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To: Ron who wrote (101653)	6/16/2020 4:26:37 PM
From: elpolvo	2 Recommendations Recommended By abuelita Ron Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 104216

Magpies are fascinating birds. i haven't seen one for years but i had a life changing experience with one when i was in my hunter/gatherer decision-making stage as a youth... (between ages 8 and 12)... my brother (6 years older) was teaching me to be a hunter like he was (he still is one). i was at my grandparent's homestead/ranch/farm... this was in my daisy air rifle years. i spotted a magpie, and picked up a rock (i didn't have my BB gun). it was on the ground and i HIT it... (this NEVER happened before - an AMAZING MIRACLE) i picked it up while it was struggling around trying to gather its senses. i held it... petted it... and it recovered pretty quickly. not long after... maybe 15 minutes?... it got away from me. i couldn't catch it so i picked up another rock and threw it at the bird just as it was taking flight. I HIT IT AGAIN !! IN MID-FLIGHT !! ANOTHER AMAZING MIRACLE !! i had hit sparrows and a robin once with my BB gun. i got a good "shaming" from my grandmother over the robin... but i'd never hit a bird with a rock before (have you?) ...and NOW... two miracles in 15 minutes ?? that tends to make one take notice, eh? was it a SIGN? i took it as one. i took it as a sign that i was not cut out to be a hunter - i was a gatherer. i later had other experiences that confirmed it... but the "magpie" experience was the first. ...so when rod stewart came out with "Maggie May" i loved the song... i already had a "bond". :-) 2 or 3 duck and deer hunting trips with my brother brought home the message that i was not cut out for hunting. Killing gives me a bad feeling. i'm not all that great at "gathering" either. Working gives me a bad feeling... haha, wink... ;-) i'm best at being a "lazy" person. i find ways to be productive that require less work than gathering. i like to watch... -elp