Poor Bird

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This poor bird died on impact but it sure left a nice piece of art on the Saint Mary’s skywalk.

11 Comments

  1. baci baci on July 29, 2009 at 10:02 am

    Thats no bird … I see angels

  2. PJ PJ on July 29, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Obviously an angel. And at an appropriate place, too.

  3. Bret Bret on July 29, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Sun came up it was another day
    And the sun went down you were blown away
    Why’d you let go of your guitar
    Why’d you ever let it go that far
    Drunken Angel
    Could’ve held on to that long smooth neck
    Let your hand remember every fret
    Fingers touching each shiny string
    But you let go of everything
    Drunken Angel
    Drunken Angel
    You’re on the other side
    Drunken Angel
    You’re on the other side
    Followers would cling to you
    Hang around just to meet you
    Some threw roses at your feet
    And watch you pass out on the street
    Drunken Angel
    Feed you and pay off all your debts
    Kiss your brow taste your sweat
    Write about your soul your guts
    Criticize you and wish you luck
    Drunken Angel
    Drunken Angel
    You’re on the other side
    Drunken Angel
    You’re on the other side

    Some kind of savior singing the blues
    A derelict in your duct tape shoes
    Your orphan clothes and your long dark hair
    Looking like you didn’t care

    Druken Angel
    Blood spilled out from the hole in your heart
    Over the strings of your guitar
    The worn down places in the wood
    That once made you feel so good
    Druken Angel
    Drunken Angel
    You’re on the other side
    Drunken Angel
    You’re on the other side
    Sun came up it was another day
    And the sun went down you were blown away
    Why’d you let go of your guitar
    Why’d you ever let it go that far
    Drunken Angel Drunken Angel

    -Lucinda Willams

  4. farglebargle farglebargle on July 29, 2009 at 12:45 pm

    Must have been a real greasy angel.

  5. mayday mayday on July 29, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    I hope you took more photos. This is, strangely, one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen in a while.

  6. Starfire Starfire on July 29, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    I took the pic with my phone and this one turned out best. If anyone would like to attempt it is located in the skywalk between St Marys and the Duluth Clinic-east side. It has created quite a stir on the SMDC campus.

  7. zra zra on July 29, 2009 at 5:44 pm

    we have a similar imprint on one of the east windows at work. fortunately, the bird lived through the ordeal, as it was by a pigeon who got stuck inside overnight. it’s still there, about three years later.

  8. Jeff Jeff on July 29, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    eh- I had those all over my windows and my patio door when we had birds. They never got hurt, but weren’t that big or going that fast. The birds downtown should wear helmets…

  9. baci baci on July 29, 2009 at 10:04 pm

    …and the mt. ash berries aren’t even ripe yet

  10. Lucie1970 Lucie1970 on July 30, 2009 at 5:10 am

    Nice shot; thanks for sharing it.

  11. Sonya Sonya on July 31, 2009 at 7:48 am

    Wellll… I would argue that we shouldn’t put up tall, reflective/transparent buildings in the way of bird migration routes (or that we should at least minimize the danger).

    https://www.abcbirds.org/conservationissues/threats/buildings.html

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