black bird, not singing

I don't know if there's something wrong with me or what. When I was leaving the li-berry last night, there were a few guys in front. They were looking off to the left at a bird. One said, "It's dead!" and the other was not convinced, but when I looked again, it was clear that the bird was indeed dead. It was sitting at an odd angle with its mouth open and it wasn't moving at all. As I continued, I remembered that the batteries in my camera were dead and I was very disappointed.