And closes out strong with this unsettling shot of a mob of cowbirds who have decided to hold a meeting atop this extremely pregnant horse. HER BACK HURTS. GET OFF HER.

A glimpse into cowbird culture/religion - are they at worship? Did someone spot a hot air balloon? What are we all looking at?

Quickly pivots to juvenile (delinquent) screaming in a chipping sparrow's face for no apparent reason.

Starts off pretty normal. Yep, that's a cowbird.

My antidepressant is the memory of last year when a handful of buffleheads made a pit stop in our pond for a few minutes.

Step 1, for me at least: Google "hegemony."

Also, I'm committed to resilience out of spite to fight through this shock doctrine deluge of nightmares, but the teenage stress acne I'm experiencing right now is its own level of shocking.