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 As it got warmer by day, more birds showed up Making their appearance, whether they needed food or not. There was a large supply of berries on the nearby holly bush. One day a woodpecker – with a red head. Probably the most rare. The cardinals and blue jays. then finally the hawk perched on a fence, peering for prey. I believe it was the squirrel or his cousins the chipmunks nearby. His eye was focused – would they be fatally careless? The hawk waited, it seemed as long as possible. For any of ten thousand reasons chose to jump from the fence and fly towards the meadow. Maybe it was the blue jays and their calls. Or the cardinals, about three pair situated here. But by sunset there was not a sign of life. Just the blackness of the days after the equinox. The next morning I got up to refill the birdfeeder. Enter Text |
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