August 2, 2012 Birdwatching Dot Com Fairfield, Iowa
The grass just gave up in the drought and went south a month ago, leaving a gray and crunchy husk of itself. But the robin is still feeding fledglings. Ah, the power of life.
Photo copyright 2012 Michael and Diane Porter
—Diane Porter
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