I'd have to be in a very energetic (hypo?) mood, but if I had to be a bird I'd be a robin. They're the first birds up singing in the morning, & the last to sing at night...their song is very melodic, as well. They work all the damned day hunting for their worms & other insects...no lazy hanging around the bird feeders for them! The way they hop & look around (kind of like being on sentry duty) is a real pleasure to watch, too. They don't seem take any crap from other birds, either. They kind of remind me of their ancient cousins, the raptors, in many ways. Robins are definitely pretty cool.

If you could live in any decade of the 20th or 21st centuries (or any other century, I guess), which would you choose? Why?