June 11, 2009

Nature fools me once again

This morning I was a-walking, a-walking to the lab, and I saw a bird lying on its back on the ground. There have been a lot of dead birds around campus lately. However, as I approached this sparrow, it suddenly flipped over and sat crouched on the ground, not moving but obviously alive. I happened to be just outside the birdsong lab I used to work in, and I had a grand notion that I would scoop up this poor injured bird and bring it to the experts for some TLC.

I was about five inches away when suddenly, the sparrow flew in my face and perched on a wall, laughing at me. What a little shit!

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