Mockingbirds

You ever see Mockingbirds fight?
They used to be the official state bird of Florida... (I heard somewhere they are going to be changing it...) but anyway.
Mockingbirds are feisty creatures, usually when you get too close to their nests, they will dive bomb you and attack you.
Look at this video from youtube:



They aren't afraid of anything. Owls, dogs, cats, especially humans. Natural predators don't even scare them. Come to think of it, I've never run across a cat chowing down on a mockingbird. And I've had plenty of cats in my lifetime to know that they can catch birds really well. They usually deposit them at your doorstep. Yay. Presents.

So driving along today, I witnessed a mockingbird fight. It has got to be one of the most ferocious, yet beautiful things I've ever seen. I mean, you have to admire the tenacity it would take to be unafraid of provoking a predator. When you get two of these little creatures in a territorial struggle, it is going to be pretty fierce.

They fly around each other in a flurry of wings, and the white stripes in their feathers flash about like angry soldiers waving war banners. Their speed an agility is simply amazing to watch.

I don't know why I decided to write about this. I don't have any spiritual implications for this either. You can make it up as you go along.