{"id":7309,"date":"2019-03-04T10:15:13","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=7309"},"modified":"2019-03-04T10:15:13","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:15:13","slug":"biologys-michael-runtz-on-the-importance-of-death-in-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2019\/biologys-michael-runtz-on-the-importance-of-death-in-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology\u2019s Michael Runtz on the Importance of Death in Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Naturalist <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/people\/michael-runtz\/\">Michael Runtz<\/a> recently spent 10 hours photographing birds as they feasted on a deer carcass. The death of one animal meant that many more were able to stay alive. Runtz observed many birds that day, including ravens, a woodpecker, young bald eagles, and several golden eagles. To read about the experience in his own words and to see a picture from that day, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insideottawavalley.com\/opinion-story\/9201267-in-nature-death-means-life-for-many\/\">Inside Ottawa Valley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naturalist Michael Runtz recently spent 10 hours photographing birds as they feasted on a deer carcass. The death of one animal meant that many more were able to stay alive. Runtz observed many birds that day, including ravens, a woodpecker, young bald eagles, and several golden eagles. 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