Luke Marsden asked Tanya Sousa:

What is your favourite bird, and why?

Tanya Sousa I honestly don't have a favorite. I adore starlings for their pluck and intelligence. The way they succeed despite any odds is almost human-like (which is probably why so many humans dislike them, ironically!). I love the mourning doves for their zen-like attitudes and their deep connections to each other. I adore the American robin because they are so no-nonsense and lively too. Cedar waxwings are so apart from humans unlike the others I list. They are ghost-like in a sense - coming in a quick mass to pick a berry bush clean and then disappearing from view. For years, growing up, I didn't even know there were such things as cedar waxwings as they were so shy and didn't come to feeders. Crows are magnificent - as are all corvids… Oh, I could go on and on. The birds I liked least for years were the raptors everyone else seems so crazy about. Then one day I came to the aide of an osprey wounded by a cruel person's gun. I waded into the swamp to retrieve him, and after an initial struggle to get away, he relaxed and gazed into my eyes with his own - those deep golden eyes - and I felt like my soul was searched in a way I'd never experienced before. He didn't stare, his eyes moved across mine and really "searched". Looking for my intentions? I don't know, but it changed my feeling towards raptors overall. Long answer to a short question! Ha-ha-ha!

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