The Magpie
As we were leaving the hotel in Colorado Springs last week, a magpie (bird that is on the bigger side, and quite eye-catching, with its black, deep blue, and white coloring) decided to play “chicken” with us. Is that term “chicken” too old and unknown now? I think it is from the 1950s and I remember it from 50s movies where two drivers aimed their cars at each other and took off, with the “chicken” being the driver who turned away from the other car first. Well, that is just what this magpie did: it was flying right towards us on a level with our windshield. I really thought it was going to hit us, but at the last minute, it flew off to the side. That’s good, after all, we were much bigger than it was, and we would have won that bout!