I once arrived at a diner just as a grackle perched in the scruffy little orange tree out front and started — well, I guess you could call it “singing”, although no grackle is capable of making any sound you or I would call musical.
But his performance seemed to go on for ages. I don’t speak bird, but I could tell that certain phrases were getting repeated in different combinations, so I figure I was hearing the whole story of his life and aspirations.
Took me ten minutes before I could tear myself away from listening and go inside for my breakfast.
I once arrived at a diner just as a grackle perched in the scruffy little orange tree out front and started — well, I guess you could call it “singing”, although no grackle is capable of making any sound you or I would call musical.
But his performance seemed to go on for ages. I don’t speak bird, but I could tell that certain phrases were getting repeated in different combinations, so I figure I was hearing the whole story of his life and aspirations.
Took me ten minutes before I could tear myself away from listening and go inside for my breakfast.