A typical African bird, the Loerie. (Family Musophagidae)
The Loerie taking off.
About 20 to 30 years ago, these birds started to invade the cities. In fact today they have built a nest in a tree that towers above the roof of our house. The parents have excellent timing, as they take turns on the nest and they swop over every 4 hours. I presume that their territories were invaded by humans in the name of progress and they have simply returned the favor by invading the territories of the humans. And they have adapted to city and suburban life.
Their normal habitation is "essentially drier country, grassy woodlands and lower evergreen forests" (Taken from the Robert's Bird Book of South Africa) but for some reason they remind me of the Jurassic era.
They are extremely agile and very good tree climbers. Take note in the first photo of the size of their claws and yet they can sit on thin branches. Interestingly, they have also changed their breeding patterns, as they used to lay their eggs from November to January, but I think to conform to city life, the ones here has laid recently in June.
And so this is a lesson about adapting to change. And flourishing.
Woodland birds are now adapting to a totally different lifestyle in concrete and brick surroundings.
What is holding us then back from change?
I think I know! We love comfort and everything should be known and undemanding in our lifestyles?
But the human body was designed to adapt, just as the Loeries, to any situation.
Let us then embrace change and turn our fears into strengths!
