Speaking of sex… a friend came over for a visit yesterday and as we sat outside enjoying a slurp of wine there was a sudden KER-THUD! on the patio. It was a pair of large blackbirds that we presume were doing the birdie nasty in the live oak on a branch that wasn’t up to the challenge. They were quite stunned for a second or two as we all sat staring at each other, but then flew off apparently without harm.