I feel as if I'm in an Alfred Hitchcock movie

[Lydia Leftcoast]

So I come home from the store with the groceries for dinner, and as I walk up to the door of my building, I see flocks of birds hovering in and around the cedar trees by the door. They exhibit typical seasonal flocking behavior, moving as if they have one brain, moving from the trees to the curb to the lawn, taking a spin around the building, and back again.

But two things:

1) It's August

2) These are SPARROWS, not migratory birds


Should I leave the building tomorrow?

[skygazer]

1. If you do, don't take a pair of lovebirds

Just sayin'. :hide:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

2. So far, so good

No lovebirds. Whew!

[NJCher]

3. why ever would you want to leave the building?

I just can't imagine.



Cher

[NJCher]

4. delete dupe

[BeachBaby]

5. It's a sign.

Are you rapture ready? :P :hi:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

6. Hmm, better wash clothes tonight...

;-)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. They're still there

:scared:

Can any DU ornithologists explain this?

[sarge43]

16. They're building up the numbers, goosing survival odds.

The more bodies in the herd or flock, the less chance of any one individual getting nailed. Plus, this year's hatch needs the old heads' help.

Also, they're doing their pre-flight check, especially getting their navigation/star charts updated.

And there may be a good food source in the area, building up fuel reserves.

[Lil Missy]

8. Go to the nearest Bates Hotel and stay there instead.

Just take a shower before you check in.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

9. Doop-de-doop-de-doo

Dupe

[Lydia Leftcoast]

10. Hmm, since there aren't any mission towers I could fall off of, that's

probably the best bet.

At least the birds haven't attacked me...yet.

[sarge43]

15. You might want to think twice about that vacation in SD's Black Hills

or accepting an invite from two college buddies for drinks at their posh digs.

Oh yeah, whatever your neighbors are up to, ignore them.

[Skittles]

11. you want I should kick some sparrow-gang ass, Lydia

those little fuckers act a bit uppity if you know what I mean

[Lydia Leftcoast]

17. They've got awfully tiny asses

Might be hard to target :-)

[XemaSab]

12. A couple questions:

Why do you think they're sparrows?

Are you sure they're not migratory, 'cause many sparrow species are migratory?

This is probably totally normal. :shrug:

But if we don't hear from you, where should we send flowers? :shrug: :hide:

[timtom]

13. Those birds must be confused.

Perhaps you're the wrong man/woman. Or you just know too much.

[jeff30997]

14. If you can't leave the building I have an advice:

Sit in a wheelchair and spy on your neighbors until things get

interesting.Grace Kelly's ghost will pay you a couple of visits among other things. :)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

18. I don't know. I'd rather have the ghost of Gregory Peck

especially if the room could be designed by the ghost of Salvador Dali. :-)

But I'll be sure to watch out if anyone offers to trade murders with me.