The attack of the mockingbirds.
(Had I known then what I know now, I could have included this in my post yesterday of prayers to say in Florida before walking out the door.)
Turns out that they are known to be very aggressive to those that get a step too close to their nests (and, really, can you blame them?), but even more interesting, they apparently are able to recognize and remember the faces of those they consider a threat (who's a bird-brain now, huh?), treating them differently than others.
It ALSO turns out that they upset some seniors (because they nested near an old folks' home), who went so far as to petition the government to strike the mockingbird from being this state's bird (turns it is also the state bird for five other states, who have yet to go on record it seems about the controversy).
So stay alert out there ... in a world gone mad ... beware the mighty mockingbird the most.
ATTACK OF THE MOCKINGBIRD:
http://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/dive-bombing-mockingbirds-terrorize-south-florida-7160147
THEY WILL REMEMBER YOU!:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/may/18/mockingbirds-human-recognition
FOR BALANCE, SOMETHING POSITIVE RELATED TO THE MOCKINGBIRD:
http://time.com/3931171/to-kill-a-mockingbird-go-set-a-watchman/
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