A Bird of Play
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—12/9/2013—If you’re catching up (and it’s the holidays: so who isn’t?), my previous post in this space dealt with a very entertaining voice mail message titled, “Side-Splitting Voice Mail,” so go back and have a listen.
This week, we swoop Down Under to observe an Australian Magpie at play.
Finder-Credit goes to Elizabeth Boleman-Herring for sending this video along to me. My immediate impression when I saw just the beginning of the video was that the bird in the starring role was injured. It soon became obvious, however, that the magpie was just having some fun with good old not-as-bright-as-he buddies.
Shades of The Wind in The Willows, or Winnie The Pooh here, Readers: this is just a charming piece of film, and one you’ll want to watch twice.
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Tim Bayer
Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)