Fuller: Why the bird world remains a mystery to me

I’m less a bird lover than a bird appreciator.
I like them, more or less, but have never felt the urge to learn much about them. Therefore, when a bird mystery pops up, I simply have no knowledge base to draw on for answers.
Like, did I kill the swallows at the lake? They set up their nest atop an electrical box on the overhang above the deck. A high-risk lifestyle, but they survived electrocution. But when a human came up for the weekend, the birds couldn’t come and go as they pleas