another one

Spring smiles of new life

fade to red

full sunshine

untrodden snowfield

prismatic

My wife and I moved east from Colorado a few years ago, and we've settled in upstate NY after a couple years in western PA.

We're tremendously pleased here, and getting to know the birds that visit our rural property.

I hope I never take the presence of any species for granted again, as I get wistful, a little teary eyed even, missing some that I used to see every day... especially magpies, mountain chickadees, and pygmy nuthatches (two individuals in particular who became dear friends.)

If I thought harder, I'd miss more. Steller's jays, Western meadowlarks, dammit.

Love the ones you're with.

I noticed a turkey running around our yard with something flapping around in its beak, closely pursued by the rest of the rafter. It was windy, and I thought maybe it had picked up a stray piece of plastic or something.

I took a look with the binoculars, and was surprised to see it was a struggling chickadee.

It lay motionless on the snow when thrown aside.

I've seen a Cardinal bunting, a turkey crane, a chickadee swallow, and a titmouse on a lark.

buried seeds

snow on turkeys' backs

sudden storm

pungent shore

blubber turns to dust

in the sun

sun is out

shadows seen again

welcome back