10.14.Islands-4-detail-b
by Charlie Szoradi
Title
10.14.Islands-4-detail-b
Artist
Charlie Szoradi
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Drawing - Ink On Paper
Description
Islands 4: Spring Island, South Carolina: Detail (b) Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design:
Respect interconnectivity (continued).
When a water bird dies, we may take for granted that a scavenger like a crab may eat its remains. As the counterpart, some water birds eat crabs. Waterfowl eat a surprising range of foods. We might expect that they eat fish, but here are the things that they eat that don't typically move around: algae, grasses, roots, weeds, seeds, grain, small berries, fruits, nuts, and fish eggs. The food on the move includes insects, small crustaceans, snails, worms, mollusks, frogs, and salamanders. Surprisingly, some waterfowl, like ducks, will seek out sand and small stones to eat for the grit that helps their digestion. These clearly nonmoving components of their diet typically include very small amounts of minerals that help balance their overall diet. This idea of interconnectivity is key when we understand the complexity of the ecosystem and our ability to unintentionally disrupt the balance.
Author and illustrator: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and the CEO of Independence LED Lighting. He writes about many other topics related to Spring Island and island life through his extensive travels around the world.
If you have found this posting online, it is an excerpt from Mr. Szoradi's book Learn from Looking that served as the inspiring seed content for this drawing share resource. For additional drawings and insights on Spring Island and other islands, we hope that you enjoy exploring LearnfromLooking.com. You can search via general terms such as sustainability as well as narrower terms such as Spring Island.
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November 28th, 2016
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