When Birds Rumble

April 24, 2021

 

A few years ago, I saw two birds walking in a circle. Sometimes one would flap his wings, but they continued moving around each other. I finally decided that it was a mating ritual, and left them to their privacy.

A couple of weeks ago, I saw two other birds circling each other. There was no wing display, so I couldn’t decide if it was a mating dance, or a territory dispute. I imagined one of them breaking into song, singing, “When you’re a Jet, you’re a Jet…”

 

But I had to move on before they actually got down to business, so I’ll never know.