It is that time of year when birds take to the air and head South for the winter, leaving behind the cold, snow and ice that humans remain to endure.

The birds are smart. They know better weather and more favorable conditions lie to the South and they take wing to reach their destinations, leaving those of us too dumb to migrate to face the travails of the season.

They know. We should. They act. We do not.

Makes you wonder why humankind thinks it is the dominant species on earth.