Kungani abantu kufanele baguqule utshani nezingadi zokuhlobisa zibe izitshalo zendawo?
Ubani ongathandi izimvemvane? Ziyisibonakaliso esihle sokungabi nacala. Kodwa ingabe uye waphawula ukuthi ziyancipha unyaka nonyaka? Lapho ngiseyingane, wawungeke uthathe uhambo ngaphandle kokuthola izimvemvane esibukweni semoto yakho. Pho kungani zimbalwa kangaka futhi kusho ukuthini?  Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko ukusetshenziswa kwezibulala-zinambuzane nemithi yokubulala ukhula. La makhemikhali ayibabulali abangakhethi. Futhi ziphazamisa yonke imvelo. Engadini yami, ngiye ngabona indlela ukubekezela okuncane okungabuyisela ngayo izinto esimweni esifanele. Nganginama-aphid, kodwa kancane kancane ngabona izilwane ezidla ama-aphid zixazulula inkinga. Nganginezimpukane ngenxa yenkukhu yami, kodwa ngemva kwamasonto ambalwa ngabona amaSwallows namaPhoebes engena ezosebenzisa umthombo wokudla.  Esinye isizathu esibangela ukuba sibone izimvemvane ezimbalwa ukudla kwama-caterpillar. Iningi lezimvemvane nezimvemvane (noma izimvemvane zasebusuku njengoba ngithanda ukuzibiza kanjalo) zidinga isitshalo esithile ukuze zibe namalulwane azo. Kuma-monarch butterfly, yi-Milkweed (Asclepias), okuyigama elidabukisayo lesitshalo esihle. Uma kuyi-Pipevine Swallowtails, yi-Pipevine (Aristolochia). Ngaphandle kwalezi zitshalo, izimvemvane azinakho ukudla. Futhi njengoba amadolobha namaphethelo emadolobha ehlanganiswa, ayikho indawo yalezi zitshalo ezazikade ziningi ukuba zikhule. Njengoba sibheka amagceke ethu, aqukethe izitshalo ezinhle ezivela kwezinye izindawo. Kodwa kumvemvane, amagceke ethu abonakala eyihlane. Ngisho nezitshalo ezinjenge-bottlebrush, eziheha izinambuzane eziningi ukuze zithole umpe, azinikezi ukudla izinsana zezinambuzane. Kunjengokungathi kunebha lapho abantu abadala bephuza khona, kodwa kungekho ukudla okuzokondla izingane zabo ukuze nazo zikhule zibe abantu abadala.  Kodwa uDoug Tallamy, isazi sezinambuzane saseNyuvesi yaseDelaware, uthi singasiza. Ngokutshala izitshalo ezithile zasendaweni emagcekeni ethu, singanikeza ukudla okuyoletha izimvemvane.  Njengoba sasilungiselela ukuvuselela ingadi yethu sisuka ezitshalweni ezihlala ziluhlaza, siye engadini yaseNgilandi yezimbali, kwenzeka okuthile. Sabona uDoug Tallamy ekhuluma emhlanganweni we-CNPS Silicon Valley Zoom. Futhi sabona ukuthi kwakudingeka sishintshe indlela esasibheke ngayo, futhi siqale ukulima izingadi nabantu bomdabu.  Njengoba sibheka ingadi yethu, isihluthulelo siwukuthi sisanda kuqala... Kuyisivivinyo esikhulu sokubona ukuthi yini esebenzayo lapho. Futhi kakade ingadi ikhuluma nathi. Utshani obunamehlo aluhlaza buye badlula emgwaqweni ohlanganisiwe baya kwenye ingxenye yensimu! Silindele ukunyakaza okuningi nemilingo esikhathini esizayo. Nazi ezinye zezinto esizicabangayo ngensimu yethu.  Izibusiso... ukuba nesihlahla esikhulu se-oki egcekeni lethu nomfudlana ongemuva kwethu ngokuqinisekile kusinikeze ithuba lokudla nezilwane zasendle ezingena egcekeni lethu.  Uhlangothi olubi... umthunzi omningi. Kunezindawo ezimbili noma ezintathu kuphela engadini yethu ezithola ilanga. Ngakho-ke, sihlola iCalscape sifuna izitshalo ezingathola umthunzi. (Uma ungazange uhlangane noCalscape uzothola injabulo. Kodwa ngithemba ukuthi uhlala eCalifornia...).  Umgomo... njengamaTalamite, sikholelwa ekondleni imvelo, okuqala ngokulima izintuthwane. Khona-ke, lokho kuye kwasebenza kanjani? Nokho, siye sabona eyodwa noma ezimbili kuphela izimvemvane kuze kube manje. Yisho okuthile. Konke lokhu kuyisivivinyo...  Umthelela omkhulu... ukushiya amaqabunga ngonyaka odlule. Kakade sesibona inhlabathi ithuthuka, futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi lapho sinisela sibona izinambuzane eziningi ziphuma emgqonyeni. Ngakho kuyenzeka. Kancane kancane...  Ngakho siyaqhubeka sishintsha abantu abangebona abomdabu ngabomdabu. Ngempelasonto edlule sasusa i - Sarcococca ne - Pierris Japonicas safaka i - Coffeeberry (Frangula Californica). Kule mpelasonto sisuse izihlahla ezimbili ze - maple safaka i - Bush Anemone (Carpenteria Californica). Futhi ngempelasonto ezayo sizothatha indawo yothango lwethu lwebhokisi ngeCoyote Brush (Baccharis pilularis).  Ngaphandle kwezinambuzane, siye sabona ezinye izilwane eziningi zasendle egcekeni lethu. Unyaka ngamunye kuzalwa isidleke esisha samantshontsho esihlahla. Futhi kulo nyaka samangazwa ama - raccoon amathathu amancane angena esihlahleni (ngokuyinhloko singenalutho).  Banobungane, banamahloni futhi bayathandeka. Siye sakujabulela ukuwabuka ephuma futhi ehlola isihlahla ubusuku ngabunye ukuze athole ukudla.