Band-tailed Pigeon, © Photo by Steve Kaye

Instead of Regulations | Feb. 2017

Why Birds Rejected Regulations


Band-tailed Pigeon, © Photo by Steve Kaye, in blog post: Instead of Regulations

Band-tailed Pigeon, Who Agreed to Appear in This Post


Long ago, when everything was being sorted out, the birds met to make a critical decision about regulations.

Their question was: Do we need rules to guide how we live?

Of course, the birds realized the benefit of having rules: They can facilitate order.

Being wise, the birds also considered the implications of having a system of rules.

First, rules require organizations to invent and then enforce them.

Second, some group might create rules that favored themselves while harming others.

Third, setting rules can lead to arguments.

Fourth, all rules are written after a harmful action has become too offensive to ignore.

Fifth, a collection of rules would require large brains to remember them.

So, the birds decided upon a simpler system.

Values.

And now the question was: What value would best serve to preserve the continuation of birds?

After a great amount of thought, they choose Compassion.

In this case, it’s compassion for Nature. Because birds are as much a part of Nature as Nature is part of them.

So when birds care for Nature, they care for themselves.

And this value is so basic, so fundamental, so simple, it could be instinctive. Then no one would need to worry about remembering it.

Much success,

Steve Kaye

Find More at:

Manifesto for the Birds

Bird Story About Power

Birds Up Close


Help Birds Tip

Show compassion for Nature.

For example, minimize waste, put litter in trash containers, and use natural resources carefully.

In general, treat Nature as if it were your home, where your wellbeing  depends upon its vitality.


Did You Know?

The most effective way to help birds is to buy land.

Here are three organizations that excel at doing this.

1) American Bird Conservancy

2) The Nature Conservancy

3) The Trust for Public Land

Please visit their web sites to learn about the work they do.

Here’s an excellent book: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation


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4 Comments
  • Dottie
    Posted at 13:38h, 22 February

    Beautiful photo!

  • Penny Schafer
    Posted at 11:12h, 23 February

    Exactly. Thanks Steve.

  • Bob Franz
    Posted at 12:51h, 23 February

    And here’s looking at you, Steve

  • Thilda Zorn
    Posted at 18:43h, 23 February

    Dear Steve, just on time! I am off to “Los Tarrales” tomorrow, to learn even more about and from birds! Hope to send you some interesting photos…….adios, Thilda

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