B A I K !

Have you seen those letter (B-A-I-K) before?  According to the story, a fellow was wearing a large badge with those very letter on it.  When asked what it meant, he replied, “It stands for Boy Am I Konfuzed!  The questioner then said, “But confused isn’t spelled with a K.”  The response came quickly.  Well that shows just how confused I am.”

I was here in the office sitting at the computer.  Sylvia was doing something in the kitchen.  As I surfed the Web, I heard a loud thump.  I ran to kitchen to see if Sylvia was okay.  She was, and she hadn’t heard a thing.

I returned to the office and looked out the window.  That’s when I saw this . . .

A ring-necked pheasant had apparently flew into the side of the house.  I captured this picture and then left the office heading for a closer window.  When I arrived, he was gone.

I’m still trying to figure out why he did that. :thinker:   Maybe it was part of a fraternity initiation rite.  What do you think?  Do birds even do things like that?

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About Chuck

I am retired after a career in electronics and in publishing. Today, my wife of 50+ years, Sylvia, and I live in a house on a hill beside a dirt road in rural west Michigan. We enjoy living in this country environment where livestock and wild life out number the human population.

10 thoughts on “B A I K !

  1. Oh, birds that big run into windows and….buildings???! Criminy.

    He’s lovely, though. That’s cool to see when you look out. I just saw a big fat opossum last night. He’s fun to see, but not nearly as lovely as the pheasant.

    • I’ve seen smaller birds fly into a window . . . but a pheasant? Yes, they are beautiful. A few years back we had a lot more of them around here. One year we watched a hen raise a brood of chicks in the area of our lower lawn. It was fun to watch them grow up.

  2. Beautiful bird! I have a great recipe for pheasant with rice. The only time I ever fixed it was when we lived in Michigan and a pheasant hunting friend brought the bird to us.

    • It has been over 50 years since I’ve eaten pheasant. When I was in high school I would hunt them. Mom would boil some water for me and I would clean them and she would cook them. It was very good as I remember. Part of that had to be the satisfaction of having provided the meal.

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