Yesterday a yellow bird appeared at the birdfeeder. At first I thought it was our first goldfinch of the season, which would be amazing because it’s only February and it just snowed again. Then again, the purple finches are looking more and more red lately. Last weekend, while Ben and I were walking near Black Pond, we saw two robins. Birdsong is more varied and jubilant in the mornings, even when it’s 27 degrees Fahrenheit. It lifts one’s spirit and reinforces the hope that winter will not last forever.
This bird is canary yellow and has virtually no black on it anywhere. And it’s lemon yellow. Shaped just like a finch, and finch-size, wings and tail white, with one thin black stripe running along the wings. Orange beak, no black cap or any black anywhere except the wings.
A mystery, an anomaly, a pleasure of backyard birding.
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Looking south from Huron Bay
Nature surprises: can you see the frog?
I write because I must: it helps me breathe.
Cynthia Bostwick, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Looking south from Huron Bay
Nature surprises: can you see the frog?
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- Anti-Racist Parent Blog (It's that tapestry thing)
- Bennie and Ben: Beautiful Art and Sweet Stories
- Bloomingwriter's Blog
- Blue November, a vision I can live with
- Feminist Mamazine's clear, strong voices
- Julie Zickefoose: Birds, Spiders, Words
- My Pal Jayne's Journey
- Organic Momma's Salty, Pithy Prose
- Three Beautiful Things
- Word Imperfect:Clever fun for those who wander but are not lost
3 comments:
Probably some species of warbler? Boy, the birds really ARE singing more now, aren't they? Spring is just around the corner! Love to you and Ben. :c)
Sounds beautiful. And, yes, I know exactly what you mean about that birdsong and the feeling that spring is not far off.
Maybe a warbler, but I can't figure it out. Just glad he/she keeps coming to the feeders. And the song? As you know, Jenn, wonderful! Thanks for bouying my spirit by commenting!
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