BIRDS....

 "She decided to free herself, dance into the wind,create a new language. And the birds fluttered around her,writing "yes" in the sky...." - Monique Duval

 Seasons are changing. The birds have started gathering again . A Flicker and his mate with rose coloured cap...

 Stellar Jays eating peanuts like they're going out of style

 The beautiful female Flicker. I have never seen her before. 

 And the male. Stuffing himself with suet without sharing any with  her!

 "In order to see birds it is necessary to become part of the silence..." -Robert Lynd

 The orange flushed Varied Thrush. Looks like a chubby robin.

 The eagle on the power poles.

 "When the Sun of compassion arises darkness evaporates and the singing birds come from nowhere...." -Amit Ray

 And the Thrush.............

 Warbles...

 Purple Finch.

 And the Flicker shoves in  as much suet as possible 

 While the female waits her turn.

 Eventually she kicked him out. 

 "Somewhere a bird sang. Its chant hanging plaintive and melancholy in the air..." -Jane Johnson

 And off they flew. Into the dusk.

 While the Jays splashed in the bath....

 Ate some seeds and wondered where all the peanuts had gone. Were more coming?

 "Birds are the eyes of heaven....." -― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

 Towehee

Photographs 2020

Spencer