Birding and driving isn't against the law...yet

I just recently saw an article in the newspaper about a woman who accidentally drove her car into the Colorado River, on the Havasu National Wildlife Preserve. My husband joked that it could easily have been me. Now I don't text and drive, I don't drink and drive, but what I do is bird and drive. I can't help myself. I guess my fear of missing out, FOMO,( as it is referred to in social media) keeps my eyes "off" the road. Countless times I have almost swerved off the road, rear-ended someone, stopped in the middle of the road, or just been downright distracted, by the flight of a bird. There have been times that my gawking has paid off, but truth be told, by the time I stopped and turned around, the bird would be long gone. If I ever do get in a hopefully minor incident, my family will be the first to say "I told you so".

Publicado el 18 de febrero de 2019 por azbirdsandblooms