Among the gangs of robins that are devouring our dogwood fruits,
is a bird that still shows speckling on the upper part of its breast
and throat. How long does it take a robin to acquire its adult plumage?
I wonder how late this bird was born, to show speckles on November 1.
--Pat
Pat Valdata, Elkton, MD |
"The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards
and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.
More than any other thing that pertains to the body
it partakes of the nature of the divine." --Plato |