Not sure if that’s resin or water on the bird’s eye, but if it’s the latter, it sure looks like a tear drop. I suppose this yellow bird has a lot of things to be sad about, considering what’s happening to the country. However, these creatures as Jesus reminds us have no worries.
This one was preening. For birds, it’s ridding something that’s not supposed to be in their feathers—shaking off what needs to be shaken off, parasites and all. Speaking of parasites, the worst kind is the spiritual kind. A parasite though undetected really does damage to its host.
“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3 now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.“
1 Peter 2:1-3 NIV
“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:15-16 NIV
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