This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

March 9, 2011
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

"Look!" Michael exclaims, pointing. And there a red-shouldered hawk is making a low-altitude dash into a thicket of trees by the pond. I love the sharp bands of its tail, the velvety rust of its shoulders. A hawk we see seldom. And always with gratitude.

Photo copyright 2011 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

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