Birds are extremely useful to train children in the responsibilities and importance of parenthood.
I’ve been involved with/working with animals all my life, and I’ve never seen more dutiful ‘parent animals’ than birds.
They are dead serious about their bird lives. Some humans could learn a great deal from them.
Birds are rude and uncool. When I was little I was trying to catch one with an obvious broken wing. It managed to stay just ahead of me all the way across the yard. Then it suddenly flew away.
Dad explained to me how it had lured me away from it’s nest with babies.
Deceitful little animals.