just dissonant

Not All Who Cackle Are Human — Notes from My Dad's House

There are birds that sound like someone is cackling—almost a mocking laugh that echoes in the stillness—every early morning, just before the sun rises.

I don’t know their name… Wait—I do. I think they’re seagulls?

But what are they doing so far from the sea?

Turns out, they’re scavengers.

They feed on trash and nest around it.

That explains.