My son called me the night of the "bird convention" in our backyard. "Mom, there was a huge bang on the window and there is a bird laying on our steps to the back door. He is still alive. What should I do?" My advice was just to leave him alone and I would check on him when I got home. The bird we hope survived because when I got home he was gone and I didn't see him anywhere in the yard. He left behind seeds from our tree and several loose feathers. Later that evening I noticed a mark on our window. It is an exact outline of where the bird hit. You can see his wings, his sideways body, and an outline of his eyeball. Ouch! He hit really hard. I wish I could take a picture of the outline but it won't work with my digital camera. It is so funny how you can see exactly how that poor little birdy hit.
It reminded me of times when I have been walking fast on a mission or running and without any warning I hit a huge obstacle. One time I ran directly into a street sign pole. I was too busy talking and didn't see it in front of me. The other time I was running on the sidewalk and didn't notice that the sidewalk was out of line and I tripped and hit the ground full force. It is painful and extremely embarrassing.
If I figure out how to take a picture and post it for you , I will. It is such a good reminder for me to slow down and pay attention.
I think the convention is over!
2 comments:
poor little bird! I would have to wash that imprint off. It would freak me out! But I liked how you tied it in to today's busy life. here's hoping you won't have any real clean windows today, well, you know what I mean!
those birds - they keep banging into our window too ... thankful, most survive...
just thought i'd pop by and say hi!
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