In his essay "The Bushtits' Nest," McKay expands on the proper way to approach the other, stressing that it is not "sufficient simply to leave the other alone, to take a hands-off position" (96).
making coffee, showering, working her crossword puzzle and putting out sunflower seeds for the squirrels, sugar water for the hummingbirds and suet for the bushtits flittering at the feeder outside her dining-room window on Floral Hill Drive.