” … the rose-breasted sings like a robin that’s taken voice lessons. When you hear a robin singing with fewer pauses, and with particularly clear, liquid phrases, check the treetops for the rose-breasted grosbeak.” ~Chris Petrak
birds
White-crowned Sparrow
“My crown is called content, a crown that seldom kings enjoy.” ~William Shakespeare
A splash of blue
“If you want to stand out, don’t be different. Be outstanding.” ~Meredith West
Preoccupied
… His beak is focussed; he is preoccupied,
looking for something, something, something.
Poor bird, he is obsessed! …
~Elizabeth Bishop
Ruffled Feathers
“It is the character of a brave and resolute man not to be ruffled by adversity and not to desert his post.” ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
High atop a tree
Sitting high atop a tree
Surrounded by Spring
Waiting for a weather change.
“In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” ~Mark Twain
Standing guard
Seeing double
“A joy that’s shared is a joy made double.” ~Unknown
Amongst the chopped corn stalks
Dry brittle corn stalks
Shooting up out of the snow
Enticing the birds.
A red cardinal
Searching for much needed food
Lights atop a stalk.
A hungry brown thrush
Feverishly pecks away
At a frozen cob.
An alert sparrow
Spies a kernel on the ground
Lunch for one is served.
On the lookout
walking on a country road 