"Who, who had only seen wings,
could extrapolate the
skinny sticks of things
birds use for land,
the backward way they bend,
the silly way they stand?
And who, only studying
birdtracks in the sand,
could think those little forks
had decamped on the wind?" --from Kay Ryan's "Paired Things"

Happy #WorldSparrowDay from these common little birds who need our protection no less, because who could imagine a world without them?

#HouseSparrow #Birds #Poetry #LittleBrownJobbies

Oh my oh my was it blowy today! Absolutely worth it though. The Twite are definitely back.

Very flighty little things but fabulous to watch feeding on the seeds amongst the dunes ☺️. I had a blast even if they didn't stay around long.

#birding #birds #Twite #MigrantBirds #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #SandDunes #Windy #LittleBrownJobbies #TheSandsOfForvie #ForvieNNR #NatureReserve