As I deal with my own “after the storm ” thing, I
of course notice the [and I hate to use this word]
obvious, [and shoot me if I ever use it again] but
beyond that another noticeable event is the drop
in normal bird population.
Maybe many flew to safer haven but I know for
a fact a few hung around and still do.
I put it down to Wind and Sea. The Wind stripped
the trees and bushes of fruit and berries, and the
Sea inundated the land to some depth for some
time and I’m quite sure put a hurt on the insect
population, another vital source of sustenance.
And as I think and write about birds I can’t,
somehow in my mind anyway, keep from
forming an analogy vis-a-vis them and us.
Islander.