Fwd: Parable of Three Birdies
Wendy Nadherny Fachon
From: Wendy Nadherny Fachon, Host of the Story Walking Radio Hour <storywal...@substack.com>
Date: Sun, Dec 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Subject: Parable of Three Birdies
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Parable of Three BirdiesA Cardinal, a Blue Jay and a Dove deliver a heartfelt performance in three very short acts.
ACT 1: Looking out the kitchen window, I noticed a male Northern Cardinal standing stage left on our picnic table. This songbird is a brilliant red color with a pointed crest atop its heads. It has black face mask and black throat. Cardinals tend to be bullies. Sometimes, it puffs up it chest and cries, “Birdy, birdy, birdy,” to tease smaller birds, like the Tufted Titmouse or the Black-Capped Chickadee. If it wants to rule over the bird feeder, it may flap at other birds as if to say “Get off! This is my food.” ACT 2: A Blue Jay flew in from stage right and landed on the picnic table across from the Cardinal. It took an unfriendly hop toward the Cardinal, as if to challenge it to a fight. A Blue Jay is mostly blue bird, and it also has a pointed crest atop its head. It has a white mask and belly, a black collar around it neck and beautiful wing and tail feathers of blue, black and white. A Blue Jay is a bigger bully than a Cardinal. This cunning bird can cry like a hawk in order to scare other birds away from the bird feeder. ACT 3: Suddenly (poof!) the Blue Jay stopped, frozen still. I wondered why, and then I noticed something resting in stillness between the two quarrelsome birds. It was a white badminton birdy. Yes, with its smooth round head pointed skyward and a skirt of white plastic feathers. It reminded me of a white dove. The Peacemaker. “Birdy, Birdy, Birdy. Three birdies,” I mused, “Well look at that! Red, white, and blue!” The badminton birdy reminded me of the Mourning Doves, which are often the first birds to arrive at our bird feeder in the morning. Larger than both the Cardinal and the Blue Jay, the Mourning Dove is a soft beige color with small black spots on its cheeks and wings. This morning, one Mourning Dove rested quietly on the feeder tray, and six more Mourning Doves sat on the ground beneath the feeder. Seven doves in all. The calm these birds radiate is powerful, in a quiet and gentle way. Unperturbed by the quarrelsomeness of other birds, they respond with serenity. They show us what harmony looks like. They teach us that the peace we seek already resides within our hearts. It is the Peace of God. Peace is always a choice. When we feel upset or angry, we can choose to stop and sit still for a moment... calm our heart and take a deep breath... and slowly let it out... let it out and relax... because anger only causes more anger... like war only causes more war. Instead we can settle into peace and calm. Have you ever noticed how calm defuses anger and gives people time to think and work things out? Have you ever noticed that? I wondered if this brief picnic table performance was staged It was short, sweet and straight to the point. I seemed like a magical story gifted from Heaven… perhaps written by our Creator(, carried down by Angels… and presented through Nature’s own actors... before my very eyes, so that I could share it with you. I wonder! Birds are, in fact, messengers from Heaven. The Cardinal represents Hope and Renewal, the Blue Jay represents Clarity and Truth, and the Mourning Dove represents Peace and Love, the most potent forces. This holiday season, let your love shine and let others love you. This is a true story. If you like this, please share it with your own holiday message.
Backyard birdfeeding tip from Wild Birds Unlimited Wishing you a holiday full of love, light, joy and peace! Wendy is the author of The Angel Heart and host of the Story Walking Radio Hour on the Dreamvisions 7 Radio Network. She loves to enchant children and their families with stories of God’s Nature. She has been watching her backyard birdfeeder from the kitchen window for years! Do you have a bird feeding tip or backyard bird story to share? Pop it into the comments section. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.
© 2025 Wendy Nadherny Fachon
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