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This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

May 23 , 2011
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

Duet for Two Voices

Two melodies composed side by side, a harmony of ruby-throated hummingbird and the columbine of the prairies.

One with long corollas, nectar at the tip, and a desire to have its pollen spread. The other with a needle of a beak, the power to stand still in mid air, and a passion for nectar.

Distilled sunlight, both of them.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
Photo copyright 2011 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

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