Lovebirds - STEVEN R. TABOR

Lovebirds

How to survive a storm?


             All I know is something like a bird within her sang,
             All I know she sang a little while and then flew on,
             Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain.

                                                    ---Hunter and Garcia

On Christmas Eve 2020, I looked out my window and saw a pair of lime-green African parrots clinging to the branches of a tree in our backyard. Suddenly there were heavy gusts of wind and hard rains. About ten minutes later, the rains stopped; the parrots shook out their feathers; and then they flew off together.

African parrots are almost always seen in pairs. It is believed that these lovebirds cannot survive without their mates for very long. After a stressful period, they feed one another to re-establish their bond. This series is dedicated to all those lovebirds out there---even the worst storms eventually do pass.

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