Birds, ET, and Us
Hi all,
This much we do know... The X-ray below is that of a duck. Some might argue that the duck had eaten a baby ET. You’ll have to make that call for yourself.
(Radiograph & photo by Marie Travers/IBRRC)
Aside from where you fall concerning ET and ducks, I thought I might make a quick (and no doubt incomplete) list of the role that birds have played in both history and the human psyche... Where to begin?
And so it goes... Native Americans spoke of the Thunderbird. Car companies loved (love) to name cars after birds. And then there’re the matters of Icarus, Pegasus, and the punishment of the albatross. The list just goes on and on.
Who knows why we’re so preoccupied with birds... Maybe the best way to end this post is to think back to the Phoenix, the bird that rose from the ashes – life after death if you will. And with that, a duck eating ET might just need a second look.
See you by the feeders,
Alan
P.S. Thanks again to the good folks at http://www.ibrrc.org/.
(And if you want, you can even buy an “alien duck shirt†on their site!)
P.P.S. As always, please feel free to use the “Comments†feature below to add to this post!
Resources used for this post: Wikipedia
This much we do know... The X-ray below is that of a duck. Some might argue that the duck had eaten a baby ET. You’ll have to make that call for yourself.
(Radiograph & photo by Marie Travers/IBRRC)
Aside from where you fall concerning ET and ducks, I thought I might make a quick (and no doubt incomplete) list of the role that birds have played in both history and the human psyche... Where to begin?
- Well, there’s always the legendary stork that delivers babies... That’s a start.
- There was Horus, the Egyptian god with the body of a man and the head of a falcon.
- According to the Greeks, Hera had all one-hundred of the giant Argus’ eyes forever placed in peacocks’ tail feathers.
- Huginn and Muninn were two ravens that supposedly perched on the shoulders of the Norse god Odin. (Huginn offered “thought,†and Muninn acted as “memoryâ€.)
- The Chinese study the crane as part of the discipline of their martial arts.
- And why do so many professional sports franchises use birds for team names? Let’s see... There are the Cardinals, Ravens, Eagles, Hawks, Mighty Ducks, Red Wings, Penguins, Blue Jays, Orioles, etc...
And so it goes... Native Americans spoke of the Thunderbird. Car companies loved (love) to name cars after birds. And then there’re the matters of Icarus, Pegasus, and the punishment of the albatross. The list just goes on and on.
Who knows why we’re so preoccupied with birds... Maybe the best way to end this post is to think back to the Phoenix, the bird that rose from the ashes – life after death if you will. And with that, a duck eating ET might just need a second look.
See you by the feeders,
Alan
P.S. Thanks again to the good folks at http://www.ibrrc.org/.
(And if you want, you can even buy an “alien duck shirt†on their site!)
P.P.S. As always, please feel free to use the “Comments†feature below to add to this post!
Resources used for this post: Wikipedia
