from above , a flock of birds , maybe the descendants of that inspiration for the first settlers in this smoggy urban hillside idyll , perchedyes , dammit , one more mediterranean citation must present itselflike a group of honey buzzards above a puglian mountain hamlet in italy 's boot-heel , came flooding down on the trees in front of the shop , and their cawing and chatter grew louder and louder as i watched them settle in among the jacarandas , until i had to move away , so i could hear myself think about my visit to hip los pajaros .