the biggest bird house ever

my traveling adventures took me to my local home depot the other day and sent me searching in the cleaning supply area for buckets. as i turned down the aisle to seek out the elusive bucket (i had been to 2 other stores) i thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. there at the end of the aisle was a little sparrow, actually there were 2, no 3, no a whole family of sparrows.

now i have seen a random bird in a store, but never have i seen such a congregation of birds. i could not figure out why they were all gathered together at this particular location in the store and why where they not out in the sunshine, in the fresh air?

after finding the bucket, i felt the need to seek out what was at the end of the aisle and why that corner was of particular interest to my fine feathered friends. as i turned the end cap of the cleaning supply aisle, i saw what could only be described as a bird mecca....yes, there it was! shelves upon shelves of fresh bird seed! meals for weeks, months, quite possibly years!

at first i feared that these poor little birds were trapped in this mega store with no clue as to how to return to their outside habitat. then it crossed my mind, that maybe these birds were perfectly happy to be where they were and who was i to judge?

these brilliant bird brains maybe chose to live in a place where it never rains, where the temperature is a constant 75 degrees and there meals are simply waiting for them at the end of the cleaning aisle. there is plenty to see, lots of people watching to pass the day, no natural predators in sight and i am sure the indoor house plant section serves as a great jungle escape. (doesn't sound too bad!)

content or not content? whose to say....i am sure that birds that are smart enough to find their way into the biggest bird house ever could find their way out if they really wanted to.