THE BIRDS

The other day as I was returning home, I found 30-40 starlings in the tree next to my birdfeeder. I have never had more than a few at any one time in the past. It felt Hitchcockian, to say the least. The next morning, the starlings were squabbling and acting so agressive I was afraid to walk past them, so I slunk around the other side of the house, and with a lot less style than Tippi Hedren would have shown. The starlings even chased off a bluejay.