Like I was watching the Discovery Channel
A few days ago I was walking my dogs and I saw something I never would have noticed if I was driving. We were walking on the corner of Preston and Park — a serious cross section of cars and I heard a bird chirping at us. I mean chirping, like screaming at us. At first I thought– what a LOUD bird, thank goodness it doesn’t live near me.
Then the bird started running in front of me. As I looked closer I noticed not only was the bird running, but it was pretending to have a broken wing. Every time we walked a step it would lay down and raise a wing as if it was injured. I didn’t get it. What was wrong was this bird? Then I saw them. There were four little baby birds walking on our right. I don’t know if they could fly, but they were running for cover underneath bushes. It was like I was watching the Discovery Channel.
The mother (or father how would I know?) created a diversion so the babies could get away. It was amazing. I wanted to continue watching, but I understood we were interfering in their lives. We kept walking. What a great feeling to see a parent sacrificing herself for her children. I walked away with a smile.
What have you seen lately?
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Filed under: Kindness on July 6th, 2008
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