"Search for the rare Ivorybill"

In Eckleberry's, "Search for the rare ivorybill" the author (Eckleberry) recounts his journey to find and draw the last ivorybill woodpecker. There are so many emotions that drive me to say so many things about this story. When Eckleberry talked about his struggles to find the woodpecker I thought of all the times that I have struggled to find something that I care about. I also connected with observation Eckleberry made when describing the land. All of the trees had been cut or damaged and the landscape didn't look like it had before. I have witnessed places that used to be beautiful but have been transformed into buildings, or neighborhoods. It is sad because man is becoming more important than nature. This story had a very somber feel or mood to it because the purpose was to find the last ivorybill and preserve its image. This is such a sad and depressing purpose. In the time that Eckleberry would wait and paint the ivory-billed woodpecker I believe he connected with the bird. Eckleberry would hear hundreds of bird calls throughout his day. But the call of the ivorybill would always cause him to jump with excitement. At the end of his journey I believe he cherishes the time he had with the ivorybill. Maybe it is because no one would ever see one of these birds again. Maybe it was because he understood and witnessed first-hand the beauty of the ivorybill. Once you truly witness a species beauty you understand its place in the ecosystem. It is a tragedy that a species as unique as the ivorybill will never exist again.