Dive-bombed by a Bluejay
May 20, 2007 My thoughts on...
What a way for the day to begin! As I was taking our dog Houdini for his early morning walk, I saw a small bird sort of half fly / half fall out of a tree almost directly in front of us approximately 20 feet away. We stopped in our tracks and just stood there for a few seconds, waiting to see if our feathered friend would fly away. Well, it just sat there looking at us, so…
With Houdini’s leash firmly in hand, I started walking very slowly towards the little bird. But instead of flying off, it just remained sitting there, chirping its little head off all the while. Thinking it was injured, I stopped in my tracks and just stood there, trying to evaluate the situation and see if I needed to help out in some way. I pulled Houdini in close to me because I didn’t know how he would react to our squawking acquaintance, and just kept standing there thinking the situation over.
All of a sudden I felt a hard “thump” on the top of my head and heard the frantic flapping of wings as a rather large blue jay left me standing there wondering what had just happened. Well, it didn’t take me long to realize that I had just been dive-bombed by a very protective mother!
At first, it made a me little angry. After all, I had had no intention of harming her youngster, I wanted to render assistance if I possibly could. But then I realized that momma bird was simply carrying out the awesome responsibility that God has assigned to mothers of all species: to take care of their young and protect them from danger. And from the momma bird’s perspective, I was potentially a serious threat to the life and health of her youngster.
The Lord blessed us with a gloriously beautiful morning on this late-May Sunday. The rising sun made the dew on the freshly-mown grass sparkle and shine while the crisp, fresh air rejuvenated my soul after having had a very long day yesterday. And of course the birds were singing, at least one of which was keeping a watchful eye on her beloved children. Now, if I can just get rid of this headache!
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