Birds

Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble.

~ Roger Tory Peterson

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There have been two birds fighting out in the yard for the past three or four minutes. I don't know why. 

Seeing them makes me think about how we also fight with one another, and those watching may not know why. Observers don't know if our fights are about heartbreak or greed or if we are fighting simply because our emotions out of control. Just as I am watching the birds, the neighbors watching me don't always know why I flap my arms and try to peck at people in my yard.

Behavior is a mystery.