Bird brains

Have been putting bird seed out for the birds. Gen. I let the aviators fend for themselves, but right now they can not scratch through the ice and snow so it is time to assist our fine feathered friends. They will eat almost anything and are happy to have bird seed, old bread, old grease or fat or even an old bone with scraps on it.

I have been watching them, too. They make me think of people and how we and they share the basic instincts for survival. And it comes down to this; The biggest and the most aggressive will bully out the smallest of the birds for whatever it takes to survive. And people are that way as well.

A big guy will not go hungry or cold if he knows a little guy has what he needs, esp. if he has family or friends. Most charitable deeds and beneficent thoughts will be chucked out the window if life gets hard or things go bad. There are exception to the rule, but don't count on it.

Unlike the birds of the air and the lowly grasshopper, some of us are preparing for coming hardships. We can stock up, save,and learn to survive in a "Mad Max" scenario. Pray that it never comes to that.

Here is my advice; PREPARE. Keep a low profile.Don't advertise. Don't brag. Don't even tell your best friends because they should be doing their own preparations. Or you can wait and try to bully some little bird out of his/her daily rations. But if you try that you may wind up with a bad taste in your mouth. Even little bird can and will fight back under adverse conditions.