Idzie on Nostr: So, there's a very rare bird around Montreal right now, a purple gallinule, and I ...

So, there's a very rare bird around Montreal right now, a purple gallinule, and I went through several stages about this tropical bird:

1. Wow! I've never gone and tried to see an excessively rare bird before, that sounds like an adventure!

2. This is a tropical bird, in Quebec in November. How did they get here? Are they lost? Will they die when it gets colder?? Are all the birders descending on them bothering them, and would my presence simply be part of a parade of people gawking at a bird about to die??

3. Actually read a bit about them, and discover purple gallinules are frequent "vagrants" (weird term, but what's generally used) turning up in places wildly out of their range, like Iceland, or Quebec. They're strong fliers who will sometimes simply decide to go somewhere else when food is scarce.

4. Go out and see a purple gallinule!!