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What a busy few weeks for the Papa and Momma Bluebird! They have been bringing bugs and worms to at least 3 baby birds.

Today I woke up to the sound of chirping and fluttering wings beating against our living room window. To my surprise, it was a baby bluebird, attempting his first flight out of the nest. Unfortunately, he was trapped by his own ignorance. He fluttered against the window, thinking he was getting somewhere, or thinking it was open sky, but to no avail. The papa bird kept flying to it, and then back to the nest, chirping for the baby to follow, but the poor thing couldn’t figure out what to do.

It didn’t take long and the little baby was tired, and sitting on the edge of our window. I snapped a few pictures, then tried putting a dark pillow against the glass so he would not think he could fly that direction.

Thankfully it worked, and the little guy flew off!

You know, it’s easy to learn lessons from the bluebirds. This little young bird had no idea that his first attempt at flying would lead him straight into a trap of his own making; a trap that he could get out of easily if he only knew how. He was sure he was going in the right direction, only he was getting nowhere. He was being warned by his dad that it was wrong, but that didn’t keep him from trying.

I’m reminded of the prodigal son, whose “first attempt at flying” on his own took him down the wrong path, into a trap caused by himself.

“There is a way that seems right unto a man, but in the end, it leads to death.” Proverbs 14:20

You might say humans are sometimes a bit “bird-brained”.

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