Here is a picture of the culprit that unscrupulously chased away the huge flock of plovers I was taking pictures of the other day. At first I was pretty annoyed since it was such a totally amazing, huge flock of plovers and since I was so entraced watching them chase the waves back and forth in swarms. However, after thinking about it, I remembered all the times, as a child, that I had the temptation, the unstoppable urge, to see a flock of birds go flying up in a surge of wings. What is it about chasing birds that just brings out the child in us? Have you chased a bird lately?
I think one reason we like to chase birds is that we are thinking of how it would be to be able to fly. As a kid, I would tie a towel around my neck and pretend that I was Superman - running and somehow believing that one day, I would vault into the air, just like the Man of Steel. Of course that never happened, but maybe watching birds take flight is that fantasy coming true.
ReplyDeleteI did that too. I stretched to towel between my arms like a kite and thought that, if I ran real hard and jumped real high, I might sail along like a bird, even if only for just a little bit.
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