The Watcher

Every morning, she is perched at the top on a “snag” (dead tree) above my house. Her job is to look out for possible food sources for her family. I smile when I see her sitting there, stoic and silent, as I put out bits of bread or food meant especially for her.  The minute walk out the door, she begins to spread the work, “food-food” in her language. “Caw,caw,caw caw.’ If I don’t see her, I call out for her in the same “language, “Caw, caw,caw, caw. Soon she and her family arrive.  We had a symbiosis between us, a bond. We are a part of each others’ world.

19 Responses so far »

  1. 1

    billgncs said,

    true.. I agree, you have become part of the flock!

  2. 2

    rochellewisoff said,

    Nice and upbeat. I like this watcher.

  3. 3

    boomiebol said,

    I like very much :).

  4. 4

    Kwadwo said,

    I love it. Mary had a little lamb…
    Except this time, it’s a crow (hope I got that right)

    http://logo-ligi.com/2012/07/12/soliloquy-of-a-disgruntled-raven/

  5. 5

    Robyn Lee said,

    Wonderful ~ this crow has become part of your daily ritual. Lovely 🙂

  6. 6

    flyoverhere said,

    The opportunity to interact with nature is both fascinating and inspiring. I liked this a lot!

  7. 7

    Sandra Bennett said,

    You have such an appreciation of nature, and are a friend to all creatures. Bless you.

  8. 11

    Thank you for sharing a good-feely, positive story for a change. I bet they prefer your food to the road kill they pick up now and then. I’m #14 on the list.

  9. 14

    Sounds like a true story, love the bird talk.

    Buzzard

  10. 15

    This is one of the rare stories that doesn’t deal with death this week. Most refreshing!

  11. 16

    I like the relationship your character has with the bird. Love the idea of symbiosis in all things (that’s the title of my novel 🙂

  12. 17

    dmmacilroy said,

    A sweet story about how we are all one in this world. I liked that she fed the bird without question and even spoke to it in its own language.

    Aloha,

    Doug

    Roadkill

  13. 19

    Thanks for letting me camp out in your blog for a little while today. I had a great time and tried to leave my campsite as good as when I arrived. I’ll be back!


Comment RSS · TrackBack URI

Leave a reply to raina Cancel reply