A few years ago I recognized that I did not know any birds (this is definitely pre-Easy). As an animal communicator I decided it was time to get a bird of some sort. I wasn’t familiar with the chat of the bird species. Having them in my home would ignite my awareness of all the birds and I could hear them daily. My first thought was a finch but after looking around I decided that canary was the way to go.
I was told about a bird show somewhere in the suburbs. Honestly I don’t remember where I was and have never been there since, or heard of another show there either. I think it may have been one of those magical wormholes where everything is perfect and easy. An alternate universe, the one that shows us how simple things really are!
The day before my trip to the bird show I met my birds. They showed up to me energetically while I was brushing my teeth. All of sudden I saw 3 birds. They told me they were called the Shines. It sounded like a rock band. They each told me their name; there was Starshine, Sunshine and Moonshine. Phew, well at least I knew who I was looking for but how would I know them? I asked that they be really obvious to me as I was not familiar with birds and how they went about identifying themselves.
When I got to the show there was only one guy with a huge cage full of canaries. He said that all he had left were females, which do not sing and are actually very quiet. I thought that would be a benefit. As I peeked into this cage I again ask for them to be obvious to me and the first one I see is sweet little yellow bird…that was Sunshine! Then the next flew by. She was white with brown and gray. And she has a star over her eye. She was Starshine! So, two were ready to come home with me. And the third, where was Moonshine? Well, she flew by like Woodstock, half upside down and looking crazy like she was drinking moonshine! She made me laugh and there she was, Moonshine in all her glory.
They all came home with me and became the most interesting thing in the world to my cats and me! We lost time watching them hop around, eat and fly. They brought so much joy into my home and became an important part of my healings.
Over the past two years the shines have dwindled in numbers. First Sunshine, then Starshine and today Moonshine.
I have to say that Moonshine was the most special of the bunch. She was a full singing canary despite all that says the females don’ t sing. She had her morning song, mid-afternoon song, and her strongest, the evening song. She belted out songs during reading, agreeing when things were coming clear. She laid eggs a few years ago. She told me that they were her gifts of prosperity for me.
Moonshine made the move to Evanston with me and has kept my new healing space well tended. I will miss her amazing songs but know that she is free and flying, shining with her golden voice. Good-bye Moonshine. You have been such a great healing and window into the beautiful world of birds.
I recently found a lilac tree on my property and have buried her there. Her sweet song remembered through the sweet smell of lilacs.
