Today at work I took a short walk. (one of my daily goals is to push away from the computer or tv and move). alone the way I saw four rare birds in a setting that is very common to me.
the first two birds were hawks of some kind above the Redwood trees in the east courtyard. their voices drew my attention. I looked up and saw one hawk scolding the other hawk out of it's air space. I saw evening sunlight though the feathers of their wings. between them was the crescent moon.
the next bird was a california quail. I heard his voice, I looked up, he was on the top of a lamp post. I was surprised, I didn't know that quails would fly that high. (they usual run). I stop to watch him for a moment. later I saw him again with the last bird. the two quail were running together. In the 80s, when I first started work at my company, there was almost no building development. It was common to see a mother quail running across the road with a dozen chicks behind her. with building development and ferrel cats, wildlife is pretty stressed now.
the first two birds were hawks of some kind above the Redwood trees in the east courtyard. their voices drew my attention. I looked up and saw one hawk scolding the other hawk out of it's air space. I saw evening sunlight though the feathers of their wings. between them was the crescent moon.
the next bird was a california quail. I heard his voice, I looked up, he was on the top of a lamp post. I was surprised, I didn't know that quails would fly that high. (they usual run). I stop to watch him for a moment. later I saw him again with the last bird. the two quail were running together. In the 80s, when I first started work at my company, there was almost no building development. It was common to see a mother quail running across the road with a dozen chicks behind her. with building development and ferrel cats, wildlife is pretty stressed now.
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