Preface: It’s hard not to notice that natural patterns are changing in our world – fast. We find seagulls in our parking lots and pigeons on our beaches. We’re losing species. New species might be evolving. This is a piece about one of my favorite new species, “The Birds of Home Depot.”
It’s all here, everything they need: spilled bags of peanuts, thistle and sunflower seed, fresh water in a demo Zen-garden fountain, safe rafters to roost in with no weather to blow them out.
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