Standing tree

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A single standing tree in middle of the thatch field.  Oddly picturesque scene.  It would be a good place for birds to perch on.  Once the thatches are removed, the field will be very open and visible from above.  Maybe a bird of prey will perch on this tree to look for its prey.  When I look closely the tree has several holes.  Perhaps a woodpecker pecked on the tree to look for insects.

In a human-controlled environment such as cedar plantations, dead trees are usually not left standing.  Such trees would be removed to make room for living trees.  But a tree like that has its roles in the ecosystem.  As we Chiiori tries to manage the thatch field, if we are also going to value nature we would have to think about what to do with trees such as this one.  I imagine they burn down fairly easily....