The other day, I was about 6th in a line of cars waiting out a red light to make a right turn onto a very busy thoroughfare. As I neared the intersection, I noticed a pair of Canadian geese standing SMACK IN THE MIDDLE of this intersection. I observed their behavior and couldn't help making a comparison to that of human pedestrians, impatiently waiting to cross a street. The geese shuffled from side to side, occasionally turned and took a few steps in the opposite direction, and turned and stepped again in the direction they wanted to go. Then it hit me: WHY??? What would possess a creature with the ability to fly to decide to put it's little avian life on the line by attempting to traverse such a busy channel of traffic on it's little webbed feet when all it needed to do is lift its wings and FLY THE HELL OVER IT?! Could this kind of behavior have been the inspiration behind the phrase "bird brain?"
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