Ugh. What can you do.
Driving down a major five lane road with island median I saw one of those reminders of nature's cruelty that I wish I never had to see. Up ahead I could see something was going on because cars had slowed down in two of the three lanes. I saw something dark bounce up and back down again and by the time I got close enough, I saw one of those water birds flop on the median and try to get comfortable in a sitting position. Obviously, it had broken its leg. There was no where safe to park the car to get to it and this must have been developing for sometime because there were vultures overhead. I just went on my way, hoping for the best.
On the way back I looked for the vultures, and not seeing any I thought the little guy had made it across the next lane of cars to safety along the retention pond on the side. But, no. Its body was a flattened mass of red and feathers. There wasn't even anything left for the vultures.
Just, ugh.
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was so I wouldn't have to use my good shoes. 
We had two mating pairs in the area, but they both seem to have disappeared. Never did see any babies.
But I did notice something I hadn't before. There was a flock of them walking across a major road. Yes, walking. One made it to the median and the others followed, imposing themselves on the traffic. I told my husband, "Now what fool bird did that flock decide to follow across the highway." And my husband mentions...
Never mind. It's a private joke.
