Sparrows feeding in our backyard

Today I purchased wild bird food and a bird bath at Aldi’s. I like to say my purchases were motivated out of care for wild birds. But that is only partially true. I was moved by a dead sparrow I found by my side door as I was coming home one day last week.

All winter I have been meaning to restock the bird feeder in my backyard. But with all the cold and snow I kept putting it off. When I saw the dead bird I went to my garage to find bird feed only to find I was out. The main birds feeding in the backyard during winter are sparrows that with all the snow on the ground and the cold had a hard time founding food this winter. In fact, the sparrow that was dead by my door had no physical sides of injury, so maybe he starved to death. I have two bird baths already but purchased a third one, one for each of my three gardens. On a hot day in summer the bird baths get a lot of action.

In a small way I neglected nature, the sparrows, and look what happened, a dead bird at my door. In my bigger ways we ignore nature and look what happens, more intense winters and summers, climate change.

Some of my heroes, like St. Francis of Assisi, were gentle and kind with nature and animals. I often pray that I be more kind and gentle with all persons. A good place to start may be with the birds.

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