This Morning Outside

by Diane Porter

October 20, 2012
Birdwatching Dot Com
Fairfield, Iowa

I love inconspicuous birds. Tiny birds that flit through wild shrubs, almost never noticed, unless someone happens to be there who is looking for them.

Such is the diminutive ruby-crowned kinglet, who passes through Iowa in spring and fall, gleaning caterpillars from the undersides of leaves. Most people never see them.

Beauty hidden. The secret delight of birdwatchers.

—Diane Porter

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