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Animals grieve, and more.

Once while driving I saw, in the rearview mirror, a little bird on a lamp post over a busy street trying to rescue a fallen companion.  That bird flew down, and back up, and down, and back up.  a brief pause before the lights changed.   

I wanted to get out of my car and rescue that fallen bird, like its companion was trying to do.  But this was in Minneapolis, city traffic, the lights changed, I felt I couldn't stop and block heavy traffic so I drove around the block, actually the Southdale shopping center.

When I got back around the block, both birds were gone.  I still feel sad for both birds:  the one who fell and died, and the one who tried to save the fallen friend.

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