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Speaking of Birds…
Someone (remember, the pop up posting boxes on Jim & my pages don't identify the poster) mentioned Killer Swans as a vaguely remembered "ironic" band name. All I could find was a song with that title by Flying Saucer Moonship, on this buggy site. As far as irony goes, a lot of what passes for irony these days is just static experienced by people whose reality receivers are a bit out of tune. Swans may be pretty, but they are large and powerful, as well as territorial and protective. People know that geese and ostriches can be aggressive, but a graceful white swan? Well, remember that birds are descended from dinosaurs. At least that's currently the most popular theory, which just received a boost from this amazing development. Scientists believe they have found the first fossilized dinosaur heart, and it appears to be much like a bird's, which adds to the evidence for endothermic (warm-blooded) dinosaurs.
And while we're on the subject, I saw the Louisiana Waterthrush yesterday. Did Jim Louis(iana) have anything to do with that?