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Bird Watcher's Digest

This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

March 1, 2012
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

My grandmother had me convinced she had eyes in the back of her head, and that was how she always knew what I was doing. Maybe purple finches studied with grandmothers. This one seems to be keeping an eye on me just fine.

If only he could see the ripe-raspberry beauty of his own back!

Purple Finch

Photo copyright 2012 Michael and Diane Porter

—Diane Porter

Chickadee on hand

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