“I think the most important quality in a birdwatcher is a willingness to stand quietly and see what comes. Our everyday lives obscure a truth about existence - that at the heart of everything there lies a stillness and a light.”

― Lynn Thomson

we head out in the car and travel the backroads of farm county.
he backs up, slows down, turns around, and even smiles when I holler- let me out!
every year I think I am going to take the bird identification class at our community college
this year was not that year, so I am guessing when I say, I think this is a song sparrow.

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