Close to Home by John McPherson for October 25, 2024

Ey up, tip tip, cherrio

Wearing necklaces made of something birds like to eat? Those mothers oat to know better.

Where’s Tippy when you need her?

“Well, that happened! Who wants to go to the beach and eat french fries?!”

Murmuration: a large group of birds, usually starlings, that all fly together and change direction together, or the act of birds doing this.

Even Bleeb is distraught.

if they were crows it would be a murder

Boids. . . Dirty, disgusting, filthy, lice-ridden boids.

If you’ve ever witnessed a flock of starlings strip a Mountain Ash tree you’d know how serious this situation is.

An oldie but a goodie!

Now why would I think of Clarice Starling? Recent reference to her Tormentor, or just strange coincidence?

And inspired a young Alfred Hitchcock to produce a movie.

GASP!

WHAT were they thinking?

Alfred Hitchcock, ‘THE BIRDS’

I’ve seen starlings descend on my bird feeders, it is just like this.

Now THIS is being given the bird!

John, what were you smokin’ when you did this?

Where’s Tippy Hedren when you need her?

Those are some HUGE Starlings!

Oooh the amount of %^*+ left behind