Birds have been increasingly visible in my neighborhood this spring, and I’m thrilled.  The day of this writing, I had just returned from the local grocery store and had passed a sparrow, a pigeon, and a couple of robins feeding on something that had been left at a curb on my block.  I’ve written about my love for birds at CC before, but today it struck me that some of the things about them that resonate with me are their quick reflexes and ability to fly, which allow them to take off at the first, perceived sign of danger.  They can just go away instantaneously, far out of the reach of would-be predators.  It’s now warm enough for me to sleep with my windows cracked open, and I awaken to the sounds of bird calls echoing throughout my forest of a neighborhood.

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