Bird Day

Today, May 4 is Bird Day.  I like birds.  I would like to catch one if I could. But like the bunnies – so far no luck.

We have LOTS of birds around our house – including the odd eagle!  You don’t see them very often – but they are around.  I’m afraid they might pick me up and carry me away.  Frodo thinks I’m crazy.  I mean, when is the last time you saw an eagle carrying a 50 lb dog?  It would no doubt be a viral You Tube video – but I don’t want it to be me!

But the BIG news about birds – we heard the REAL sign of spring yesterday.  The loons have returned to our lake – and we heard them calling.  It is the coolest sound.  The only thing about the loons – my human is signing up to take part in a loon study.  Seriously.  She was supposed to do it a couple of years ago and as soon as she got all the info in the mail, the loons disappeared.  I swear they KNEW she was looking for them.  She would go down to the lake in the morning looking for them – and no loons.  She would go down in the evening.  No loons.  She went out in the kayak looking for them.  No loons.  Mind you – IF she goes out in the kayak, we stand on the deck and bark like loon-atics.  We probably scared every living thing within a 50 mile radius.  She FINALLY did spot two loons one day when she was in the kayak.  And they dove under water.  She thought it was cool at first.  Then she remembered back to that old horror movie, “The Birds” which she saw as a kid and she started worrying that they might come and tip over her kayak.  Seriously.  Sometimes I wonder about my human.  Good thing we keep her.  I doubt any other dog would adopt her.

Anyway, the loons are back – so spring REALLY, REALLY is here!

So, go out today and take a minute to looks at the birds!  It’s their day!

©  Linda Wozniak