Reality

I plan humor in my books, set up situations so they can happen to bring a reader a giggle, but reality is often far funnier. This morning Shawn and I were watching the birds in our feeder. There were maybe ten sparrows feasting and generally getting along in a small space when a blue jay flew in and shoved them all aside and chased them away. It postured, stood over the food, declared itself king and slowly bent to peck at some food before it flew off. A few minutes later a red headed woodpecker flew in, the sparrows joined it and they all returned to eating and discussing the unusually warm weather, no threat, no fuss. When that blue jay tried to return, the sparrows flew off quickly, but the woodpecker sat still. The blue jay decided not to stay and the sparrows returned. Life is funny!