A Joke in Birdsong

So I went on a walk today
and the sun was gleaming,
grass was soft beneath my feet.
It was gorgeous.
Then I took out my headphones.

With the sounds of music and podcasts absent,
the whispering wind crept in
with a chirruping sound as company.

As I stood and listened.
More voices emerged.
Individuals chatting amidst the masses,
a cacaphony of conversation.

I don't speak bird, sadly.
But these moments made me wish I could
because at one point
a silence stretched out.
A pause between verses in their song
as if everyone at once took a breath.
Then a single chittering phrase rang out
and with what I can only assume was laughter,
they all joined back in.

It must have been one helluva joke,
because it lasted minutes.
I just hope it wasn't about me.