Prophets, artists, or scholars. It all just depends on the timing…

I was recently reminded from an article that September 1 was the anniversary of the extinction of the passenger pigeon, which is a case in point:

The prophet warned it would happen even when all signs said it was impossible. The artist commented on the experience of wonder as a flock a mile wide flew overhead and blocked out the sun. The scholar writes about the loss and reminds us of lessons learned.