Birds have traditionally relied on evolution to tell them what to do. Unfortunately, evolution is slow, offers little practical feedback, and has never published a self-help book. Our demotivational posters fill this gap by providing birds with the discouragement, pessimism, and vague sense of inadequacy that modern life demands.
Kai has lived in Shanghai for 22 years. He only started birding after moving to China, so he is far more familiar with Chinese birds than the ones back in his native Germany. As a birder, he considers himself strictly average and tries to make up for it with photography, which he shares on a separate website. Alas, most of the photos are pretty average as well.
He hopes that few clients of his consulting firm—focused on China’s chemical industry—ever find this blog, as it might raise questions about his professional priorities. Much of his time is spent either editing posts for 10,000 Birds or cleaning the litter boxes of his numerous indoor cats. He occasionally considers writing a piece comparing the two activities.
“A warm face on a cold butt.” A Chinese would say to indifference. So a dialogue of screaming could be a spicy remedy, should be encouraged to all the birds and birders alike.