A question begging for an answer… why?

Why? What makes a normal law-abiding person
do some incredibly stupid things when it comes to
wildlife?
I can’t point a finger at anybody else until I confess
a crime I committed as a pre-teen on a beautiful
oriole. This handsome black and orange
bird was singing its heart out from
atop a big oak in my grandparent’s yard
when I raised my Daisy Red Ryder to my
left shoulder – I shoot right-handed –
didn’t even aim, and fired off a pellet. I was
mortified when the oriole tumbled out and
hit the ground dead at my feet.