Where are the cardinals, sparrows and doves?

Our bird feeders come out in late Autumn each year and are put away again in the Spring, specifically to keep visitors like this one from destroying the feeders and throwing the pieces into the woods… The feeders are filled now, and the bears are resting somewhere for the Winter, but many of the birds…

At the feeder: Mourning Doves

Mourning doves never actually eat from the feeder. They gather the dropped bird seed that is on the ground. But they always wait their turn… “A mourning dove’s beauty is an understated one: the colors of its feathers ranging through various shades of gray and drab violet, often with a striking splash of turquoise around…

Hope is…

“Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.” –  Emily Dickenson