A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush

A girl I went to college with once told me that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  I told her that while it really wasn't any of my business, and I try to be open-minded about other people's kinks, I just couldn't see how that would be enjoyable (even, or especially, if it was a humming bird), not to mention that it's rather sick to do that to a helpless bird.  There is a such thing as having too much of a love for animals...