Killdeer: it was a dark and lonely night
It is 2:22 a.m. Ernie starts barking. Not just one or two obligatory warnings, but a dedicated alarum. I flick on the outback lights. The beams highlight a solitary killdeer, a bird common to Texas and North America. What is the grounded aviator doing out there in the cold and fog at this early hour of a winter morning? Startled
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