Our Fine Feathered Friends

I have always admired birds. Even as a child I was envious of the way birds could soar, and wondered what it would be like to have that kind of freedom. I used to swing as high as I could on the swingset and feel a sense of joy and freedom. I liked to think that I was experiencing what a bird feels in flight.
Every morning I like to sit outside on my deck and watch the birds. I put several bird feeders in my yard as well as four birdhouses. Pretty soon I noticed a variety of birds in my yard. In my observations I have noticed that the majority of species get along well with each other. They share the food, and more than one species will sit on a birdfeeder together.
I have watched the comings and goings of male and female partners building their nest together, taking turns sitting on the eggs, or the male bird feeding the female bird while she is sitting on the nest. I have witnessed the male and female raising their young together. They even encourage their little ones to take flight when it is time to leave the nest. Then they teach their offspring how to hunt for food and other survival skills. birds.
We could all take a lesson from birds. Male and female stay together, raise their childern together, and are kind to each other. If we all behaved this way our world would be a nicer place to live in.