Everybody knows about the little bird, a House Finch, I believe, that flew up to Bernie Sanders at a recent event.
However, the YouTube Video that is circulating has lousy sound quality and cuts off some of the context.
So, here I give you a better version.
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tags: Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus -- a hatching-year bird of unknown sex -- photographed in central New York. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Rick Wright [larger view].
NOTE: Rick…
tags: leucistic House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] leucistic House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, photographed on Farm Island near Pierre, South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Terry Sohl, 16 February 2009 [larger view].…
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These are the most recent two in a long series of mostly correct…
Donald Trump is now the presumed Republican candidate for President of the United States. Prior to Cruz and Kasich dropping out of the race, it was not 100% clear that Trump would achieve enough delegates to "lock" the convention, but he was vey close. I am not sure if Trump will be the only…
The Bible claimed this happened to a another Jew as he was being baptized. I wonder if it's the same bird.....
In our increasingly crass and inhumane politics, Bernie is our Jewish Saint Francis of Assisi (the patron saint of animals & the environment). And in more ways than just this one.
Francis’ devotion was expressed through his love for all of God's creation, as he cared for the poor and sick, preached sermons to animals, and praised ALL creatures as brothers and sisters under God. His beliefs and works are summarized in the prayer below. Even if you’re a different religion, or no religion at all, it’s worth reading, and taking to heart:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen
Symbolism involving birds interacting with humans is particularly powerful and goes back thousands of years in human history.
The fact that both of the above comments reference religious meanings, is an indication of this. But regardless of where one resides on the spectrum of religion and atheism, one can't help but be moved by what happened.
We need a dove. A dove I tell ya. A dove to land on Hillary's head.