31 Oct Tree Story | Oct 2026

Story about a tree that helped

Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, Male

This tree story happened a few days ago.

Have you ever wavered with a decision?

Last week, I wondered whether to go out or stay home.

Finally, I decided to go. So I packed my camera and drove to a park.

Once there, I felt disappointed: No birds.

Maybe, I wondered, all the birds had left for a conference.

So I drove to another area, and then to another area, and then to another area.

I parked at the last one, which was near the exit to the park.

Even though I saw no birds, I walked to a large tree.

Then I rested my forearm against the tree, took a deep breath, and asked the tree for help.

And the tree seemed to say, “Look to your left.”

So I looked. And I saw movement on the ground about 100 feet away.

I went back to my car for my camera. And then walked gently toward the motion.

And there they were: Birds.

First, there were Dark-Eyed Juncos, both the male (above) and the female (below).

Oregon Dark-eyed Junco, Female

And then a Yellow-rumped Warbler landed.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

From this small adventure I learned:

😀 Success depends upon taking a small step forward.

🐥 There are always solutions (such as birds) waiting to be found.

🌲 Talking to a tree can help.

And as an added bonus, this simple story led to the blog you just read.

Much success,

Steve Kaye

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Did You Know?

The most effective way to help birds is to buy land.

Here are three organizations that excel at doing this.

1) American Bird Conservancy

2) The Nature Conservancy

3) The Trust for Public Land

Please visit their web sites to learn about the work they do.

Here’s an excellent book: The American Bird Conservancy Guide to Bird Conservation

You can help – Please share this blog with others.

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