Posted on 05/24/2009 7:55:36 AM PDT by Daffynition
A flock of birds had stopped on a highway (somewhere in the Ukraine) perhaps just taking a rest or maybe they had spotted a bit of food. A vehicle passed by and one of the birds was injured and unable to move from the roadway. Here, his mate injured and the condition was fatal.
Her mate lingers nearby offering solace and eventually he brings food to her. On one of his return trips he finds his mate dead and seems to try to shake her awake and attended to her with love and compassion.
Aware that she is lost to him he cries out in obvious anguish. Every time a car passes, the bird flies off for a moment but then returns to mourn, his heart clearly broken. Shocked at her death, he tried to move her.
Eventually the photographer, concerned for the safety of the living bird, put down his camera, picked up the bird and removed it from the road. The grieving bird lingered in a nearby tree, "crying" out loud with adoring love and reluctant to move on.
No one knew how long he stood beside her and cried. Devastated by the loss.
There he stood beside her lifeless body with sadness and sorrow.
I don't know what species of bird this is, but I think it could truly be considered a "love bird." So sad =/
Poor thing. Sad.
Poignant.
Wow, that’s really sad. I have heard some birds mate for life.
Sad to say, I believe the dead swallow is the female's offspring, probably recently fledged.
And, yes, birds are spectacularly underrated creatures. See my tagline.
That may be true, I’m not positive ...at least some will stay “single” for a very long time if they lose their mate.
We have mourning doves and one of a pair was taken by a hawk at the feeder. She comes alone and has for several years now ...not that this is a particularly scientific observation.
I just don’t believe animals are soulless creatures.
“The grieving bird lingered in a nearby tree, “crying” out loud with adoring love and reluctant to move on. “
Maybe he was calling for some ‘new tail’.
There are about 1.5 million mourning doves living in my parents’ trees, so I heard them all of the time while growing up. They have a very unique song.
More tail......
More compassion than some of the human species
Millions? YIKES! They’re pretty dumb ...but sweet at the same time ....but I wouldn’t like millions of them. Are there a lot of pine trees around in which they can roost?
I saw an example of this in our old neighborhood. A dove had been hit and was lying in the road, already did. It’s mate waited and waited not far away for her/him to get up. It was sad.
Well, I might have exaggerated the number slightly, lol. But there were a lot of them. My parents have a large yard with a lot of pine trees, and that’s where the doves were.
A liberal would conclude that these were gay mated birds.
Bump for more to see.
Those who say animals don't have souls need to think a little more.
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