Analysis Of Betty Blackbird By Betty Blackbird

It is a rather miserable, wet, and windy day in the churchyard, and the heavy raindrops clatter as they hit the sturdy old gutters that surround the church roof.

Mother Sparrow is rushing around as much as ever; she is busy collecting new material for the repair of the old nest, and she has another clutch of eggs due very soon.

It is no easy task collecting dry nesting material on a damp and dismal day like today though. As Mother Sparrow sifts through the twigs and grasses, she finds that they are mostly soggy and limp. The rainwater slides from her feathered head and forms irritating drips on the end of her busy beak.

“Ooh, it’s nooo sort of a day for nest building is it, dear?” Betty Blackbird sympathizes very much with Mother Sparrow.
Some of the birds who frequent the churchyard really aren’t minding the rain so much, especially those without nests to build. The sparrow fledglings and some of the robins and pigeons shake their feathers and preen in this free communal shower. Young blackbirds even appear to dance in circles as they stamp on the wet soil to tempt out the worms that come to the surface for air.

One particular robin, however, is having a hard time. As the sky darkens and people walking by huddle under their umbrellas, Bobby Robin battles with a rather urgent structural problem.

His neat and cozy little nest, nearly complete and so carefully positioned close to the church wall, has hit an unavoidable pitfall. This being the first heavy rain of the season and Bobby Robin’s first ever nest, there was no way of him knowing that he was building it below a section of guttering that leaked like a proverbial
. . ,” says Bobby Robin, “let’s hope we don’t need each other at all!”

And about their busy business, both birds go, still tirelessly striving to survive.

In our lives, people always remember how you made them feel. Be it a first impression, a feeling that was the result of a professional relationship, or a friendship experience—these feelings often help us to make subconscious decisions about that person.

The way someone makes you feel holds a far longer-lasting impression than something they said or did; when you see or speak to that person again, you will no doubt remember directly the way that they have made you feel.

It is also important to remember that it is often not what you say, but how you say it. Direct confrontations can result in defensive reactions, and once a person realizes that he or she has made a mistake, there is no point in focusing further on the shortcoming or error.

Always focus on data or the facts and stay away from chastising a person’s character. Negative comments and words such as “lazy” or “stupid” are highly counterproductive and should be avoided. Focusing on positive behavioral improvements serves to encourage the listener. When you can achieve this goal, you can avoid resentful