Have you ever heard a supposed scientific fact that sounded too “out there” to be true?  That was my thought when someone told me that hummingbirds migrate over vast distances by riding on top of some larger bird.  I just couldn’t imagine it!  But wouldn’t it be cool if it were true?

Well, a couple of days ago I was sitting in my living room and saw a raven fly by – with a passenger on it’s back.  It wasn’t a hummingbird, it was a small sparrow.  As they flew past the window – my first thought was “did I just see what I thought I saw?”  As soon as that thought hit my mind, the sparrow jumped off of the raven’s back and flew into a nearby mesquite tree, while the raven went on its way.  So yes, I did see what I thought I saw.

In my 50 years in this body, this is not something that I had ever seen before; in person or on a nature documentary – so it’s not what you would call an everyday occurrence.

So, were the birds flying by (or rather one flying, one riding) an answer to my question about the hummingbirds, or was it just something weird happening?  I honestly don’t know, but it does show me that the hummingbird migration story is a possibility. 

What often opens me up to new growth and experience is seeing a new possibility, so it’s always fun when something weird like this happens.  It’s like a little “cosmic wink” from God, saying “I’m still here, what can I show you next?”

So the next time you see something really weird, just smile and say “Hi God – I’m still here, too.  Thanks for the show.”