-no-mow-may/](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-beneficial-really-is-no-mow-may/) contains more information about No Mow May: - Its origins in the UK - Examples from around the world - Debates about its effectiveness - Etc. ---
**Author:** ![keeana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/keeana/32/59949_2.png) [@keeana](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/keeana)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/9 "2026-05-23T21:25:09Z")
lawns are such a scourge ---
**Author:** ![Vermfly](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/vermfly/32/625_2.png) [@Vermfly](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/Vermfly)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/10 "2026-05-24T21:46:06Z")
Not afraid enough. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-sad-story-in-3-observations/79269/11 "2026-07-23T21:46:56Z")
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