If you’ve seen any of my previous content 🎬, you’ll know I have a special love for animals 🐾. So you can imagine my joy when I finally found one with similar interests. Honestly, it was the bird’s song that got my attention. I knew it was a Purlple Martin from the sound, but I could hear something very distinct from time to time. Between the normal calls and mostly during the sharp turns or steep dives, I’d occasionally hear the bird making jet sounds 🛩️. A day with Birds & Planes? This was like the best day ever 😁!
I joyfully watched her fly along the river, quickly banking left ↩️or right, ↪️making the accompanying jet sounds. Since I was genuinely enjoying it, I shouted encouragements when she’d get close 🗣️. As a reward for my kind gestures, she’d add a little more to her performance, earning a standing ovation from me every time she passed.
Finally, when it was time for a break, she landed next to me. We talked about flying, her feathers 🪶, the wind, migration, and the pleasures of the seasons 🍂🍃 ... I mean, we really hit it off. I distinctly remember thinking to myself that this was going to be my first real bird friend.
After a good time, my stomach grumbled, and I figured it was also time to stretch her wings 🪽, so I asked if she knew of any games 🎮we could play on my way to the car. Knowing my question caught her by surprise, I quickly shouted, “War plane!?” She admittedly liked the idea of a game but wasn’t a fan of violence. I could respect 🫡that and felt embarrassed for bringing it up. Probably sensing my embarrassment, she flew to hover right in front of me and said very suspensefully, “How about…we play… ‘Air Refueler’ instead?” ✈️⛽️
I’m sure my jaw dropped , and things started moving in slow-mo. I was about to play a plane game with a bird! The kid inside me was about to explode 🤯with joy. I managed to get out a quick, “Sure!” although I didn’t know how the game Air Refueler was played 🤷🏾♂️. Stating what I thought was obvious, I said, “I’ll be the air tanker since I’m bigger, right?”
Flying circles around my head fast enough to make me dizzy 😵💫, she let out a giggly laugh. Things were just starting to get wiggly when she said, “Hungry plane says ‘What’”. In a slight daze and confusion from the spinning 🥴, I mustered only a “What?” when I realized my mistake.
Maybe it was her excessive laughing 🤭🤣that messed her aim 🎯, and the only reason she missed. I glanced up right in time to see her laughing and squinting as she tried to drop a “fuel pod” right on my forehead 🤦🏾♂️. You could argue that I technically consented to playing, but for the record, I didn’t like that game. And yes, I wanted it to stop, but she terrified me with jet sounds and chased me all the way to the car.. Let’s just say I needed a shower 🚿, and we are no longer friends 🙅🏾♂️.
The End