Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Little Black Bird

On my way to the city yesterday, I saw a dead black bird behind the National Art Gallery of Victoria. It was a sad sight to me. It had landed on its breast and neck with his legs stretched out. Judging from the sand around its head, it must have struggled to get back onto its feet. How very sad? Do animals know when they are dying? I didn’t stop for long because I didn’t want to attract the attention of the guards from the art gallery. The bird died near the benches used by the guards during their short breaks. Council workers might have binned it by now. I just hope that the bird has gone on to a better world. Do you know that birds are living relatives of big dinosaurs that used to roam the Earth?

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