So I was going to check on the mail when I heard a familiar chirp---could it be? I saw two red-headed cardinals, both males, and--a java sparrow.When I looked at him, he quickly flew up onto the fence. When I came out again, he had returned with
his two friends and a larger Mynah. I contemplated bringing Jack out in his cage, but I did not want to alarm him. At any rate, I tentatively reached the conclusion that if I had to let Jack loose for some reason (moving away, illness, etc.) he would survive and perhaps even find his friend. I had wondered if Atticus's wings had been clipped, but he seems to be flying like a champion (if indeed it is him). I did not make any dramatic gestures to recapture him, just left some food out for him and his friends (something I usually wouldn't do on principle). A magical day, which began with a lunar eclipse, and ended with a Oiseau de passage.
