This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

June 6, 2010
In the grassy field near Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

This morning a Henslow's sparrow let me get up very close. I found that if I didn't look directly at him, and stepped sideways, I could approach a few steps at a time without making him fly.

Photo copyright 2010 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

An Insignificant Sparrow

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