Bird on a wire....

Dear Bowl-Of-Rice,
I really love birds -- and have raised some Carolina Wrens by hand when their mother abandoned the nest. When it was time for them to fledge, to my utter amazement they were 'adopted' by a resident catbird (for real) who taught them how to fly. So I have a soft spot for the gentle, nurturing of this special bird..... Now my boss, who didn't know that story, recently admitted to having been so annoyed at a bird waking him every late spring morning at dawn, that he shot it down with a pellet gun. It was a catbird. Shot dead. No kidding. A little shocked, and not brave enough to confront him openly, but not one to let it go, I pasted a nice big picture of a catbird (with a halo) on the window behind his desk at work. His reaction was pretty funny. Not sure it made him think any deeper about it... But my real question: since I love my job, and I love catbirds, how do I live with the fact that as generous as my boss can be, he is not very nice to wildlife???

Dear Bird-on-a-Wire,
I am sorry for your conflict of interest. I can understand your love for the birds, but find the silver lining here: a well rested boss is a less grouchy boss. Also, it seems like you have a healthy enough relationship with your boss that you can taunt him without too vicious of a backlash, too. In this economy, maybe his unfortunate brutal nature towards wildlife can be overlooked considering these factors?

My solution would be to continue to torment and make him feel guilty for his behavior in a host of creative ways, like finding a fake bird, and hanging it by a little noose from his ceiling. Or you might want to consider getting a pellet gun of your own, and taking out one of his pets, (or children if you just really love the wildlife). There are so many better ways of handling this situation rather than giving up the paycheck.

Sincerely,
Bowl-of-Rice